What I Love

I am a girl who grew up in a quaint farming community who had big dreams of grandeur. I strongly feel and many times say to people with a matter of fact confidence, “I am supposed to famous you know but people just don’t know it yet!” As a girl, I dreamt of red lipstick, high heels, and imagined myself adorned with expensive earrings and scarves riding in fast cars and dating rich men while living in the city.

I loved to spend hours rubbing my mom’s feet or performing facials on friends with procedures that I thought were accurate to the best of my knowledge. At a fine age of two, and much to my mother’s horror, I discovered that red Smarties® made a delectable shade of red on my lips and every chance I could I would beg my auntie to paint my nails red. For Christmas at the age of eight or nine, I got a kit that in which I could formulate my own make-up, perfume, and nail polish. My point is that I was born to be in the beauty industry and I discovered my calling very young. My father would often ask me why I needed to wear face paint for the horses. Even in to adult life, he would threaten to remove my artificial nails with horse hoof cutters, which was often met with an annoyed retort.

I am attracted to all things sparkly, bright and noticeable. I am a self-appointed Diva in the ways of couture. I like pink, animal print, big hair, heavy makeup and sensual perfume. However, I love the feeling of letting my hair down, being makeup free and digging my bare feet into cool mud; going fishing, riding horses, and just getting dirt under my nails. I don’t drive a sports car but have a sporty Jeep Wrangler (that is adorned with eyelashes of course). This is why I call myself a “Prada® Wearing Farmer’s Daughter”. This title definitely suits me.

I am an esthetician, nail technician, and makeup artist and also an educator in my field. I chose this career for many reasons. On the lighter side, I love to talk and be the center of attention and when I am working I can talk all day and not get into trouble. When I teach, I am the center of attention! How perfect is that? “HEATHER’s in the house Whoop Whoop!”  However, on the serious, deep and personal side; I feel very blessed to be in a position to help women feel better not only by being a neutral ear to hear, but also help physically enhancing their natural beauty. It is amazing how sexy red polish peeking up from sandals makes a woman feel. I strongly feel that every woman has the right to feel beautiful and look beautiful.