Wellbeing Series: Great Skin, Confidence, & When It's Time to Change Your Makeup Regimen, w/ MUA Karly Porter (Colorado)

My guest today, Karly, specializes in nonmedical corrective skincare, facials, dermaplaning, makeup application for photoshoots, appearances, weddings, special events, and makeup lessons. She’s a believer in that good makeup always starts with good skin. Same. Our skin is our largest organ, and shows our internal health – so she drives that through first and foremost. The majority of her clients are 35 years old and up, but she also sees quite a few moms bringing their teenage daughters in to learn about skincare and appropriate make up for their age while also allowing them to self-express.This conversation with Karly is most suited for those who like me maybe have never worn makeup and are curious about how it can enhance our natural features, lightly. Or who have been wearing the same makeup for so long who may feel outdated, and want to explore something fresh. We talk about when it’s time to replace your makeup, how to clean your brushes and sponges to maximize the life of them. Karly lays out the 5 pieces that should be in every makeup bag regardless, tried & true pieces – a nice mascara, a nice cream blush, color for the lip, concealer, and spf. And then we talk about confidence. To Karly, confidence is not constant. There are hills and valleys. Especially with the changing beauty standards that are constantly thrust at us from every direction. She makes a really good point that as she gains confidence in her personal life within herself, it makes her more confident professionally. And vice versa. As she gains confidence professionally, gains new clients from referrals, accolades, it bleeds back into her personal confidence. It’s what I always talk about. If you’re confident within your person, within your being, you will have more confidence professionally. It’s circular. We also talk about the parallels that are so often found throughout industry, no matter the industry. Starting a career within a group or team setting so you can learn. That time spent is almost always necessary, and invaluable. And then branching out to fully own one’s business, to swim by ourselves, when the time is right, knowing neither of us would be where we are today without that fundamental start within a team from which to learn.