First of all, to those ladies who commented on my “Undergrad…Grad?” post…Thank you!! I appreciate your feedback!
To build on the topic regarding what I want to do in the future…
Growing up I was always fascinated with hair and makeup. My mom put my sister and I in little pageants when we were in elementary and middle school and I would just sit and watch the stylist team do every girls hair and makeup. I loved it and my poor younger sister became my model to work on! I must say, I’m pretty darn good after all of the practice I have had on her over the years! In high school I started doing other peoples hair and makeup and the word just kind of spread. Now that things have settled down with the wedding I decided to start a little side business.
My idea is that I would go to a customers house and do their hair and makeup. My target area is teenage girls who have homecoming or proms to attend but I am open to other ages and events as well. Girls love getting ready together and my services would allow them to do that. I would provide teenage friendly appetizers and drinks for them to enjoy while they were pampered. The thought of someone coming to do my hair and makeup (and throw my friends a party!!) in the comfort of my own home is so appealing to me but my question is does everyone else feel the same? Would you rather be pampered at a salon?
There are two main reasons that I would further my business degree. One, for my personal satisfaction of adding another accomplishment to my list. Two, for more money and a greater position at the company I am currently working at. Let’s get something straight – I love this job. I have great hours, work with wonderful people and my job is rewarding and challenging. BUT, it is not my dream job. My dream job would be raising our family from home while doing the hair/party planning thing on the side. I know I would be good at it but I would never see the salary I’m used to! OH the decisions!!! What’s a girl to do?!
So far I have had two inquiries about doing hair/makeup. Both of them are just individual services – not a group party, which is fine but I need to focus on building my teenage network if I want this business to go anywhere. So…that is what I will be doing this winter in preparation for prom season! Stay tuned 🙂