Freelance Advantage

Crystal Wright's PYP Grads Excel at Marketing & Branding

There's only one way to say it, 'These PYP Grads are really doing their marketing & branding thing!"

A few days ago while looking through some of the websites of my PYP Grads, I got the bright idea that NOW may be the time to catalogue their progress by photographing their websites and sharing them in a group photo on facebook.

Boy was I impressed. While these websites will continue to grow and change, as the artists grow and change, I was and am excited to see the progress and quality of their work and their choices.

Take a look!

 

MASTER SELF PROMOTION and REACH CELEBRITY STATUS in CRYSTAL WRIGHT’S PACKAGING YOUR PORTFOLIO: MARKETING YOURSELF AS A FREELANCE MAKEUP, HAIR OR FASHION STYLIST WORKSHOP!

Join Crystal Wright, author of The Hair, Makeup and Styling Career Guide, for an action-packed 3-Day “Build Your Portfolio and Marketing” workshop that focuses on self-promotion, presentation, goal setting, agency representation, sound business practices and branding for Makeup, Hair, Fashion Stylists and Manicurists.

This 3-day workshop is a “mini-MBA” course for artists who want a career in fashion, beauty & entertainment. Attendees will learn to master self-promotion, goal-setting, online and print portfolio creation, how to present yourself for agency representation, how to get on the assistants lists, how much to charge and how to negotiate, create a job and tearsheet tracking system, how when & why to file your taxes and role-playing with real-life decision-makers.

You'll emerge from this workshop with the right tools, motivation and accountability necessary to launch [and sustain] a career in print, video, film, and TV.

Our Industry Experts Panel of world-class celebrity stylists and decision-makers share the ins and outs of booking major assignments. Former experts of include makeup artists Sam Fine, Eve Pearl and Monifa Mortis, celebrity hairstylist Oscar James and Emmy Award winner Antwon Jackson, renowned agent Timothy Priano and celebrity photographers Jared Schlachet and Matthew Jordan Smith of America’s Next Top Model.

During these 3 value-packed results oriented days you will network with other freelance artists, graduates, celebrity stylists and decision-makers who hire freelancers.

This is the continuing education you need to make money and stay competitive.
For more information call (323) 299-0500, or click HERE to send us an email.

To register for one of Crystal Wright's 3-Day Packaging Your Portfolio: Marketing Yourself as a Freelance Makeup, Hair, Fashion Stylist or Manicurist Workshop, visit us at www.MakeupHairandStyling.com

Small Still Voice

If you have rebelled against Him so many times that your heart has been hardened and you can no longer hear his small still voice providing you with the advice and direction you need.

Ask him to soften your heart so that you can receive his direction at all times.

Stop, sit, get quiet, listen, ask, receive and only then act.

Small Still Voice

If you have rebelled against Him so many times that your heart has been hardened and you can no longer hear his small still voice providing you with the advice and direction you need.

Ask him to soften your heart so that you can receive his direction at all times.

Stop, sit, get quiet, listen, ask, receive and only then act.

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Its 12:23PM on Sunday afternoon. I'm downstairs in the livingroom, sitting in my favorite chair. My boyfriend is upstairs talking and laughing on the phone. And it sounds so good.

I remember my mother saying what she missed most about living in Topock, Arizona when she retired was the sound of black men laughing.

I love hearing that sound, especially from a distance.

Makeup Artist Kim Gray teaches "Mastering Clean Makeup: The Look That Will Keep You Working"

Makeup Artist Kim Gray
is teaching
"Mastering Clean Makeup:
The Look That Will Keep You Working" at
IBS NYC April 22-24, 2012.

THE MAKEUP SHOW CONTEST - A photo celebration of the iconic fashion and beauty images to come out of LA.

Makeup artists, hair stylists and photographers are encouraged to submit their best work to The Makeup Show LA for Prizes and Recognition.

The Makeup Show Presents:

This Town is our Town – A photo celebration of the iconic fashion and beauty images to come out of LA.

Here is your opportunity to collaborate with your fellow artists, be a part of the Launch Event for The Makeup Show LA 2012, shoot at the famous Smashbox Studios and see your work published in On Makeup Magazine

ASSIGNMENT: Create an image that represents your team’s interpretation of this year’s theme “This Town is Our Town,” which will spotlight the beauty & fashion industry of LA and showcase the iconic looks that have come to us from Hollywood’s red carpet, silver screen, and fashion.

Rules for Submission:

To enter Submit your single image to info@themakeupshow.com by February 17th, 2012.

The JPEG may not be larger than 2 MB.

Please include credits and bios for each member of your team including photographer, makeup artist and hair stylist and credits for anyone else included in the shoot in the body of the email.

We will have our team of editors, photographers and producers select their favorite from the entries.

Finalists & Winners: Finalists will be contacted via email by February 24th, 2012. All finalists are responsible for mounting their own image and delivering to and from the event (California Market Center).

Print Dimension should be a minimum of 11” x 14.” All images from the finalists will be displayed at The Makeup Show launch event on March 16th and throughout The Makeup Show LA.

Entries will be judged by a panel of our top industry insiders and viewed by over 4000 industry artists and experts. The winner will be announced and featured on our blog following The Makeup Show LA

Prizes to be awarded include:

• Publication of an original beauty photo story in On Makeup Magazine’s Spring 2012 Issue and inclusion on the contributor page for photographer and make-up artist. Studio time at Smashbox Studios with on set feedback from Celebrity Makeup Artist Lori Taylor, Smashbox Professional Artist Relations Manager

• Crystal Wright Live Freelance Advantage Power Pack

  1 Hair Makeup & Fashion Styling Career Guide, 2 30 Days at 100 Percent Book & CD , 1 1-Day Workshop on DVD, 2 Webinars. 1 $500 Gift Certificate off of 3-Day Portfolio Building & Marketing Workshop.
  

• One on One consultation and portfolio review with Artists by Timothy Priano for each team member, photographer, Makeup Artist, and Hair Stylist.
  

• For the Makeup Artist: Makeup Kit containing some of James Vincents favorite products valuing 1000.00
  

• For the Hair Stylist: Hair Kit sponsored by T3 Announcement 
  

• Feature in The Makeup Show Newsletter and featured spot on The Makeup Show Blog. Complimentary admission to each member of the winning team to The Makeup Show in each city for 2012.

 

Judges Include:

Shelly Taggar: Owner of The Makeup Show Brand and Vice President of Metropolitan Events.

James Vincent: Director of Education and Artist Relations for The Makeup Show, Educator and Beauty Editor for On Makeup Magazine and LoveCat Magazine.

Lori Taylor: Makeup Artists, Beauty Expert and Professional Artist Relations Manager for Smashbox Cosmetics.

Michael DeVellis: Founder/Executive Director of The Powder Group, Editor/Creative Director of On Makeup Magazine, and Vice President Professional Division for Make Up For Ever

Timothy Priano: International Agent and Founder of premier agency, Artists by Timothy Priano.

Crystal Wright: Agent, Educator and Empowerment Diva. Best selling author of The Makeup & Fashion Styling Career Guide, and 30 Days at 100 Percent.

Brandon Showers: LA based photographer and contributor to beauty magazines.

 

for more details email info@themakeupshow.com

 

 

SPREAD THE WORD - CRYSTAL WRIGHT TEACHING 2 CLASSES AT PREMIERE ORLANDO JUNE 3 & 4

January 30, 2012

SAVE THE DATE. It's official, I just committed to teaching 2 hour-long classes each day at Premiere Orlando on June 3 & 4, 2012

Keep an Eye Out for times and tickets. Register in advance and we'll have a free gift for you when you arrive.

I look forward to seeing you there.

If you want to keep abreast of my where-a-bouts in 2012 be sure to subscribe to THIS blog to the RIGHT of this post!

Also, follow me on twitter at @Crystal_Wright.

 

Have a GREAT day.

 

Exhibit Patience Today

Whatever your challenge is today, the way out is not by complaining. Remember to praise Him in the midst of your trials, that you may be exalted in due time.

If you spend your day complaining about EVERYTHING, might not the answering of your prayers just give you one more thing to complain about?

Says Joyce Meyer in her book Battlefield of the Mind, “Patience is not your ability to wait, but your ability to keep a good attitude while you wait.” 

You may be placed in situations today that challenge you and stretch the limits of your patience. Your way out is not to complain or be haughty, stomp your feet or mumble under your breath, take someone to task at the bank, grocery store, or over the phone, or make those loud breathy sounds in a public place so that everyone knows you are upset. Quite the contrary, these situations are to be endured with grace, kindness and good temper. Thank Him now as you have been given an opportunity to grow and learn patience.

I am 100% When . . .I exhibit behavior that pleases God in stressful situations.

What is your 100% When?

Thank you for subscribing to my blog.

­­––Crystal Wright

Crystal Wright has been called many things, most often she's called "Empowerment Diva" because she inspires and motivates others to take responsibility for their choices, leave their excuses at the door, get control of their lives and take their power back.

She is a woman of unbounded energy who isn't afraid to expose her own frailties if it will help someone else change their lives in a positive way. Her friend, Founder of AmberMag.com Marcia Cole calls her a "Game Changer".

Her new book 30 Days at 100 Percent: Changing Your Life 30 Days at a Time challenges the reader to strive for excellence in eight different areas of their lives by tackling one thing every 30 days. You can order 30 Days at 100 Percent online in the CrystalWrightLive Store.

Makeup Artist Mixologist Ashunta Sheriff Appears in the CoverGirl LipPerfection Ads

Back in April 2011 I received the loveliest of Twitter connections from a makeup artist by the name of Ashunta Sheriff (@AshuntaSheriff). She told me of how the very FIRST Hair Makeup & Fashion Styling Career Guide had helped her in establishing herself as a freelance makeup artist. I asked her if she would mind sharing with me 3 things she had learned from “the Guide.”  Here’s what she said:

"Wow!!!! Life is a constant circle and it never ceases to amaze me. Fourteen years ago I became a makeup artist and after one year of retail I knew that wasn't the life for me. I started networking and met a union makeup artist named Vincenza and she said, “You need to get Crystal Wright’s book.” It was the 1st edition which I still own to date. I read it, then hit the ground running. My favorite three things that I learned the most from The Hair and Makeup Styling Guide were:

Career Guide #1 | 1995

1.  Invoicing

Until then I never knew how to structure an invoice or deal memo. It was your book that helped me with that process.

2. Artist’s Had Representation

I never knew agencies of this kind existed. After I read this I was given the tools to research various agencies and see what they offered, whom they represented and what the criteria was that I needed to secure an agent.

3.  Portfolios

I over heard a group of artist’s discussing ‘books’ and I assumed they were referring to magazine publications. After reading the Guide, I learned what a portfolio for a makeup artist was, where to purchase one, (which I've purchased 12 books to date), what tear sheets were, how to find work, how to stay on top of photographers and how to following up with editors for my tears.

Your book was a bible for the beginning of my career and I truly have always wanted to meet you. Miraculously through a new form of yet another form of marketing, TWITTER we have finally met (which "Marketing" is a great chapter in your book as well and my 4th biggest learning tool).

When you're in NYC and you have time I would love to meet you.

I hope everything on your end is amazing and if you need any speakers to inspire new artists I am your go to makeup artist.

I love teaching and sharing the knowledge with aspiring artists. I didn't have a lot of people reaching out to help me. There were very few. Fortunately I found your guide and everything began to change because I was armed with the knowledge to help me direct my career.

Wishing you all the best,

Many Blessings,

Ashunta" - Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
@AshuntaSheriff on Twitter

Career Guide #5 | 2010

A FEW SPOIL IT FOR THE REST!

As most of you know, and for those who don't––last week I hosted a FREE conference call for artists who purchased a Hair Makeup & Fashion Styling Career Guide during Black Friday or Cyber Monday. I even opened it up to anyone who purchased a book during the holiday and then extended it up until' the day of the call.

I thought it would be a good way to help artists who were reading "the Guide" to clear up any questions that they might have lingering.

Well, some of the invited guests gave away the FREE conference call number and pin code to folks who have NEVER even seen a Hair Makeup & Fashion Styling Career Guide. It became so apparent by the questions I was being asked, that I finally just said, "Do you own "the Guide?" One person said, "Yes," but couldn't answer the simplest of questions and other said, "No," and I disconnected them from the call.

This I thought would be a good way of supporting those who are supporting me, and while I thought if it went well, I would do it for others, I simply cannot do that now.

I was asked on twitter, "Crystal, when is the next time you will be having another FREE call?" and I had to respond, "There won't be another one." :(.