Project Runway, America’s Next Top Model, Shear Genius: These are just some of my favorite reality TV competition series as they are very much related to my field of expertise. With series like these, I get to hit two birds with one stone because they are not only fun to watch but I also get to learn a thing or two about the beauty industry. You could just imagine my excitement a few months ago when Velvet channel aired season one of Blush: The Search For the Next Great Makeup Artist. It’s like Project Runway but instead of designers, it’s for make-up artists like me! I was surfing channels one time and when I discovered this one, it was like I hit the jackpot.
Taken from their official show website this is how the show works:
In Lifetime’s new reality competition series, "Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup Artist," contestants from around the country will compete for a contract as a professional artist with Max Factor, a cash prize of $100,000 and the opportunity to be the makeup artist for an upcoming InStyle photo shoot.
In each episode, the contestants, all living under one roof in Los Angeles, compete in two different makeup competitions, designed to test the skills and personality traits — including compassion and confidence — necessary for success in the field. Following the second challenge, one contestant will be eliminated.
How cool is that? I watched every episode of it and tried to glean every bit of wisdom and tips I could gain to help me in my profession. It shows how being makeup artist is not just about being able to whip up a look for the client with fluffy brushes and all that some consider superficial. It is a serious business that entails hardwork, determination, creativity, and passion for the craft. Being able to collaborate with other people in the industry is equally important as the looks you create should jive with what the art director, photographer, stylist and whoever is calling the shots would envision it to be with a touch of your signature style in it. They say art could not be rushed but with this industry, makeup artists must be able to work with speed and precision and be able to deliver results with grace under pressure. All of these, I believe, the reality competition series was successful to capture what goes on in real life.
The series is over and instead of just talking about the blow by blow account of each episode here about who won the challenge and the drama that transpired between the contestants, I decided to do something different. There is a saying that learning is not confined to the four walls of the classroom and another that states that experience is a great teacher. So to take my learning process up a notch, I will be taking on what I call the Blush Challenge. Every so often, I will be posting about one challenge in one of the episodes and try to do it myself as if I were the contestant in the series. I will be looking for volunteer models on whom I could create the required looks for in the same amount of time that was given to the competitors in the show. Leave a comment below if you’re willing to be my victim… I mean volunteer. (haha) If my mentors are up for it, I could even invite them to be the judges too. That way, I could get constructive criticism for my work. Do watch out for it, be a part of my own adventure series coming very soon brought to you by Royal Blush.
Now I’m wondering now if there’s ever going to be season 2 for Blush. If there will be a contest like that here in the Philippines, I would definitely love to join. Meanwhile, I would take every opportunity to grow and learn in my craft and the Blush Challenge is just one of them. I just love learning. Whatever profession you are in, you should use the gifts and talents God has given you and create opportunities to learn and grow. Seize the moment. For me, it makes life more interesting, fun and just worth living. After all, what could be better than having our Heavenly Father say to us in the end, “ Well done, good and faithful servant. ”
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