Model Lifestyle

Hello and welcome back to my blog! I wanted to give a quick rundown for those that do not know me that well.  I am a 20 year old petite model in the DFW community. I have been modeling for a little over a year and a half now. In this year and a half I managed to turn my 700 follower Instagram account into 6.3K and (hopefully growing (Instagram do not fail me now)). In this year and a half I have worked with several amazing artists and people. That have really showed me what it means to be a valuable player in the community. I have had the pleasure of getting to work with a lot of companies and brands in this time as well. All leading up to the one I want to tell you about today. Which is working with Conair. This experience truly was like no other I have had so far. Audition Day: Location- Dallas Hilton Hotel  Time- 2pm call  Instructions: "come with clean hair and look like a model" When I showed up to the hotel at 1:35pm I realized there was no free or street parkin

Hello! & big welcome to my blog or hopefully back to it!   :)   Before I dive into companies and brands I think it is best to describe some of the brand experience I have done myself. Early on I had a lot of amazing local companies reach out to me. Some of my favorites were Evita's Collections ( who was a woman that traveled for a living collecting beautiful items and using that to influence and accentuate her collection ), Big D Speed Shop ( which was a local motorcycle shop that sold t-shirts and underwear. It was fun ), Toni&Guy ( I've had some good and some interesting experiences here but that is a whole other story I would work with them again they do great work ) Exile Vintage ( a clothing brand that sent me free clothes in exchange for promotional pictures) and many more. I chose these because they work as prime examples in what to expect when working with a company or brand.  First a warning: When working with a company or brand. It is not profess

I get asked a lot of questions about how I get paid for modeling. I try and help people individually but I thought it would be more helpful to lay it all out here. The first thing I did was build my network. Building your network is slightly more important than even building your portfolio. But if you do it well you can do both at the same time. You want to build meaningful connections with the people you are shooting with at the beginning. Usually this will be TFP (Trade for Print) work. But if you like those people continue working with them when you can. This will build a reputation and a solid network which will be important when you start moving forward with your modeling.  Next, your portfolio . The beginning is your time to experiment. Find your niche. I would recommend trying everything. You're going to want to show people that you are versatile with the kind of modeling you can do. Not every model can do every kind of modeling flawlessly. For example, I think I am

By all definitions I am a petite model. I am about 5'3 inches tall. But in the modeling world that 3 inches can go up by one or two more. Sometimes I say I am up to 5'5 only if I believe it is do able with shoes and hair. None the less, if you are under 5'7 you are considered a petite model by most industries. Now what does that mean? On paper it makes it seem like becoming a model is nearly impossible. Most modeling agencies do not have a petite division and if they do it is very limited. Granted, there are some agencies that offer Commercial Modeling divisions that do not have a height requirement. Those agencies are fair game for models of all sizes. I remember when I started modeling I asked my model and photographer friends how I should get more involved. I had done one shoot with a friend and was curious as to how to get more photographers to notice me on social media. The first thing I was told was that they did not know of many petite modeling opportunities in th

We're all a little messed up.  Though I will say I have met many people who do not seem to understand mental disorders. They're scared of them. There is not enough people that speak up about the horrors that they deal with in their everyday life. I'm inclined to believe we all have them. The most dangerous thing we can do is hide them. I've spent the last year of my life struggling to be more vocal about how I truly feel. But if I can't do it than my preaching means absolutely nothing. So, sit back, buckle up, and allow me take you on this journey I'm on. It's taken me years to understand the full effect of my mental disorders. I've always been an anxious kid. My mom would round a corner and I would cry thinking she had left me. This would carry on into my adult life but in different forms. I feel extreme separation anxiety when I am displaced from my environment, friends, and family. I have seen this cause problems in my traveling and busy life style.

Back in high school I was a makeup fiend. I would scour Youtube for tutorials and makeup haul videos. I would then work and spend all my money at Ulta. Makeup was a very important form of self expression for me. Especially when I attended private school. Now days I have found many different ways of self expression. Also, I do not have as much free spending money as I did back then. This made my makeup journey take some sort of a hit. I stopped buying makeup and started rationing what I did have. To this day I often do not make big makeup purchases very frequently. I have found a very different way to use and wear makeup that works for me in my regular life and my modeling experiences as well. The biggest battle in makeup always seems to be drug store or high end. Which looks better for the price point. I do not know about you. But I hate spending a lot of money on one item. So if I did spend bigger money on makeup it usually was always a palette. For example, my favorite key palett