If my future self would travel back a decade in time and told me I will doll brides up and style hair for a living, I would have brushed that idea off and carry on with my tertiary studies in engineering with the hope of working in a relevant field. Unfortunately the latter part of that did not materialize as I struggled to secure a relevant engineering job apart from an admin role post graduation.

While I was still adapting to the corporate lifestyle, I stumbled upon an ad to learn bridal makeover and hairdo. It piqued my interest since I always fancied weddings and after much contemplation, I decided to give it a go. This would eventually be my first step of faith venturing into the beauty industry as I quit my job to invest everything I have into my new found passion completely.

Things are usually smooth sailing at the start but this was not the case. Up till then I haven’t had much exposure to make up or styling (outside of applying skincare or hitting the hairdressers); this compound with the steep learning curve as well as the cutthroat nature of the industry casted some doubts during the first few months. Thankfully I received plenty of encouragement from loved ones to push through and gradually hone my craft throughout the process.