Kaylyn Wadley Essay

Kaylyn Wadley is a popular make-up artist on the George Mason campus. She recently decided to turn her talent into a business and has achieved a long portfolio and clientele list that reflects her growth as a make-up artist. What separates Kaylyn from other make-up artists here at Mason is that her efforts are service based. She strives to promote self-love and self confidence amongst young girls and minority women. Kaylyn donates proceeds from most of her events to charities for minority women. Her number one charity to donate to is Black Girls Rock! Inc., but she does donate to other charities.
Last year, Kaylyn held a make-up instructional event called “The Fleek Factory.” During this event she taught guests how to do popular make-up
She was constantly bullied for her dark skin tone and thick hair. As she got older, she realized that there was nothing that she could do to change what her classmates teased her about and she finally began to embrace her uniqueness. She now has dreads and loves the complexion of her skin.
In middle school is where Kaylyn discovered her love for make-up. Her friend introduced her to a popular fashion, hair, and make-up YouTube vlogger, Lakia Starr, and that was the beginning of her passion for make-up. Soon after, Kaylyn began to experiment with make-up looks that she learned online on her friends. She also began to shop in make-up stores like MAC and ULTA.
Once Kaylyn arrived to college she began practicing on new friends. Her work began to attract attention and she was soon hired to do make-up for campus fashion shows and other special events.
One of her first clients, Toni Plummer, spoke about Kaylyn’s growth as an artist. “The first time she did my make-up she did a good job, but if that picture was compared to what she recently did, you could see the difference. Her choice in products and her confidence while doing my make-up was on another