Juvenalia de Brito is a young woman from Luanda, Angola. She has spent most of her time in the United States of America and holds a Bachelors degree for Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After completing her degree at the University of Illinois, Juvenalia spent a good six months jobless. Not only did she spend that time looking for a job, but she also spent it falling in love with the art of makeup.
Having all of that extra time, helped Juvenalia discover Makeup tutorials on YouTube and needless to say, she was hooked. She started to practice on herself, then on friends and family, until she was convinced to start showcasing her work. Even after starting a career as an oil field engineer, her free time was still dedicated to makeup artistry.
After two years in the field, and working on makeup on the side, Juvenalia was given the opportunity to work on a woman she was very inspired by and only dreamed of one day having her makeup brushes on. Almost instantly, a sea of opportunities presented itself. She had a decision to make and though not an easy one, she knew how much it was necessary. At this point, Juvenalia lived and breathed the art to the point where a regular conversation with someone couldn’t be had without thinking of what lipstick color would match the person best or what shade eyeshadow would bring out their eye shape.
Having all of that extra time, helped Juvenalia discover Makeup tutorials on YouTube and needless to say, she was hooked. She started to practice on herself, then on friends and family, until she was convinced to start showcasing her work. Even after starting a career as an oil field engineer, her free time was still dedicated to makeup artistry.
After two years in the field, and working on makeup on the side, Juvenalia was given the opportunity to work on a woman she was very inspired by and only dreamed of one day having her makeup brushes on. Almost instantly, a sea of opportunities presented itself. She had a decision to make and though not an easy one, she knew how much it was necessary. At this point, Juvenalia lived and breathed the art to the point where a regular conversation with someone couldn’t be had without thinking of what lipstick color would match the person best or what shade eyeshadow would bring out their eye shape.
With her parents’ blessings, Juvenalia chose to become a full-time professional makeup artist. The goal was to be happy, and do that which would help in achieving that goal. For Juvenalia, using people’s faces as a canvas was it.
Almost a year later and a few business skills acquired, Juvenalia could not be more grateful for having taken that leap of faith. The career change did come with a few challenges, however. Working as an engineer for a couple of years came with financial stability and independence which were two things Juvenalia had to let go of.
Fortunately, much more was gained especially the idea that anything can be achieved, no matter “crazy” it may seem. With hard work, dedication, and pure love for that which one chooses to call his or her career and passion, nothing is impossible.
Almost a year later and a few business skills acquired, Juvenalia could not be more grateful for having taken that leap of faith. The career change did come with a few challenges, however. Working as an engineer for a couple of years came with financial stability and independence which were two things Juvenalia had to let go of.
Fortunately, much more was gained especially the idea that anything can be achieved, no matter “crazy” it may seem. With hard work, dedication, and pure love for that which one chooses to call his or her career and passion, nothing is impossible.
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