Today we’d like to introduce you to Triston Shelton.
Triston, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I remember when I was on summer break in High school, I was so bored at home practicing my makeup every day. My neighbor actually told me my makeup looked good and I should think about doing it professionally. I took that to heart and ran with it! I continued to practice daily then one day I came home from school and my mom told me she booked me a couple clients to do make up for a photo shoot. It was my very first-time doing makeup on anyone and getting paid for it. I thought to myself “fake it until you make it”! After that I began doing makeup for the proms and my school and even on my prom day. At the time I was 16 years old. I treated my makeup like a business and started free lancing. I attended college at Blinn junior college I wanted to major in business marketing cause my end goal was to always have my own business. A few years go by and I realized I hated school and I got the best makeup job opportunity EVER so I decided to do online school and for six months I was traveling the world doing makeup for a company called ‘Importal Labs’ we went to Greece, Hawaii, Dominican Republic, Vegas literally all over plus I had my other clients I was traveling with from all over Houston, Austin, Dallas and L.A, California. That was when I realized my career was taking off and it was such an amazing feeling. So here I am now at 23, I wanted another source of income and I was seeking more knowledge but I knew I wanted to stay in the beauty industry so now I’m officially in cosmetology school learning how to do hair. I will be graduating Fall 2020. I feel like I’m a double combo now. My end goal is to open up a few salons that offer all services as far as hair, makeup, waxing, facials etc.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I would love to say that it was a smooth road but when you’re a kid with a dream and you have to decide do you want to follow your dream or fall into the normal society and get a real job that’s when it became a fight. I feel like I took the harder route in life cause I’ve had to figure everything out in my own. I decided not to finish college that’s what was best for me. I thought about giving up so many times but I knew I could never see myself doing anything else. This is what I love to do. I live by a motto I said to myself when I was a kid “there’s no plan B it will always be plan A” and my plan A has always been to have my own business. I’ve definitely struggled along the way but I have to trust the process and know that God had a plan for me.
Please tell us about your business.
I do hair and makeup. I specialize in body building stage makeup and editorial photography makeup. I’m known for doing makeup everyone that knows me knows that what I do. Right now, I’m most proud of the fact I traveled so much doing makeup and that I’m getting to educate myself more so I can expand my business to be better. I think what sets me apart from other artist is that I actually like to do body paint not a lot of people do that.
Is there a characteristic or quality that you feel is essential to success?
I feel like having tunnel vision is really important when you want to be successful. I only see what I want so I got my eye on the prize and I’m going to keep going until I get there.
Contact Info:
- Phone: 8323823581
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tristoncoleglamour/?hl=en
- Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/makeupbytriston
Image Credit:
Photographer
@spade.ct
@dmbevent_photo
@dhinez
@dominiquevien360
Models
@lyssanicole_03
@laura.tesfaye
@iamlexusss_
@ifbbpro_f.i.taholic
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