HeyJaredBeyond the Brush:The Unfiltered truth behind a career in MUP
“Beyond the Brush” is a Substack revealing the unfiltered truth about backstage beauty, skin, and career longevity in fashion, editorial, and runway makeup artistry. With 24 years in the business, I’m pulling back the curtain on what it really takes.
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Do It Afraid. But Then What? (opens the original)
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I was talking with a friend the other day about “doing it afraid” — that idea that when you’re faced with something new and terrifying, you don’t wait until the fear disappears before you do it. You don’t have to feel ready. Nobody ever feels ready. Feel the fear and do it anyway. I’ve said all of it before and I don’t disagree with any of it, but what do you actually do with the fear while you’re doing it?Because making the decision is one thing. Living with the decision while you’re still scar
COLD HARD CASH (opens the original)
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Welcome to Cold Hard Cash, my weekly edit of three beauty products genuinely worth spending your money on. Some will be new and buzzy; others will be things I’ve been dragging around in my kit for years. The only rule is that I’ve actually used them, I love them and I would happily hand over my own money for them.Think of it as my civic duty to make sure your cold hard cash is well spent.This week: one product that makes me feel as though I’ve been issued an entirely new face, one moisturiser I
Your Business Is Nobody Else’s Problem (opens the original)
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Your business is nobody else’s problem.I had this thought today while reading something somebody had written. I won’t go into what it was because it doesn’t really matter, but my immediate reaction was, Oh my God, your business is nobody’s problem but your own.And then, rather annoyingly, I realised I probably needed to hear that myself.I’ve been dealing with something on the PROSHINE side of my life that is very exciting, quite heavy and also quite scary. And because it’s something I haven’t do
COLD HARD CASH (opens the original)
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Welcome to Cold Hard Cash, my weekly edit of three beauty products genuinely worth spending your money on. Some will be new and buzzy; others will be things I’ve been dragging around in my kit for years. The only rule is that I’ve actually used them, I love them and I would happily hand over my own money for them.Think of it as my civic duty to make sure your cold hard cash is well spent.This week has accidentally become a very good transitional-skin edit: serious hydration, believable bronze an
What If We’re the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For? (opens the original)
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I say this to people all the time: without your talent, nobody has anything to sell. With your talent, an awful lot of people can make money.I usually say it when a friend is questioning a new opportunity, their value, or what leverage they might have in a situation. Because knowing something intellectually and remembering it when you’re negotiating are two very different things.The thing about creative work is that so much of its value is invisible. An idea, an eye, a point of view, years of ex
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