We had the good fortune of connecting with Vanessa Sandrea and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Vanessa, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
Like 6 years ago I was a little bit lost and I wasn’t sure about what I wanted for my future, at that point I was studying a career that wasn’t really making me happy at all.

One day my sister invited me to a makeup workshop and was there where everything started, I’m very thankful with my parents because in the moment when I realized that I wanted to be a makeup artist they completely supported me, so I began to study everything about the makeup and the world of beauty thanks to them.

In that moment in my life I was going through a very hard depression and finding my vocation helped me beat it

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I love to create art on the peoples faces, to me a face is an empty canvas, I which I can portray my talent, what sets me apart from everybody else is that I’m a rebel that is looking to break chains, so that I can demonstrate to the whole world and to those who told that I couldn’t make it that you can live of the art.

It wasn’t easy at all to get to this point and I’m still working to get even more far away, I had to leave my home, my family and ever that I knew to come to a new country and achieve my dream.

The lessons that I’ve learned through all this year are:
1-we have to work very hard for our dreams, even if it sounds cliche
2-we have to be patient
3-in this live is better that things that come slow but secure
4-we don’t have to underestimate no one

I want the world to know about me and my bravery, my dedication, my art, my character and that they receive the message that we can accomplish everything that we wish for

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My sister, she was the one who pushed me to believe in myself and to explore and experience new things, thanks to her, I am where I am today.

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Image Credits
@desousaphoto

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