Recently I went back home to of course visit my family but also to visit the two stylists that I trained under, Jody Iacovelli and Vincent Scerati. I owe these two pretty much everything. Especially Vincent. He noticed me across his salon about 5 or 6 years ago when I was just a client of his salon. He ran across the room to ask me why I wasn’t doing hair, and why I wasn’t doing it in his salon. At that time, I always wanted to do hair, but my father didn’t think it was the most lucrative career path. But about a year or so later I decided that I would send myself to cosmetology school. It was hard I had to work full time and go to school 4 nights a week for almost two years. Vincent promised me a job when I got my cosmetology permit before he even saw any hair that I did. He just saw it in me. Finally when I recieved my permit I ran to Vincent that day and he hired me. I started out shampooing but I moved up to being Jody and Vincent’s personal assistants in less than 6 months. They pretty much taught me everything that I know. And have supported me since the beginning and even still after his salon had to close a little over a year ago.
Well anyway, the reason that I started this post…
my new goal is this…
an Emmy
Yes an emmy award… That is what I want… It surprises me that I never even thought to myself that you could win an Emmy for hair or make-up. But now I am obsessed… I want one.
So you are probably wondering where this came from. It is because Vincent’s partner Jimmy D’ Marco won an Emmy for best make up for a drama series category for his work on One Life to Live. Jimmy, not only works on One Life, but he has also done work on Ugly Betty, and is an international make-up artist for NARS. In other words, he is amazing at what he does.
Jim D' Marco posing with his award
The best part of being nominated is that you get to go…. hello gift bag… hello fun dress… hello fun shoes… I totally would have watched at least the red carpet this year if I have known Jimmy had been nominated because apparently they made it on tv, I would have loved to see what Vince wore and to see Vince’s face.
Ultimately Jimmy has the life I want. he is well known enough that he can live back in New Jersey and have a nice house, and has a name for himself that makes people want to pay him to commute back to New York to work. Don’t get me wrong.. I love New York. But I know it will get a little old soon, and I really do think that I am a Jersey girl through and through. Plus I am a girl of many luxuries. I like full size bathtubs, full size closets, roomy bedrooms, and most importantly central air! Of course all these things are available in New York, but I know I can’t afford it lol. I like the idea of the option to not have to be in New York and that you can still be desirable in another location. Right now I am paying my dues, living where I have to, and working on getting my name out there. But I will get my Emmy. haha
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