Meet Christina Roberson, a makeup artist and hair stylist located in Southern California (Orange County and Los Angeles). I'm really excited to feature her on Within Color because she is one of few who aren't afraid to step outside the box and be adventurous. I am in awe of her incredible talent and spirit and am so ecstatic that she's graced us with this fantastic interview.
1. What made you want to be a makeup artist? What is it about makeup that you love?
As a child, I wanted to be an artist. I'm thankful that my parents saw my talents at a young age and pushed me into the arts -- I attended art hakwons growing up in Korea and my parents always provided me with tools and supplies for whatever I wanted to create. As I got into my teen years, I became obsessed with fashion magazines. I would save my lunch money to be able to buy four or five magazines at a time, keeping at least one or two in my schoolbag at all times. I was so intrigued at how these were the same models over and over again..yet they looked completely different each time. As I got older, I realized that for the everyday person, makeup could make a difference in self-esteem and confidence, which seemed to be a factor that determined acceptance or rejection in our society. So though I was originally influenced by fashion models, I wanted to be a makeup artist for the everyday person; the woman who doesn't have time for herself because she's too busy taking care of everyone and everything else, the man with skin insecurities who wishes it wasn't stigmatized for males to wear foundation, the boy who wants to dress up and feel glamorous.
