Beauty – Chicago

BEHIND THE LENS..... Introduction: Beauty Expert Kiki~J is based out of Chicago, Illinois, US. Kiki~J is a self-taught Make-Up Artist who attended the Illinois institute of Art majoring in Fashion Design, International Academy of Design and Technology majoring in merchandising as well as Chicago State University, where she is currently pursuing a major in Liberal Arts. This knowledge of the Art & Fashion, coupled with her Esthetics training received at the prestigious Dudley Cosmetology School (Chicago) has given Kiki the tools needed to be one of the industries most magnanimous \"Beauty Experts and Makeup Artist\". Kiki~J started pursuing a career as a Professional Makeup Artist in 2008 after deciding it was time for a career change. In 2009 she began working as a Makeup Artist for the Smashbox Cosmetics line, where she remained until 2012. In 2012 she took the position as Makeup Artist/Color Specialist at Sephora until 2014. In 2014 Kiki obtained a position as Makeup Artist for the coveted Christian Dior Cosmetics Line, in this position she worked as a freelance artist until she was given the counter position at Nordstoms for the line. After one year in this position, she was given the \"Beauty On Call\" position for Nordstroms Oak Brook, the position she currently holds. Throughout these amazing positions Kiki has also maintained and grew her own personal brand \"The Kiki~J Experience\". Kiki~J has worked with agencies such as Ford, Factor, Galatea, and Wilhelmina (Modelogic Chicago) Her work has been