Contest? What is more valuable than a cup? 🤷
Well, experience!
Ah, those competitions. How many of you would compete, but fear can't win? Take the plunge for the first one, believe me, it's not difficult!
That's why I want to share my experiences with you, it will be useful, believe me. I think I can take home the trophy for mistakes. haha
A few years ago, I dared to register for my first competition, Lash Challenge Croatia, without much experience, in a category I was not quite up to. I didn't know any of my colleagues who were participants. Lost in the mass of serious technicians, with one glue stick, two tweezers and several boxes of eyelashes, completely unprepared I occupied the only bed left, as usual I was late. While filling out the list with my data, I experienced a mild heart attack from nervousness.
We were preparing the models, I was so afraid that I forgot to connect the lamp to the electricity. Of course, paranoia started because the lamp didn't work, in fact I wasn't able to think that much. I look around, I think: "Wtf, the girls are transformers, what am I doing here?" Those of course with full military equipment, I tell myself, you can do it, do your best no matter what. It is important to participate! And it really is! I did my best and did the best set I could until then! It wasn't even that bad! After that, the fear and nervousness disappeared, the desire to be more prepared next time and register for the next competition arose.
I was happy regardless of the situation. It's really not important to be the first, it's important to "cross tweezers" with the best, learn from your mistakes, meet colleagues from different regions, exchange experiences, even make friends. What is most important is that after every competition you do better, you try harder, you feed your desire for success, you strive for better every day.
Well, experience!
Ah, those competitions. How many of you would compete, but fear can't win? Take the plunge for the first one, believe me, it's not difficult!
That's why I want to share my experiences with you, it will be useful, believe me. I think I can take home the trophy for mistakes. haha
A few years ago, I dared to register for my first competition, Lash Challenge Croatia, without much experience, in a category I was not quite up to. I didn't know any of my colleagues who were participants. Lost in the mass of serious technicians, with one glue stick, two tweezers and several boxes of eyelashes, completely unprepared I occupied the only bed left, as usual I was late. While filling out the list with my data, I experienced a mild heart attack from nervousness.
We were preparing the models, I was so afraid that I forgot to connect the lamp to the electricity. Of course, paranoia started because the lamp didn't work, in fact I wasn't able to think that much. I look around, I think: "Wtf, the girls are transformers, what am I doing here?" Those of course with full military equipment, I tell myself, you can do it, do your best no matter what. It is important to participate! And it really is! I did my best and did the best set I could until then! It wasn't even that bad! After that, the fear and nervousness disappeared, the desire to be more prepared next time and register for the next competition arose.
I was happy regardless of the situation. It's really not important to be the first, it's important to "cross tweezers" with the best, learn from your mistakes, meet colleagues from different regions, exchange experiences, even make friends. What is most important is that after every competition you do better, you try harder, you feed your desire for success, you strive for better every day.
My second competition, haha, pure irresponsibility. I think I will learn everything from the first time, now it will be easy. That rashness and self-confidence cost me again. I set out fully prepared, with the model I plan to work on (even if I die), all the material, a bunch of "no need" glues. We arrive at the hotel where the competition is being held, and in passing I accidentally find out that I can be disqualified because of my model, who has PERMANENT MAKEUP! Yes, that's just me 😂 I hated to read the email to the end, why would I when I know everything? Hahah, come on, that's what I need! I'm changing the model, I know in advance another bad luck! She has 6-7 rows of her too long, too thick, straight eyelashes.
OMG, my God, what did I do wrong?! 🤦
I would love to buy them if I could, but damn it, the weather has started, I can't make it in the announcement, the glue annoys me, everything annoys me! They say 80% is needed, what are you talking about? Reduce the criteria a little! If I manage to fill it, I won. One eye is full, I live in the hope of reaching the other, I didn't even have time to think, the judge enters and says that we are coming to an end. The end for me, but really! I need at least 20 minutes, f***k!
Of course, hurry up Biljana, you idiot!
I can see how STICKY you want it to be right at the beginning! No problem, let's keep going until we get to the medal! HAHA
After a few months, I'm coming to Zagreb again... I'm not nervous and I'm ready with the whole team, through smiles and laughter, we're going to work.
After a few months, I'm coming to Zagreb again... I'm not nervous and I'm ready with the whole team, through smiles and laughter, we're going to work.
Everything seems to be excellent, everything works, the first strand is better than ever, every part is perfect, the glue works phenomenally, the model is perfectly calm... I think to myself FINALLY and throw it to my colleagues across the hall:
-"Something's wrong when things start going this well for me."
Of course a tip! I paint myself as always, it's just me. I get terrible pains, despite the pills, with a lot of will and effort, I was forced to give up, let alone women's problems! And so I give up my favorite dramatic volume category. I can't believe this is happening to me, and they say "third time lucky". It doesn't work for me like it does for normal people! Someone's world would have collapsed, for me it was just spite to succeed the next time and to never give up! The next challange is mine! I'm not thinking of a trophy, I just want to do it all the way once without beating myself up.
-"Something's wrong when things start going this well for me."
Of course a tip! I paint myself as always, it's just me. I get terrible pains, despite the pills, with a lot of will and effort, I was forced to give up, let alone women's problems! And so I give up my favorite dramatic volume category. I can't believe this is happening to me, and they say "third time lucky". It doesn't work for me like it does for normal people! Someone's world would have collapsed, for me it was just spite to succeed the next time and to never give up! The next challange is mine! I'm not thinking of a trophy, I just want to do it all the way once without beating myself up.
That's why... What I can tell you, dare, prepare yourself and read the propositions TO THE END! Participate and do your best, that's all you need. You will learn more than any education, you will see finesse and awaken in yourself an adrenaline that once you start you will not be able to stop. And believe me, that is the only sure way to success. Without giving up, no matter what, because victory is not just a cup, beat yourself by doing the BEST you know how, and that's what we all can do.
All this is funny to me when I rewind the movie and I really think that these experiences were my biggest "wind at my back"... Then I realized that eyelashes are the only calling I want to do now and always!! Eyelashes are life!
And yes... There are no bad experiences, they are just lessons from which we learn and improve our knowledge.
Biljana Milovanovic
Kallos, Serbia
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