Q&A AN INTERVIEW WITH FOUNDER, JORDANA FRANKS
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What did you want to do when you were younger and what steps did you take to follow those goals ? When I was younger I always wanted to do something creative. I wasn’t fully set on any job in particular but I knew I wanted to do something that satisfied my artsy side. I remember sitting and drawing dresses when I was around 9 years old, so from then on I just pictured myself in the fashion industry doing something like buying or even designing. I studied Fine Art at A Levels so decided I
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wanted to go to university to do a fashion degree as I couldn’t find any other creative courses that peaked my interest other than art or fashion, but I was persuaded by my school that I was ‘too smart’ to go along that path and that a business degree would suit me best. So, I ended up studying Business Management, which I really didn’t enjoy. In my first year of university I decided I needed to do something creative as I was so bored of the analytical coursework, so I began doing makeup at the weekends on clients! From there everything just snowballed and I found my passion. I had always loved makeup and spent hours watching Youtube tutorials teaching myself the skill since the age of 14 but never realised I could make a career out of it. Essentially, I turned my love of painting with oil paints on canvas, to painting faces with makeup - which gave me a great creative outlet whilst I was miserable studying for my degree…(yes, I ended up dropping out of university in my final year!) www.lancmag.com
