About the Author

Hello everyone~!

First things first: affirmations, yay!

I will use improper grammar as well as spelling at some point. Honestly, I think it's deeply ingrained into our generations social structure.

I believe in doctors. I am not a doctor. Any advice I give, cosmetically, should always be secondary
to a Doctor's seal of approval for those with sensitive skin.

I will be awkward... it comes with the territory.

I will post pictures of both successes and failures because things don't always turn out the way you'd like but that doesn't mean that you can't learn from the mistakes as well.

I will do my best be "there" for my readers. I would love feedback and questions as well as suggestions so please feel free to chime in with opinions!

Also, puns. There will be puns, some bad, most awesome. That is all.

Now to the nitty-gritty.

Hi, My Name is: Pantera... and I used to be a closet geek. I was such a closet geek that I hid from other geeks in fear of being deemed as "not geeky enough". My first con I had a panic attack in the line waiting to get in and ended up wander the mall next to the con to see some of the other attendees without them "seeing" me before making a shameful retreat back the to safety of my bedroom, bathrobe and laptop. Sadly to say that was many years ago and traumatized I kept my geek buried down inside. Until a few years later when I made a somewhat unorthodox decision: I was going to beauty school.

I am a recent cosmetology student graduate currently awaiting my state board certification and looking for employment in the industry that used to intimidate the pants off me, frankly at times it still does. So as I grow and learn I will in turn pass that knowledge along to you! Knowledge is power and I don't know about you but I can always use a little more empowerment in my day. But I may be getting ahead of myself. Let's go back to last January.

I went to school petrified of being judged. Heck, I barely went to salons before because I felt "less than" the pretty women doing my hair so half the time I just cut it at home. I was insecure, introverted, lacking confidence and chewing anti-anxiety gum the first three weeks. Through my journey I learned to take pride in myself and learned how to take care of myself better (90 min beauty process or not) and met some strange, amazing and talented ladies who I now call my friends. The one thing they taught me was "Let your freak flag fly high". Since starting school I have come to love the geek that I am "super" or "light" by your standards I am, what I am: Awesome. And so are you!

I am a jack of all trades and a master of none. I am a self-proclaimed intermediate sewer, I crochet amigurumi and I'm a n00b gamer that still can't play Diablo with the volume on if someone isn't in the room with me. I enjoy good fantasy novels, sci-fi and supernatural mystery shows and I love learning about new cultures. But more than any of that I have a strong desire to help others feel more confident in themselves and their surroundings.

Oh, and I'm just a bit of a manga, anime and Korean drama junkie; guilty pleasures, we all have them.

TL;DR: I went to cosmetology school so I have been educated on the subject to some degree, I'm into stuff, and I want everyone to be true to themselves and feel confident and awesome while doing it.