MAKE-UP IS FOR ANYONE

An Interview With Jacob Taylor

When did you start becoming interested in makeup?

I started becoming interested in makeup at around 2018 so 14 going on 15 Right before high school began and when I really started exploring who I am and what do I like as a person!

How did experimenting with make-up make you feel?

At first it made me feel kinda nervous because the stereotype makeup has on our society today. So I would put it on in my room and just experiment with this one cheap Amazon eyeshadow pallet I got Honestly it would make me feel more creative and unlocking a new side of artisty I didn’t know I had

What were the negative and positive reactions you received from wearing makeup?

The negative reactions would probably feeling othered in a way from society, because as a teenage boy that is feminine presented in highschool in the late 2010’s and even now 5 years later can still be dangerous and scary when it comes to hateful kids and adults One of my positives would be that I am able to express and show off my creative work to different people and also be able to recreate that on different people and make them feel something when they look at themselves and let their imagination run wild!

Are any assumptions made of you for doing make-up/wearing make-up?

There have been in the past people thinking I wanted to be transgender. But the thing is right there again, thinking I want to become a woman just because I wear makeup and assuming that makeup is only for women Which just because you wear a certain garment or cosmetic or wear a certain hairstyle doesn’t 100% describe your gender identity, it’s like skirts or dresses Men and women have worn skirts and dresses all around the world it may be in different cultures they mean different things when they do wear them, beauty isn’t always the #1 reason for making fashion And it shouldn’t

What's your relationship like with femininity?

I feel I have a good continuing building relationship with my femininity. I feel when it comes to the Men and non binary men of the LGBTQ community, we all have had to take time to reprogram our brains when it comes to what these misogynist capitalist cis gender white men have programmed in our heads on what women want and what rolls women do and what rolls men do and how men need to dominate women and all of that nonsense I mean seriously, Gender is a construct in human society as it is, so where did all of these rules come from? But like I said I feel I have a good relationship with my feminine side

What do people misunderstand about makeup/ make-up artists?

I would say one of the number one thing I hear is that “ you can’t make a career out of makeup artistry”. Which is so far from the truth, I mean I see people who freelance and pay their bills by just 1 weeks worth of work, it can be hard getting into it but it’s not impossible to make a career out of it

Favorite

Lipstick: Danessa Myricks beauty lip pallete

Can't live without my: Mascara & lash curler