Today we’d like to introduce you to Brina Brasure.
Hi Brina, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I started out in the wedding industry at eighteen and went to college for business. Then I dropped out. I opened my first business at twenty-two when what I was doing wasn’t working out. I always knew I wanted to own businesses, I just wasn’t sure what kind. I left the job I was at to open the same type of business, but to do it my way.
I had always wanted to be in the wedding industry since the middle of high school, but wedding season in the north is short-lived due to weather and lack of destination brides. Going to beauty school was actually meant to be back up to that, it was going to facilitate what I really wanted to do. I had always been interested in makeup, more so the makeover aspect of it, so I decided that would be my full-time job while doing what I really wanted to do would be part-time/seasonal. It turned out that I also loved skincare and makeup. Then the two worlds merged.
Now in the wedding industry for over eighteen years and in the beauty industry for eight of them, things have collided in a beautiful way. My business plans, however, aren’t done yet, I still have a couple more ideas I’d like to see come to life.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Smooth? I feel like nothing for me has been smooth in life. Sure, there’s always someone that has it worse, but there are definitely times that no matter how hard you try, you’re still hitting roadblocks. That’s usually when I think it’s life’s way of telling me this is the wrong path, go back. Then, I become stubborn because I want to see things through so I force a square peg into a round hole- highly do not recommend it, it’s usually a waste of time.
One of the key points in my life was moving several states away. My license was delayed getting transferred to another state, I moved to a new place that I didn’t know anyone in, I was opening a client-based business in an area I was a stranger in, business and license specific laws were incredibly different and more strict, I had unfortunate family circumstances that came up.
All of this occurred at the same time on top of smaller bumps in the road and I thought I would never see the light. The saying of what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger is genuinely true. However, it has worked out for me. Square peg, round hole. I am very persistent.
As you know, we’re big fans of Collective Beauty. For our readers who might not be as familiar, what can you tell them about the brand?
Collective Beauty is a beauty studio offering facials, lash and brow services, hair removal, hairstyling, makeup, lessons, and more.
Collective Beauty is a traveling hair and makeup team providing hairstyling and makeup for weddings, events, photoshoots, and any other needs to our clients at their location wherever that may be.
Collective Beauty is an artist agency representing skilled and licensed artists in their careers while providing them work and experience. We cater to all individuals providing luxury and quality beauty services. We have been in business for over three years, we shoot for the stars, we want others to feel as beautiful as they look, and we love a good makeover.
We all have a different way of looking at and defining success. How do you define success?
For me, as I know it’s different for everyone, is not giving up on the end goal. Unless you actually listen to life’s hints and go back to start fresh. A seasoned artist knows when to remove the makeup and start fresh if it’s not going the way you want it to. It’s better to just stop and start over than moving forward and making it worse.
You’ll spend more time fixing and covering than knowing when to start over. Sometimes giving up doesn’t mean it’s the end of that path, you just need to start back on it with the lessons learned. Success is knowing what you want and seeing it through adjusting the sails as needed.
Contact Info:
- Email: info@
collectivebeautysc.com - Website: https://www.
collectivebeautysc.com/ - Instagram: there are two: https://www.instagram.
com/collectivebeautyhmu/ AND h ttps://www.instagram.com/ collectivebeautythestudio/ - Facebook: there are two: https://www.facebook.com/
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Image Credits
Wax and Whale Collective in Vogue Photography, Crissie Lee Photography, Sheri Angeles, and Jacqueline & Laura Photo
