Today we’d like to introduce you to Amanda Morais.
Hi Amanda, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I started my makeup journey at the age of 14, I got my first brushes and from that moment I fell in love with the world of makeup, but it was still just a hobby, my favorite fun at home…
For an incredible coincidence of destiny, one of the greatest makeup artists from Brazil became a partner and best friend of my mother who is a stylist and started to encourage me from that moment on that I know my passion could become something real.
At the time, I started helping my mother at her bridal store, I was a personal stylist for brides to choose the dress, giving makeup tips and with this broader view, I also started to compose the ideas of hairstyles that could harmonize the look for the great day. So bridal looks have always been my job, I loved being able to guide my bride to the final look perfectly harmonized, even starting a fashion design college, but I knew in my heart what my dream was. when the opportunity to study in the USA arose and I saw the chance to get to know the most famous brands and the backstage of major events.
I moved to the USA, alone in search of my dream, and here are incredible opportunities to increase my knowledge through of courses and with only two months living here, I had my first wedding, and then they referred me to another friend and another… I came to live a moment of great professional euphoria, that’s when I heard about a great event in Atlanta for weddings. At that time, I saw an opportunity to expose my work in a more professional way, and with the support of my family, I decided to participate, invested all my savings to set up my stand, and the event was a success, many brides strolling and stopping at my space to see me putting on makeup, it was a dream come true, my first event, since I didn’t stop to work, and be part of my special day of beautiful brides.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
Wasn’t a smooth road, after covid we got to experience lots of cancelations and re-schedule weddings, at that time was scared to not knowing what was the wedding industry was gonna become, was hard for a few months, but later on 2020 we start getting back small weddings and growing from that!
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I’m a makeup artist and hairdresser, specializing in brides, I’m known for doing more of a natural glam look on my brides, that looks on enhancing her natural beauty but still have the little glam for the wedding day whiteout changing too much the natural features of the bride, I’m really proud on my heritage, I’m raised and born in Brazil, and weddings is been part of my life since I was ten years old, I love to mix the difference between both makeup cultures, I think that was made my makeup unique, I love the full glam Brazil use on their brides, and also the natural look American brides look for, so I build something in the middle that for me is perfect!
What do you like and dislike about the city?
I love my city’s weather, I love to see the changes of seasons, in brazil we only have summer and some of cold, nothing that compares here, and Georgia I love to see all the changes in the nature. I think when is too cold that freezes the car ahahaha I’m not used to that.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.amandamoraismakeup.com
- Instagram: @amandamoraismakeupga
- Facebook: @amandamoraismakeupga
