So the day has come when it's time for me to leave LA and go back to Sweden. It has been an amazing journey and I'm so grateful for the opportunity to come here. I've had five great months and it has truly been an adventure. I've meet some awesome people and artists and I've made friends for life. Now I'm only excited about going home and see my loved ones, knowing that I won't have to miss LA for that long!
I've had two wonderful weeks interning at CMS after my graduation and it really made me appreciate all the things I've learned here. It is truly magical to see all these talented artists work and inspire new artists every day and its sometimes hard to believe that you've actually been a part of it. And as my trip back home has gotten closer and closer I've been both happy and excited but also very sad about leaving LA. Although now I'm only excited since I won't have to miss LA for that long.
So besides interning and helping out at CMS I've also tried to get some kind of structure in my life with packing and preparing for the flight back home and then I've done some other fun things. Got the opportunity to be involved in Mike Spatola's sequel to "The Monstrous Makeup Manual" yesterday and tomorrow I somehow agreed to take place in front of the camera as a favor to CMS.
Yeah, life is kind of crazy right now. A lot if things going on and I'm so excited about everything!
So, less than a week until I'm boarding the airplane to go over seas. And of course I haven't started packing yet. Instead I keep buying more stuff that I somehow have to fit in my luggage, haha! Today's best buy was an airbrush kit from Paasche, a little graduation/early birthday gift to myself. So now I just have to get a compressor and some paint when I'm back in Sweden and then I'm ready to go!
Just packed up my new makeup case from Monda and it's amazing how much stuff I can fit in it. Also great to be able to take it apart and only use the big or the smaller bag or, as I'm going to do when I fly home, check in the big bag and take the small one with all fragile stuff as carry on. It is a little bit heavy when it's full but not to bad for a makeup kit and I'm very happy with it!
I got my certificate and I'm now officially a CMS graduate. Of course this has to be celebrated somehow so today I went straight from CMS where I'm interning right now up to North Hollywood and Nigel's Beauty Emporium. Met up with some friends, got some stuff that I ordered from Mac and also picked up this BIG package. I'm super excited!!
And here it is, the day when I'm no longer a CMS student. Five months of fun has come to an end and it's been passing by so quickly. I'm so grateful for this opportunity, so proud of myself and so sad that it's over. Tomorrow is the start of a new era but today is all about celebration!
So tomorrow is our last day at school and finals in airbrush. It's a bitter sweet and very wired feeling that it all comes to an end now, but I still have two weeks of internship so I don't have to say goodbye to CMS just yet.
Well, I'm spending this evening with preparations for tomorrow, got some face chart and stencils to do!
Here we go again, airbrush, airbrush, airbrush! Been working with the adorable Courtney Ullrich today, lots of fun and creativity :)
