Blushcon Makeup Artist Jenny Bahn Reveals Her Favorite Maybelline Lip Color — And What Makeup Means To Her

What's your holy-grail backstage products?
Bobbi Brown BBU Foundation Palette, Lucas Papaw Ointment (good for chapped lips) and micellar water.

If you weren't in makeup, what would you be doing?
I used to be a teacher, so I guess I would go back and continue teaching ESL while teaching dance on the side.

Favorite song to play when you're in the makeup zone?
“Something Just Like This” by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay.

What products won’t you leave your house without?
Lucas Papaw Ointment, Colorescience Blush-on SPF Powder and Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink in Lover.

What's your advice for an aspiring makeup artist?
Build your social media portfolio. Keep networking, learning and don’t give up. Trust your instincts and accept constructive criticisms along the way.

And finally, what does makeup mean to you?
Makeup improved my life by helping me relieve stress. My passion for cosmetics and anything beauty-related isn’t driven by a need to transform myself to blend in or to cover my natural features. To me, makeup is simply an extension of my lifelong love affair with art.

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