Today we’d like to introduce you to Myisha Law.
Hi, Myisha; we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, let’s briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today.
Telling your own origin story is very difficult! My start was when I realized that I was an artist. My mom was a singer, and my dad was an all-around talent. It was big for our family to put on talent shows, sing, and dance. Growing up in one of the biggest Minneapolis Baptist churches, singing was something that I fell in love with very early, and it became an obligation to sing in the church choir. I remember participating in many musicals, choir performances, and other things from elementary to high school! Growing up and going to a predominantly white school, it wasn’t easy to feel adequate and not something of a figurehead. When I got chosen for certain things, I was never picked first; I was never picked last. I was always picked back up to the star role. It became tough for me to navigate because I did not look like the people around me, so I started experimenting with makeup at about 10 years old. It started as something I did to cover every flaw or imperfection I could imagine. It was painting my face after years of experimenting. It became something I grew to love more than I felt I needed! I started mini clothing businesses that have failed many startups that hit dead ends, and all the while, I loved it and enjoyed every part of it; I battled a great deal with consistency! I am a jack of all trades, and getting pregnant made being an entrepreneur a tad bit difficult because my mental health stopped me from seeing the future or adequately planning my businesses around anything but making a quick dollar. My passion and love lie within music, and I was trying so hard to keep up with everyone around me in the fashion and beauty industry that I overlooked my beautiful makeup artistry skills. In October 2023, I finally decided to launch my own makeup business while receiving specific safety training certifications! As I mentioned before, postpartum depression has been complicated for me to check. It caused a lot of self, isolation making building a portfolio and connections as a makeup artist hard, and it started pretty difficult. I love what I do with makeup more than I enjoy making money, so I have found a startup journey to help me invest in myself as an artist.
Would it have been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The hardest part of this journey has been being isolated from friends and family. It wasn’t enough to prove I could make up for myself, and I realized even more than business connections. I needed to build a network of like-minded people and go out and have fun. Staying consistent with a business is hard when you need to sell yourself more. I am still in a mood to where I am doing. Make up for free for your portfolio while being emailed and booked for big modeling photo shoots! It has been challenging not to take things personally in this business. One of the biggest lessons that I had to learn was that strangers will support your business way quicker than a friend might! Instead of being down and realizing this information, it motivates me to work 10 times harder to convert the people around me into clients. As far as me as a sinker and music artist, what is still a current struggle for me that has paid this journey the most is forever wondering if I have what it takes to focus on myself so much that the thought of being noticed, or famous, is in the background because I am happy and content making music because I love it and not because I want to know if I’m good enough.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am first a singer. I am working on my road to 10,000 hours of studio recording, business workshops, open mic, etc. I currently run a makeup business! That is slow these days, but I love it so much.
Have you learned any exciting or essential lessons due to the COVID-19 crisis?
When COVID hit, I was recovering from a C-section, and my child both had COVID-19 in the hospital! I think many people were more appreciative of the money that came from COVID-19, and many people, especially in Minnesota, isolated this issue as something that had nothing to do with them because they or direct family members didn’t have COVID-19. They may watch the news of the death count. I remember thinking so many times while falling asleep with Covid that I would die. I have no respiratory issues, and I am only 24! To this day, people still believe that Covid was a hoax. Someone who thinks that universal precautions should be taken every day because COVID-19 is not the only disease or illness you can be riddled with; the biggest lesson I have learned is the help we received through COVID-19 was quite literally what so many Americans needed. Even if Covid was not a factor now that Covid has died down and a lot of assistance has been taken away from people, I see that Covid-19 peaks helped the economy or, more so, the everyday person. We buy and drink more water than ever but are still dehydrated. We take medication, and we get sicker. Either way, we are all dying the same way, and as unfortunate as it sounds, Covid made it easier for some people actually to enjoy their lives.
Pricing:
- Full Song Written $75
- Full Glam $85
- Soft Glam $90
- Marry Me Glam $100
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makeupbymyi?igsh=ODA1NTc5OTg5Nw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550924887901&mibextid=LQQJ4d
- SoundCloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/GaeoDSM4voE8vRTWA
