We had the good fortune of connecting with Kadejah Sheffield and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Kadejah, what led you to pursuing a creative path professionally?
My purpose of pursuing an artistic career was due to me doing my own makeup at 16. Having a business in makeup allows myself to help women enhance their features and service the surrounding Gwinnett area. I like being creative and seeing my work on other faces. And, it also shows my progress every time I do someone’s makeup. It’s very thrilling and motivating.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I’m more proud of myself for continuing with being an artist. Sometimes I get discouraged when things are moving slow but then I remember my progression and realize I can’t give up. I got myself together and disciplined myself as well. I worked jobs just to fund my business. It wasn’t easy. Seeing other succeed more will discourage you! But I had to realize, they were once in my shoes. They had to keep going to get to where their at. So will I. Lessons I learned on the way is to not compare yourself with others. We all on our own path. Don’t merge into theirs when you need to focus on yours! I want everyone to know that my brand helps enhance the beauty that’s already there! I help promote self love!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
My view of fun and interesting things to checkout is art museums and waterfalls. We would eat at brunches or any nice restaurant. We would visit all the tourist sites and hang at all the popular clubs.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would like to shoutout everyone who let me practice on their faces and my daughter who motivates me everyday to keep going.

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Image Credits
Kadejah Sheffield

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