Meet Tiger Coleman | Professional makeup artist/creative director

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

Hi Tiger, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking
Well honestly, my entire career is based on me taking risks & stepping out on faith. When I was younger, I always imagined that I’d be a professional choreographer/dancer, because I loved to dance. But clearly life had other plans. While In high school, I made the bold decision to not go to college (because I hated school) and to attend cosmetology school. It initially wasn’t my first career choice, but I knew I wanted to live the life I seen for myself once I graduated high school. While attending cosmetology school, I took a risk with trying makeup, I didn’t consider myself a makeup artist or well rounded cosmetologist at that point but I noticed the comfortability & the excitement it brung me & I ran w/ it. While pursuing makeup I always told myself, “I’m gonna make it in places I never imagined & let makeup put me in rooms I didn’t think I could be in”. And it did. I took a huge risk by starting my own cosmetic line & even creative directing. All were just spare of the moment thoughts & aspirations & I thought why not pursue them. Don’t tell anybody, just put on my big boy pants, get out of my comfort zone & do something I’ve been wanting to do. I did, and people loved it. From my clothing apparel, hats, and now cosmetics. Every choice wasn’t well thought through, I just figured if I do it now, I won’t regret not doing it in the future.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
My artistry/craft is an honest reflection of me. Being bold, creative & unapologetically different. I’ve always had a “I don’t care” & “just do it” attitude and I used it to my advantage. Never listening to outsiders about any creative or career choices & risks I’ve taken, just being myself. I’ve hustled for so long to see all my visions come to life & still doing so. Clearly it’s a vision that only I can see but it’s mine & I’m owning it. Fearlessly & by staying focused on just that. My journey getting to where I am now has not been the easiest. I’ve had countless losses in my life & also times when I really wanted to just stop it all. But I thank god I didn’t. I found the courage & strength to pursue my dreams by any means necessary & become my own definition of successful. This is the most consistent I’ve ever been within a career, and I’ve been toyed with plenty of career options. But I love my resilience & persistence when it comes to my craft, I always try to better myself & out due the last move I made. Even with me now living somewhere totally new & different I still have to remind myself to grind & get out there & show people what I’m capable of. It’s definitely a challenge for me considering I’m not the most extroverted person, I’m very much so an introvert. But I constantly have to go into business man mode when it comes to getting new clientele & networking. It has definitely pushed me to be more upfront with people & also know that I belong. My brand name “MMO” which stands for “Make Me Over” is not just an exterior transformation, it’s an internal feeling I like for my clients to experience. The joy it brings to my heart to see people getting their makeup done or purchasing a black owned business cosmetics is priceless. I feel like I’ve made my mark in any room I‘ve stepped in & also anybody that I’ve had the pleasure of grooming & meeting. But I’m ready to do my big one!! I never imagined that I would be experiencing half of the things I have let alone making it this far in my career, but I know it’s all god. I’ve conquered being a makeup artist, having a vegan/cruelty free/hand made cosmetics line, and even creative directing. Now I’m ready go bigger & continue doing everything I want in life.

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.
Well since I’m fairly new here & I’ve only been in Atlanta less than 6 months., I’m honestly still learning the places myself. It seems like it’s so much to do out here that I can be overwhelming. But I have visited a few restaurants around the midtown area that are really good & my favorite places to eat are fin & feathers, bugaloo, blue & nana’s.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Well first & foremost, God is the man w/ the master plan & I owe any & everything I am & have in my life to him. I truly believe he has a serious anointing on my life. Next my mom, my mom has been the background to my foreground, my biggest supporter & just about everything that I aspire to be in life. And last but definitely not least, my aunt & manager Yvette. My aunt Yvette took a chance on me by helping me start my makeup career & also giving me all the right tools I needed to be a successful artist & businessman. She continues to stand in my corner & show me the right way to go about things & I love her dearly! I also wanna include my aunt laurnette & uncle David for molding me as a young man & giving me the confidence & strength I needed to be who I am & wanted to be in life no matter what anyone said.

Website: Www.mmobytiger.bigcartel.com

Instagram: Www.Instagram.com/hottcommodity_mua_tiger

Other: My cosmetics Instagram is… Www.Instagram.com/mmocosmetics_apparel