Meet Jafaea Patterson | Hairstylist, Make Up Artist and Fashion stylist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Jafaea Patterson and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Jafaea, what is the most important factor behind your success?
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.
After working at the front desk learning the ropes, I noticed that the educators had training on their craft quarterly, that prompted me to ask my director if I could sit in on one of the trainings on my own time. Since I was still working at the front desk but desired to be an instructor, I wanted to prepare myself as much as possible. Even if the opportunity hadn’t become available yet.
That’s the thing about life, we all have to be prepared to work our way up to the goal we desire to achieve as u gain character and skill-building on the way up. Shortly after, I was offered a teaching position, all the while I was still working behind the chair.
To my surprise, eight months later I was offered a management position and that position helped me grow even further.
During that time, I was still behind the chair. I was awarded make up artist of the year in 2018 by Achi Magazine, in 2019 I was nominated hairstylist and educator of the year by Achi Magazine these rewards/nominations were a direct reflection that my hardwork wasn’t going unnoticed.
In 2020 the pandemic hit and the beauty industry as we knew it changed. Spending time at home working for the school made me realize I got into the beauty industry because of my love for what I did, and I wanted to make sure I did what I loved daily, as a result, I decided to step away from my position at the school as an administrator and focus on my career as a hairstylist, makeup artist and educator but on my own terms.
Never in a million years did I think I would be able to have my own business and LOVE going to work daily!! Don’t get me wrong it’s not always easy but my ability to be creative daily outweighs any difficulty that comes my way.
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Website: Iamjafaea.com
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Image Credits
Cyrus Tookes III