We recently connected with Doressa Cobb and have shared our conversation below.

Doressa, appreciate you joining us today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

As a teenager I dealt with low self-esteem issues. I was never told I was pretty or any type of positive affirmation for me to believe in myself. Looking back, I am not sure if I even looked in the mirror to know it for myself. Unfortunately, the first person to give me any type of attention turned out to be an abuser. I spent six out of 12 months being with a person that abused me. When I graduated high school, I went into the Army. I was into makeup then, but it was not until I received a job opportunity to work at a cosmetic counter that I really wanted to know more about proper makeup application. If I saw a class being offered, I would take it so I could learn more. I started out trying to be a makeup artist, but people did not want to pay for services. Fast forward a lot of years (I have done makeup for almost 30years) once Covid-19 came, I took the time to learn more about being a makeup artist. I watched YouTube and a lot of live videos and believed I could do what I saw others do. I was no longer dealing with self-esteem issues, and I learned to believe in myself. Believing in yourself is the most important thing about being successful in any field. It’s even okay to fail but learn from your failures. I did. I started doing makeup live on Facebook with not many followers. But the thing that drew people in was that I am good explaining techniques. I now do makeup live on different social media platforms. My husband does the administrative part online, while I do the makeup application.

Doressa, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I am more of a makeup enthusiast than makeup artist because I really love makeup. I have done makeup consistently for more than 20 years, yet I am still teachable. I love to learn every aspect of makeup and have no problem teaching others. I love beauty makeup and I enjoy dabbling in special effects makeup. I have recently gotten into cosplay to go with my looks. The thing that sets me apart is I stick to my motto, “If you show me support, then I’ll be there to support you”. I am glad to help others learn about makeup because they may be dealing with self-esteem issues, like I was. I believe that makeup is an art of expressing yourself in hopes of building your confidence from the outside, in. If I believe I look good, it will make me feel good. Makeup is a ministry to me. I want to help others look good so they can feel better about themselves. Makeup (in my opinion) has saved some lives. I gave myself the name JusDeeLook to mean “just the look”. In other words, I will give you just the look you want, and I am just Dee. What makes me most proud is when people refer to me as their mentor or family member based on the support I give to them.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding aspect of being an artist is helping someone else see the beauty within themselves. Everyone has something that they are self-conscious about. With makeup, when done properly, it can take the attention off of the negative and put it on a positive. Say I am having a bad hair day; If I cannot figure out how to make that hair work, put some makeup on and the makeup takes the attention away from the hair. At least in my mind it does.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

This journey is not for the weak at heart. I was doing PR for a cosmetic brand and the owner of the brand would try to play the team against each other. She tried to get us to compete with each other (indirectly). When I left the brand, she shared pictures of me with negative comments. I was a little bothered by it, but I did not blast her for it. I ignored the insults and used that as fuel to push me to go harder and show that I am the bigger person. I am a winner because I do not need to put someone down to lift me up. I do not need to dim someone else’s light in order for me to shine. Truth is, you have to be ready for the negative as well as the positive in this industry. The negative may try to tear you down. The positive may come in the form of many opportunities from different businesses wanting you to do work for them. One has to prepare themself.

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