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Tania D. Russell is a career media makeup artist of 25 years and counting with a career that has run the gamut from early hip hop videos to print advertising. Her work has appeared in magazines such as Elle Sweden and Runners’ World, on TV shows for clients such as BET, MTV, and HGTV, and for more commercial fashion and beauty clients than she can remember.
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AKA - rage-bait, rage engagement. It's time to mov AKA - rage-bait, rage engagement. It's time to move on... This doesn't even mean I'm saying I think all of these things are necessarily great or that I'm on board with all of these things. There are plenty of trends I can't stand (blowing a kiss at the camera at the end of the video y'all, hate it), I see Makeup I don't like all the time, and there's always someone on Threads complaining that XYZ is too much for a makeup artist (plot twist – there are also people who will think you don't charge enough). I think the thing I am most proud of with the Five Small Things Membership this year is helping artist understand their own intrinsic value and what they bring to the table. This is of course not to say that external factors won't affect you, but it is to say that you can move through them with confidence knowing who you are and what you bring as an artist. And if someone likes a makeup style that you think is hideous it isn't anything "wrong" with them it just means you aren't the right artist for them. Focusing on you and what you do allows you to align with the right folks and find your people. 👍🏾 The rest of the birthday sale is now live! In addition to 50% off my ever popular Need to Talk strategy session, for the first time I am making some of the Five Small Things Action Guides available outside of the Membership so you can focus on your artistry career being the way you want it to be and leave the rest behind 👍🏾. Sale link in Bio...
I wanted to be cool and make talk to camera promos I wanted to be cool and make talk to camera promos for my birthday sale and tell you directly why everything is awesome. It is hard to do talking to camera videos when you can't really talk for longer than five seconds without having to sneeze or cough. 🫤 I'll have to let my offerings - and the fact that nearly everything is 50% off right now - speak for themselves.👍🏾 If you have been deluding yourself that you can do any type of a job large or small without a contract in place please stop the madness now. My confirmation agreements are meant to be used in conjunction with larger contracts as a rider to state your terms, or they can be used stand alone for smaller jobs, private clients , etc. And now in addition to the more time-consuming but fully customizable Canva version, I've created a done for you fillable PDF version that way you can just type in your information and book that gig. 👍🏾 At the end of the day we all want to can focus on our artistry and creativity, get paid fairly, and be happy. Happy contracts make happy artists. Get your Confirmation Agreement package today so you can be happy tomorrow. Link in bio, or comments CONFIRMATION and I will send you the info.
Coming to you live from my sick bed, it's Birthday Coming to you live from my sick bed, it's Birthday Sale Time! In either a cruel twist of fate or an example of outrageous humor my body decided the week of Thanksgiving, my birthday, and my birthday sale would be the perfect time for me to get super sick 🤗. So whilst things have slowed down a bit in Makeup to Go land, we don't stop. #cantstopwontstop💪 The Birthday Sale is always all about helpful tools for makeup artists to keep working and evolving in their careers. And this year we have some tasty treats lined up for you. Here's what's available: Confirmation Agreements — Use them as a Deal Memo Rider or as a standalone simple agreement for booking media clients. Protect yo sef on your jobs. Need to Talk 1-on-1 Strategy Session — My best seller. We'll dig into whatever's blocking your next move and map out a real plan to get you there. ✨Core Curriculum MTG Five Small Things Action Guides — These are my foundational guides for building a sustainable makeup career and business. Kill the guesswork and get it done!✨ Five Small Things Membership — If you've been thinking about joining, now's the time. You can still lock in the first-year Founder's Pricing before I migrate to a new platform in 2026 and rates go 🆙. Sale Links will be live in a bit when I finish coughing long enough to be able to launch the page. 🎉 If you want the sale details sent straight to your inbox, join my mailing list (link in bio). Otherwise, just keep an eye on this space — I'll be sharing more over the course of the sale.
Just a note of gratitude for my community here at Just a note of gratitude for my community here at Makeup to Go. Community is a big thing for me. It's a big part of my being an artist, it's a big part of what I talk about in my Membership, I'm a community over everything kind of gal and I am grateful For folks who want to commune with me 🤗 As usual I've spent the week working my "other job" making pies. I hope your day is filled with love laughter with family and friends, and maybe just a little bit too much food and much pie. Autumn is the time to celebrate the bountiful harvest after all. 🍁
I always love hearing when something I've created I always love hearing when something I've created helps an artist move their business forward. And Speaking of Moving Forward — my Birthday Sale is happening starting November 28th and I'm doing 50% off everything. This is my one big sale of the year, so if there's something you've been eyeing, this is your moment. Here's what's available: Confirmation Agreements — Use them as a Deal Memo Rider or as a standalone simple agreement for booking media clients. Take the guesswork out of protecting yourself on jobs. Need to Talk 1-on-1 Strategy Session — My best seller. We'll dig into whatever's blocking your next move and map out a real plan to get you there. Core Curriculum MTG Five Small Things Action Guides — These are my foundational guides for building a sustainable commercial makeup business. I'll do a separate post breaking down what's in the Core Curriculum, but trust, they’re chock-o-block with real info. Five Small Things Membership — If you've been thinking about joining, now's the time. You can still lock in the first-year Founder's Pricing before I migrate to a new platform in 2026 and rates go up considerably. If you want the sale details sent straight to your inbox, join my mailing list (link in bio). Otherwise, just keep an eye on this space — I'll be sharing more this week. Let's push things forward for your 2026!
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