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Olivia Primoli

Not only does this talented young artist have big future plans for college but for afterwards aswell. Primoli says, "After I am done with cosmetology school I really want to go runway makeup and makeup for music videos and photo shoots." Primoli has large aspirations but is off to a flying start.

Olivia Primoli is a senior who is taking steps to ensure a career in cosmetology.

Primoli has a tremendous interest in makeup and cosmetics. She wants to become a makeup artist for professional models and photoshoots. Primoli takes ample time out of the beginning of her day to attend college classes to gain experience.

“Right now I am in Cosmetology school at Century doing classes for hair, we don’t do as much makeup we do more hair than anything. I go there for my first three hours for high school and then I also do outside of school stuff. I am actually going to Aveda (Business) Institute in Minneapolis next year, so I will be doing hair and makeup and skin and all that. I do not want to work in a salon and cut hair, that is what my mom does. I want to do more makeup for runway and photoshoots,” Primoli said.

Primoli’s extra curricular activities revolve heavily around practicing and performing makeup procedure. She beautifies her friends for their senior photos, girls attending prom, and even had the opportunity to work with a bride for her wedding.

She explained the application process as, “First you would start with a primer to put on their face to smooth out their skin before you put any products on. If they have oily skin then you would put a mattifying primer. Then you would do the foundation, then you would do contours to have the light hit their face. Then you would do the dark on the cheeks. Then I do the eyes with eye shadow, eyeliner, and mascara. Then I do the eyebrows and finally lips last.”

She has even managed to broadcast herself through local business in the Stillwater area.

“Stillwater Skin is right across from the high school and I have a makeup line there that I started,” Primoli said.

Primoli draws her inspiration from multiple online sources but there is one professional makeup artist that is most notable to her.  

“There is this one girl on Instagram, her name is Lora Arellano, and I like her a lot because she is not afraid to try anything new. She is really out there and does crazy eye makeup looks. She doesn’t do the normal or what everyone else is doing. She experiments and does her own thing. She also does Rihanna’s makeup and I love Rihanna,” Primoli said.

With practice, hard work, determination and always a little fun, Primoli hopes to take her skills to the professional level.

Primoli said, “I just like doing makeup because I can create whatever I want. It is like a canvas and I can pretty much do whatever I want on the person, and also make them feel good about themselves, and make them feel beautiful.”