Born & raised Jersey girl, with a prominent New York City spirit, Cara has had a love for makeup since before she even understood it. As a child, Cara would sneak into her mother's room to play with the vast colors and soft brushes that her mother had. Not knowing what was what, she used concealer for lipstick, eye shadow as blush, and so on. Her love for art has always been there – even in elementary school, she was always given compliments on her unique creativity and crafted a lot at home as well.
When Cara grew up and started working in the Big Apple, she spent a lot of time at Sephora in between waitressing shifts, and learned all that she could about the cosmetics industry. She became friends with the artists and specialists and absorbed all of the information that she could.
One day, she was introduced to a DJ by a close friend and was told to "go nuts" with her make-up. A prominent make-up artist in the Times Square Sephora used to use Cara as a demonstration to tourists, and when Cara came in over-joyed about the opportunity to wear some crazy make-up, he introduced her to the world of COLOR and LASHES. For the first time in her life, Cara wore fake eyelashes… probably not what you're imagining. I'm talking about hot pink with black feather eyelashes. It was at that moment, and that first look in the mirror, that Cara realized her love for make-up and the vision of transformation, the beauty that lies in the art of make-up. She saw it in a whole new light – a way of expression, color, fun, and joy. This fabulous make-up artist friend of Cara's did her make-up about 2 more times before he had to move to Hollywood to pursue his own dreams.
At this point, Cara was hooked. She loved the colors, the textures, the lashes… all of it. So, she taught herself how to put them on without his help… and succeeded. She was inundated with compliments and inquiries every time she posted an image, and received tons of encouragement to be a make-up artist and pursue a career… but at first, she was reluctant. She didn't want something she loved so much to become "work" that she would grow to dislike. A few years down the road, she realized that her love for make-up was the one constant in her life. The one thing that was always unwavering and strong. She woke up one day and simply said to herself: "I'm going to be a make-up artist." …and she did just that.
She didn't have a real portfolio, only pictures of herself, which no one would take seriously, so she set up her own Portfolio Photo Shoot with 3 models, a wardrobe stylist, hair dresser, photographer and assistant. From there, she was able to acquire more gigs (as you will see in her portfolio), which all made her fall more and more in love with the industry. She even got to a point, this past summer, where she was to be a featured make-up artist in a showcase, but had to turn it down due to the unexpected loss of her mother. Because of this loss, Cara took a pretty big hiatus from her make-up career to gather her thoughts and mourn in her own way.
Thanks to the continued love and support of her friends and colleagues, Cara returned to doing what she loves. To express art, share beauty, help others see the world in a way that they may not have before. Cara has been featured in Focus of New York magazine and Cynical Fashion magazine and has been published over 10x, and counting. Her love for this industry goes beyond just doing make-up and creating art. Cara has been involved with creating photo shoots and every detail within them and loves every aspect that goes into creating an image. She usually casts all of her own models, finds her own photographers, chooses designers to go with the themes, creates concepts/ideas, acts as the creative director, finds top-notch hair stylists, helps as a wardrobe stylist to make sure everything flows together, chooses the locations, and so much more. It’s not JUST about the make-up for Cara. She is a visual artist and always wants to make sure that every project she is part of has a complete, perfect, flowing image.
Welcome to Cara's world, Cara's passion… Cara’s art: Make-up, and so much more, by Cara Silverman.
When Cara grew up and started working in the Big Apple, she spent a lot of time at Sephora in between waitressing shifts, and learned all that she could about the cosmetics industry. She became friends with the artists and specialists and absorbed all of the information that she could.
One day, she was introduced to a DJ by a close friend and was told to "go nuts" with her make-up. A prominent make-up artist in the Times Square Sephora used to use Cara as a demonstration to tourists, and when Cara came in over-joyed about the opportunity to wear some crazy make-up, he introduced her to the world of COLOR and LASHES. For the first time in her life, Cara wore fake eyelashes… probably not what you're imagining. I'm talking about hot pink with black feather eyelashes. It was at that moment, and that first look in the mirror, that Cara realized her love for make-up and the vision of transformation, the beauty that lies in the art of make-up. She saw it in a whole new light – a way of expression, color, fun, and joy. This fabulous make-up artist friend of Cara's did her make-up about 2 more times before he had to move to Hollywood to pursue his own dreams.
At this point, Cara was hooked. She loved the colors, the textures, the lashes… all of it. So, she taught herself how to put them on without his help… and succeeded. She was inundated with compliments and inquiries every time she posted an image, and received tons of encouragement to be a make-up artist and pursue a career… but at first, she was reluctant. She didn't want something she loved so much to become "work" that she would grow to dislike. A few years down the road, she realized that her love for make-up was the one constant in her life. The one thing that was always unwavering and strong. She woke up one day and simply said to herself: "I'm going to be a make-up artist." …and she did just that.
She didn't have a real portfolio, only pictures of herself, which no one would take seriously, so she set up her own Portfolio Photo Shoot with 3 models, a wardrobe stylist, hair dresser, photographer and assistant. From there, she was able to acquire more gigs (as you will see in her portfolio), which all made her fall more and more in love with the industry. She even got to a point, this past summer, where she was to be a featured make-up artist in a showcase, but had to turn it down due to the unexpected loss of her mother. Because of this loss, Cara took a pretty big hiatus from her make-up career to gather her thoughts and mourn in her own way.
Thanks to the continued love and support of her friends and colleagues, Cara returned to doing what she loves. To express art, share beauty, help others see the world in a way that they may not have before. Cara has been featured in Focus of New York magazine and Cynical Fashion magazine and has been published over 10x, and counting. Her love for this industry goes beyond just doing make-up and creating art. Cara has been involved with creating photo shoots and every detail within them and loves every aspect that goes into creating an image. She usually casts all of her own models, finds her own photographers, chooses designers to go with the themes, creates concepts/ideas, acts as the creative director, finds top-notch hair stylists, helps as a wardrobe stylist to make sure everything flows together, chooses the locations, and so much more. It’s not JUST about the make-up for Cara. She is a visual artist and always wants to make sure that every project she is part of has a complete, perfect, flowing image.
Welcome to Cara's world, Cara's passion… Cara’s art: Make-up, and so much more, by Cara Silverman.