I launched Faces by Joy (FBJ) in 2009, with vision to
provide my area in the world a great chance to experience beautiful soft makeup. I started in Pageantry and worked my way over to Weddings. Winning Richmond's Best Makeup Artist in 2011 and then Richmond's Top Aisle A Lister for hair and makeup in 2013 has been AMAZING!
In 2012, A friend asked me to take a few pictures
for her daughter after we did her hair and makeup. Photography has been a
love and passion since college, I minored in Video/Photography. With a
camera in one hand and a makeup brush in the other, Studio FBJ was
born. Photos of more than 50 High School Seniors in 2012 were taken and
I moved out of my home to a brick and mortar location in November of
2012 to give myself more room for my growing business.
So, YES, I do this full time. I left my other life
as a Physical Therapist Assistant and sometimes I am scared, sometimes I
am over-worked, but most of the time, I can't believe what I have
created. I am doing what I love. I took a passion and created a
business. Life is Good and I love it!