Inna Mushinskaya: about the random choice of profession and participation in championships

Inna is a two-time winner of the World Makeup Championship 2010–2011, since 2012 she has been a judge at the OMC international championships, and was among the top ten makeup artists at the European Championship! We talked to an experienced artist with extensive work experience and the founder of her own makeup school in Moldova and asked her about her choice of profession, the peculiarities of participating in championships, her own business and cosmetic products.

– Inna, where did your passion for the world of beauty begin? As far as I know, you are a lawyer and economist by training.

– In 2002, we had only one or two beauty salons in our region, and these were places for some select people. It so happened that I studied near one of these salons and every day I watched with curiosity the work of the masters through the window, passing by. At that moment, I had no idea that life would lead me to this area.

One day I found an advertisement in the newspaper that this particular salon required an apprentice manicurist. And I decided to try it! The girl I studied with was leaving the country, and the salon was just looking for a master to replace her.

– You were engaged in nail design for about eight years, after which you decided to become a makeup artist. What was driving you at that moment?

– I also got into the field of makeup by accident. We didn’t have any makeup courses as such at that time, but when one of the famous makeup artists came, master classes were organized. A friend took me to model for one of them, but it so happened that in the end Renata Abdulaeva herself did my makeup. After what I saw, the very next day I decided that I would study to become a makeup artist.

– You have your own make-up school. How difficult is it to open your own business and what difficulties did you encounter at first?

– At the time when I opened my school, there were no particular difficulties, because the clients themselves brought me to this step. I had already reached that level of skill when girls started asking me to teach them how to do makeup. At first it was difficult, because I taught the courses in the evening after my main job, I was very tired and exhausted. But otherwise there were no problems. I even completed the documents quite quickly.

But I believe that a good teacher does not necessarily need his own school. If you are a great artist and know how to pass on your knowledge to others, you can at least draw on the couch at home. If people come to you, it means everything is fine and it doesn’t matter whether you have your own school or courses.

Read the continuation of the interview in the magazine MAKEUP&YOU Professional 2019/No. 3 .