A woman has revealed how she transformed her life by taking up a lucrative side hustle. Jade, 29, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, decided to become a lash artist with Nouveau Lashes in 2018 after noticing a lack of artists around her area.
Jade said: “I was always a fan of lashes, getting them done regularly myself. It was because of this, that, I noticed a lack of artists offering quality sets around Tamworth.” Previously, Jade worked at the Estée Lauder beauty counter in a shop but found that interest picked up quickly once starting her lash business.
In fact, she soon found she was almost matching her previous salary at Estée Lauder in the first three months alone. She said: “It took me a couple of months to build a solid repeat clientele, but once I had, I very quickly found I was earning around £1,200 a month.
"And by the end of my first year, I was earning roughly over £32,000, which was way above my salary from my last job.” Since starting her side hustle, Jade now says she has a lot more freedom and is less stressed, and can start to afford things she wasn’t able to before.
“Although I work a lot of hours, I can adjust my hours and days off to suit me, which gives me a lot more freedom. I feel like I can be myself so much and have a lot more mental clarity.
"As well as this, I’ve made friends for life with my clients, and have been able to buy myself things I couldn’t have dreamed of before, like my dream car and several holidays a year. My lifestyle has completely changed.”
Debbie Law, Lash Trainer from Nouveau Lashes says: “We find that many new artists come to us as they’re looking for a way to earn money on the side of a current job, and they want to see whether doing lashes is the right fit for them. It’s a great way to make money, as artists can choose their own hours and work it around their own times - whether it’s a mum looking for a business to run from her home, a teacher looking to take advantage of their time off, or someone in a 9-5 job looking for a way to make more cash in the evenings.
“Whether you have time for 5, 10 or 20 clients in a week, you could see yourself earning hundreds in a week once you become a fully qualified Nouveau Lash Artist. And if you’re worried about starting up your own business, you’ll also get great support from the brand and other artists through our Facebook group.”
You can view Jade's work on her Instagram account.
