SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — As Sammy Hagar sings in Van Halen’s “When It’s Love,” “You look at every face in the crowd, some shine and some keep you guessin’.
” Yes, friends, a tradition unlike any other returned to the historic Saratoga Race Course. People watching. Hence, you’ll want to look your summer best and on point this season.
For that, The Saratogian turned to Amy Nicholas, owner and founder of Amy Nicholas Makeup Artistry. The Stillwater native is a Professional Freelance Makeup Artist & Bridal Makeup Specialist. The self-taught makeup artist has applied herself to applying makeup since 2013.
Nicholas’s passion dates back to high school and took off in college. “I went to SUNY Oneonta, and I graduated there in 2013. I was always going to my classes doing a full face of makeup and all of the girls in my classes were always like, ‘Could you do my makeup before I go out tonight?’ I’m like, sure, of course, come into my dorm or come into my apartment,” Nicholas remarked on her start.
“Throughout my years of being in college, I would always practice on random people in my class. When I graduated and worked full-time at an insurance agency, I was like, I still wanna do makeup, I’m still passionate about this, so I actually worked at Sephora for two and a half years and then when I was working there I’d always get clients that would say, ‘can you do my wedding?'” Nicholas added. Once she built up her clientele list at Sephora, Nicholas .
