Today we’d like to introduce you to Jasmine Puga.
Hi Jasmine, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
Where do I even begin! I have always had a deep desire to make things shine and help things evolve to their next stage so it can expand to its full purpose. I am a former Makeup Artist for over a decade and have dedicated myself to that industry for most of my life. Not too long ago, upon needing to relocate for my partner’s career, this transition casually re-directed me to my next level. I’ll be honest: starting over in the makeup industry in a new city was really tough, almost hard. It led me eventually down a road to self-discovery and re-alignment. Somewhere where I was certain I had to be. It was very scarce; the times when I had a makeup client, I stayed home most of the time, and I actually thought to my self how much I disliked living in that particular house we rented, gosh the colors on the walls were just horrid, it was a color of salmon without the vibrancy. It lacked so much. It became my daily reminder when I woke up every morning and realized why I was living in a place where I felt so unhappy. I tried to make it work, I really did, I tried to make it better with small new decor upgrades and with re positioning my furniture. It’s funny now looking back at it, I recall watching home improvement shows like Fixer Upper with Chip & Joanna Gaines. Whew, Joanna Gaines, she is an icon. In my opinion, she is solely responsible for putting Farmhouse Interior design style on the map. I remember watching her episodes and leaving so inspired and determined to restore our rental home. I started by you guessed it, getting rid of the atrocious salmon paint color. I went with a white color on the entire house as a point of breakthrough for me. When you are unhappy of where you live, it will affect you in more ways than we are aware of. It’s a fine line between happiness and misery. After what felt like only an inspiration, I found myself actually transforming my spaces. Simultaneously changing my life so much that it inspired me to change my entire career. Which brings me to where I am today, as an Interior Stylist.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
The struggle I faced the most in this industry is indecisiveness, but somehow, this is where I thrive. Not knowing which decorative option to choose is frustrating; it’s almost as if you have to get out of your own way and remind yourself to follow your instinct. At the end of the day, everything is a choice that will have its own outcome, which will lead to even more options and choices. I say all this to give yourself some grace and to not let indecisiveness deter you from getting ahead or making progress. This happens a lot in this line of work when styling bookshelves, coffee tables, basically everything. We are constantly faced with these choices, options, decisions that will ultimately make an impact on your work. On the more positive side, nothing is permanent, and you can always change things to give you desirable result.
Thanks – so, what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I am most proud of the home my partner and I currently own. We have put blood, sweat and tears into making this house into a balanced and elevated home. I’ve always had a deep artistic background; I was a Makeup Artist for over a decade and have always been gravitated to art. In every shape and form. I love art exhibitions, galleries and museums, this is where I feel the most grounded, fulfilled and in peace. Makeup, for me, was just another way to conjure my need to create art alike with interior decor. This creative outlet to me was a conduit used for the purpose of giving my artistic sense life a home. As mentioned earlier, Joanna Gaines was the first interior designer I looked up to, that list is growing rapidly. I also would like to recognize a few more designers that I highly admire: Shea McGee with Studio McGee, Kristen Forgione for The Lifestyle Co, Lone Fox Home by Drew Michael Scott, and last but not least, my favorite, Amber Lewis with Amber Interiors. Thank you, designers, for sharing your art with the world in the forms of photos, books, videos, shows and collaborations. You all inspire me in more ways than you would ever know!
How do you think about luck?
I have a spiritual background, so let’s say that I have strong intuitions on things when it comes to good or bad luck. It’s kind of neither, it is actually our individual journeys and things have to happen whether good or bad to all of us. If its is bad luck, it is simply us having to repeat a cycle in our lives that we need to go and grow through in order to get to our next level. If the bad luck keeps re-occurring to you, it simply a way that life is telling you that you need to change your perspective. There is a life lesson that you need to learn somewhere in their hiding and is in need of us to decipher what it could mean. When it comes to good luck, I see it as someone who has done the work on themselves, someone who is disciplined, goal-oriented, and pioneering. Those people have been in the arena with bad luck or life lessons and have passed, it could even mean people who were brought up in environments that were nurturing and were more supported than those of who were not. It is not good or bad luck; it all stems from one’s choice. So, remember that rejection is protection as well as redirection.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: jassweethome
