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    Hi everyone! I have a dilemma, and I'm going to make this post as short as I can. I am going to start camming/OF work very soon. I've had one thing holding me back. I don't know how to apply makeup. At all. I don't even know where to start. It seeks like the "beginner-friendly" tutorials are anything but. I want to see a professional MUA for lessons, but I don't have $300 to set aside for that right now. I won't have it until I get this camming up and running. 😖 My main reason for being so concerned about makeup (and hair) is that I want to transform myself and be unrecognizable. I can't afford to have anybody know I'm doing this, and recognize me. Also, I have a certain look that I'm going for (alt/pop-punk), and I don't know how to achieve that look, makeup-wise. Or any look, for that matter. I'm dark-skinned (like Tika Sumpter/Danielle Brooks shade), if that helps any. I have no idea what my undertones are, and I know that's important, too. 😞 And wigs are a whole seperate issue for me. 😢 I really want to make high quality content because that's what my subs deserve. And a big part of good content is having a pulled-together look. It's all a big guessing game for me. I would at least like to have a personal formula down that works well. I don't know how much to put on, what order, where to put it, which brushes to use, how to blend it all together, NOTHING. I've allowed this to hold me back for a year now. I know I'm leaving soooooooo much money on the table because of this, and I can't afford to anymore. I need to start this immediately. Any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated. If you read this far, thank you so, so much!

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    If I recall correctly MAC makeup stores do tutorials for shoppers?

    & There are literally tons of YouTube makeup tutorials, start there. Good luck with everything.

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    It really is a skill to do make up well enough that you are unrecognizable. Most makeup counters and stores are not going to be able to teach you those things. It takes tons of experience to develop that skill level. There are impersonators that are pretty skilled at it, try looking for their tutorials or channels.

    After being in this industry 31 years, at best only 5% can keep the world from finding out. Your personality, voice, clothing, art work, style, where you live will all give clues. Most can't keep it a secret & tell a friend or their partner and then they get outed to everyone else.

    Also to make money, fans want authentic. They connect with us on a real level, success often depends upon it.

    We can not change the stigma around this industry if those within are too ashamed of it. Also thinking it will be bank, just because it is adult is NOT TRUE! Lots of people never really make money in this industry. While success stories of riches is happening more and more, which is awesome. Those successful performers are not hiding their faces & going to extremes to look completely different from themselves.

    If you can't take the risk of everyone knowing, then it might be best to focus on a different career. Especially when so many are making money being themselves or acting, singing dancing and such on tiktok, youtube and such. There are many ways to make money online without going into adult. It takes the same amount of time & work, depending upon looks & talent to make money online whether it is adult or not. There are people pulling in really good money with gaming.

    Look at the stats, there are 300 out of 1.2 million content creators on OF who pull in a million a year. Which means there are about a 900,000 who make under a grand a month on there. On CB there are about 20 performers pulling in a million a year, but thousands who make less than $1000 a month on it. Yes, there is money to be made, but competition is stiff.

    And to go the total change your look route does take a good investment into makeup, wigs & time to practice it all. This is outside the skills of building up a social media following on 3 to 5 different platforms, building up content, building a brand. Character development also takes time & can be emotionally draining.

    There are many factors, I don't think you are taking into consideration.
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    Sam38g is right^^ Makeup where you can totally change your face is a whole other ball game & takes years to master. There's lots of precautions you can take but none of them are 100% bulletproof. There is no surefire way to ensure you will never be found out. The Internet is forever & bots/users are constantly stealing & reuploading pics & vids. The VAST majority of bots operate out of countries without copyright protections. Your butthole pic will eventually be stolen and redistributed out of a nearly untraceable obscure Russian site, this is the reality of selling pictures of your butthole. I cammed for one month in 2018, had very little followers, & I'm still having trouble getting content removed.
    It sucks and it SHOULDN'T happen, but it's something you need to come to terms with if you want to work in the industry. If you absolutely, under no circumstances can be found out, you may need to consider more discreet work (faceless content on sites that allow it, which is tough to succeed but not impossible; escorting; sugar baby/compensated dating; stripping. You can still be found out for these, but the risk is much lesser, & less permanent)

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    Let us not forget about Google image search, facial recognition already exist & is widely used. Doing makeup to fool it, is a skill very few have done.

    We are not trying to scare you, I love this industry, the opportunities & the money I make. But we are trying provide you with the full picture & realities that might not have occurred to you.
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