{"id":23890,"date":"2021-04-29T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=23890"},"modified":"2021-04-29T00:50:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T23:50:07","slug":"young-tipperary-entrepreneur-finds-huge-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/young-tipperary-entrepreneur-finds-huge-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Tipperary Entrepreneur Finds Huge Success With Makeup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caoimhe Milner did not see the limitations of living in the small town of Nenagh Co. Tipperary as an obstacle when following her dreams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 20-year-old always enjoyed makeup and took a leap of faith at the incredibly young age of 16 and set up a business page known as \u2018caoimhemaimakeup\u2019 on the popular photo-sharing platform Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milner attended Borrisokane Community College and it was within these walls her artistic flair for not only makeup, but the arts began to flourish.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23892\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_3510-300x295.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_3510-300x295.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_3510.jpeg 637w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caoimhe was interested in makeup from a young age.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caoimhe remembers her friends praising her makeup looks and encouraging her to set up a page to showcase her talent to a wider audience. It was then when Caoimhe\u2019s love for makeup and art collided and gave her the motivation to set up her page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI just remember we had a Christmas play and I auditioned for the lead role and I just missed it and something clicked that day and I set up my page and it was such a fluke moment\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milner later received the lead role in the school play, and little did she know at the time it was the start of turning a hobby into a full-time business brand and career for herself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Milner is grateful for her career she explains although she would not change it for the world there are some negative aspects to social media people may not realise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Instagram is only going to show you the highlights the best part no one is going to post I cried today and people forget and it is easy to forget that is not reality when you\u2019re scrolling through this perfect feed social media really is fake\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caoimhe has grown her platform into a following of 11.9 thousand followers and continues to grow it daily.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This has allowed her to receive many opportunities and turn this once hobby into a career being self-employed since the outstanding age of eighteen.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23891\" style=\"width: 202px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_3513-202x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_3513-202x300.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_3513.jpeg 436w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Milner has been able to start a career out of a hobby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She aims for her platform to be a place of positivity where everyone feels welcome to enjoy the variety of content she provides, and she also believes it is very important to interact with her followers regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entrepreneur believes in making them feel involved in the brand deals she takes and constantly reminds her followers she is grateful for everyone who supports her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milner acknowledges regularly she would not be where she is today without the loyal support of each and every one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milner had a few words for anyone inspired to follow their dreams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Everyone has the same opportunity on this earth just stay true to yourself post what you like and take that leap and believe in yourself. 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