CARA AESCHLIMAN (CARE-UH ASH-LUH-MIN) LIVES IN SEATTLE WITH HER HANDSOME HUSBAND, PETER, AND HER THREE (!!!) DARLING DOGS, MURPHY, GUS, AND GARY. SHE ENJOYS CAMPING, COOKBOOKS, CHOCOLATE, AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER INCREDIBLE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IN COLLEGE, CARA MAJORED IN BIOLOGY AND MINORED IN CHEMISTRY, AND THEN WORKED IN THE MEDICAL FIELD FOR SIX YEARS. CARA QUICKLY REALIZED THAT “LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE DOING SOMETHING YOU DON’T LOVE,” SO SHE QUIT HER NINE-TO-FIVE JOB TO FOLLOW HER DREAM OF BECOMING A MAKEUP ARTIST.
WHILE BUILDING HER FREELANCE BUSINESS, CARA WORKED FOR MAC COSMETICS. SHE ALSO LEARNED TO STYLE HAIR AT THE MAKEUP DESIGNORY IN LOS ANGELES AND BECAME A MEMBER OF IATSE LOCAL 488. CLIENTS APPRECIATE CARA’S FUN AND LAID-BACK PERSONALITY, AND CALL HER TIME AND TIME AGAIN FOR HER ABILITY TO QUICKLY ENHANCE SOMEONE’S NATURAL BEAUTY.
(PORTRAIT BY MARK MALIJAN)