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Donni Davy, the cofounder of Half Magic and head makeup artist of Euphoria, was the keynote speaker at Next In Beauty. She emphasized the value of embracing opportunities, big and small. “I began my career by answering make-up ads on Craigslist and doing plenty of very small jobs. I took each job very seriously, even if I was doing makeup for corporate office headshots, or working on a student film which needed glam, natural, whatever kind of makeup. I started working on many of the short films that they eventually lead to my first ever feature-length film with Barry Jenkins.”