Becoming a makeup artist (home based)

[Reha]

Re: Becoming a makeup artist (home based)

@Colourful eyes

Your in the makeup business so know your stuff about makeup - whats new, whats good, whats bad etc… In order for someone to call themselves a “Professional” you need to have that creative ability which sets you apart from everyday makeup.

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@automne77

Yes Spiral mashAllah she is…

Reha, I would love to do bridal, fashion shoot and evening and day makeup. How do I get ppl to practice on ? My sisters aren’t here and no friends either so how do I go about it ?

You can advertise free or almost free makeovers to start off with. Always have a camera with you to take pictures of your work and be educated about different skin types, eye shapes, mixing colors, etc.

I don’t think the learning process ever ends…you’re always constantly learning and updating.

@Spiral

Ok so while we are talking about this… why should someone be a homebased makeup artist/business owner vs. someone who could work for umm MAC, Estee Lauder companies or umm say Sephora. You get professional training and all by working at big companies for free so why not that.

You absolutely could. I would have done that if my situation allowed me the time away from my work to do so. But it doesn’t so I had and still have to resort to practice, lessons, lots of trial and error and so much more.

@Pseudonymous

^You can be both, this way more people will come to know about you, you will hone your skills and let’s not forget, get great discounts on makeup I think Colorful Eyes and Reha pretty much summed it up. I’m not doing it professionally “yet” but I do plan to in the future iA. I’m slowly starting to work on my portfolio by doing before and after makeup pictures. Once I have a strong portfolio with a variety of looks and a decent range of makeup to get me started, i’ll start advertising more. Once you put yourself out there, and are able to deliver good service for a decent price, people will come to you.

Also, I agree with Colorful Eyes about having pictures that aren’t heavily edited. When I post my eye makeup pictures in this forum, I do edit them because they’re JUST eye makeup pictures that have too much detail and need editing, but when you want to do this professionally, obviously you’ll pictures of full face makeup and that I suggest you don’t edit because people should see what you can actually do. Most of the MUA’s i’ve seen who are either starting out or already established, only showcase pictures of brides that are professionally taken and are so edited you can’t see the true quality of the makeup. You can make out what the eye makeup and lipstick look like, but the most important part of the makeup, the foundation/base/contour/blush is all blurred. I myself would only get my makeup done from someone whose face makeup is visibly great.

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