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How Can I Get More Involved with Doing Makeup?
im 15/f from NJ i know some of my friends that want to go to FIT and they are going to go and intern to try and get work or something like that, and i was wondering how can i get work as a makeup artist?? i do my moms makeup when she goes out, which is alot, and she pays me. everyone compliemts me on my makeup. i try to learn new techniques and stuff i read the Bobbi Brown makeup manual book. I was thinking about doing freelance makeup but i dont kow how that really works. so how do i get clients and mkae money from this? How much should i charge? also do yu know if their are any workshops coming up by famous artists to leann new techniques beacause i really want to go. thankss
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I think the most important thing here is to not pretend to be a make up artist that you're not.
So you do make up-great, but you can't call yourself professional yet. So I guess the best route to go down would be where people don't require minimal makeup.
A key to getting a job anywhere nowadays, but especially in the creative industry is experience. And you need it!
There are lots of kids party companys that specialize in girls aged about 7-10, and they do parties and with that do kids makeup. Why not enquire if you could come along to some parties and observe? If you make intelligent suggstions and be really helpful and aimiable, they may take you on? If not, at least you've got experience!
The thing is, you're still in education being only 15, which means places on any course anywhere at that age will be small if there at all. I'm not being rude-thats the truth!
Also, to get on these courses you have to have experience, as competition is very high!
So, being a make up artist profesionally is not something that happens overnight. I suggest lower your expectations, and concerntrate on building experience, even if its voluntary like doing old peoples make up as a treat in care homes, and charge later? To get to my goal, I had to do voluntary work in the most dire places, but hey at least it won me the experience :)
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