Makeup tips for a makeup artist hopeful.
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Aug 22, 2016
Taylor D.
So I want to be a makeup artist. I have worn makeup for a long time but there is still so much you don't know how to do so I want to learn from you. If there are any useful tips,brands or anything j should know that would help thanks.
Aug 23, 2016
Ashlyn Z.
Natalie s. What you tubers
Aug 23, 2016
Alexa G.
Desi Perkins is fabulous. Follow her on snapchat too. She's super relatable.
Aug 23, 2016
Jacqueline H.
If you want to be a professional artist, then I would agree with Charli's advice. It's true, there are artists that are self taught and are very successful; however, there are more makeup artists than there are jobs, and in my opinion, it would be wise to get a formal artistry education. When it comes to YouTube, I would be selective in terms of 'who' you watch, because doing makeup professionally is very different than what you see a majority of the YouTube 'Guru's' doing. You can learn some very bad technique and habits wherein if done on a professional level would assure that you would never get 'that' particular gig again.
What most people do not understand is for the most part, what you see on Instagram and YouTube just is not what professional artistry is all about. Some of the looks that are created by more popular Instagramers and YouTuber's are indeed beautiful, but there is so much more to being a professional artist than being able to slap a bunch of glitter on the eyes with double stacked lashes and 5 pounds of contour. If you want to make a living, you have to know how to do more than the drag/stage makeup that is so prevalent on both of these social media platforms. You need to learn how to do standard beauty, bridal, stage and theater, fantasy, high fashion/editorial, makeup for film and television, black and white, airbrush and character. Each of these 'types' of makeup have their own techniques that set them apart from the other, and to work consistently requires that you know how to apply the aforementioned. In school, you will also learn color theory, sanitation, lighting and photography, how to handle yourself on a set, how to join the Union (if that is something that interests you) and how to market yourself. It is sooo worthwhile, and if you want to be a professional artist is something you should think about doing.
To get you off on the right foot, I could recommend a dozen really good makeup books, but in my opinion, the only one you need right now would be Robert Jones' makeup Makeovers Beauty Bible: Expert secrets For Stunning Transformations. This book is indeed a makeup Bible, and one that I think enthusiasts and professionals should own. This book will give you everything you need to know to get you started on the right path: Brush explanations, how to determine undertones, how to identify face shapes, different eye shapes and how to apply makeup to enhance and/or correct, facial masking...you name it, it's in here. To borrow a line from Brad in Fast Times at Ridgemont High when it comes to this book... 'learn it, know it, live it.
If you want to watch YouTube, check out Robert Jones, Lisa Eldridge, Luis Casco, Jordan Liberty, Billy B., Rae Morris, Charlotte Tilbury, Kevin James Bennett. They are working professional artists that dispense phenomenal advice and some great tutorials. I would also suggest checking out your local beauty supply stores. A good number of these stores offer clinics taught by professional mua's that rep the lines that the store sells. In most cases, there is a nominal fee, and you usually receive what you paid for the clinic back in product from the line. Go to IMATS and sign up to take the clinics offered by the major lines; in some cases these clinics are free, and taught by some of the more prominent artists in the in industry. In this business you aren't going to get bookings by only being able to do makeup on your own face; potential employers want to be able to see what you can do on other peoples faces, so practice on as many models as you can. I wish you the best of luck. :)
Aug 24, 2016
Jacqueline H.
Thank you Charli. Good call on Mary Greenwell; she's phenomenal. :)