Becoming A Makeup Artist.

Jan 2, 2014

Shelley W.

You don't necessarily have to go to school to become a makeup artist. I know quite a few who are self-taught and making a solid living at it. As a few girls mentioned here...practice,practice makes all the difference.

Jan 2, 2014

Isabel M.

The Robert Jones academy's Gold membership is $249.00 for a year! Defiantly worth it , fraction of the cost of a normal course. You get full access to his kick butt tutorials , downloadable lesson by lesson course materials for an exclusive manual, access to members only forum, newsletter, ability to participate in contests and free giveaways, bonus behind the scenes videos , opportunity to be the first to buy products, downloadable course videos, and 25% off his have to have it in the shop section per month! This is what you get with the good membership which I will be asking for, for my birthday! Good luck! He also has a great YouTube channel, recommended to me by Miss Jackie H!

Jan 2, 2014

Isabel M.

There are three levels, to the membership, basic membership, solve and gold, which you can all do for a month or an entire year! I told you about the good one for the entire year!

Jan 2, 2014

Isabel M.

I just realized that almost all his videos are on his YouTube channel! So you should check that out first!

Jan 2, 2014

Yohanna S.

Take a cursus and practice on somebody but you can also watch video s on youtube about beauty ;) Thats what I do everyday lol x

Jan 3, 2014

Lolita B.

Wow Jacqueline... just wow:) Some serious decisions to make based on your advice and expertise.

Jan 3, 2014

Britney L.

There's different kind of makeup artist there's the ones that work in the mall and the ones the work for a agency soo it's kinda like actors you have your a list then you have your b-d list what kind of makeup artist do you want to be?

Jan 3, 2014

Britney L.

The only reason I ask is because there's soo many makeup artist out there but there's only a few actually making money.

Jan 3, 2014

Hannah S.

Wow. I hadn't been able to hop on to beautylish for a few hours and came back to a wealth of advice!! I love this forum so much. I've always had a strength in makeup and natural ability to understand it. I know a lot about makeup, but not as much as someone who's done it all. I just really love it and I'm not even sure I want to do it for money per say...I just really enjoy it!! thanks again everyone for all the info. definitely looking into those online courses. can't hurt :) I'm definitely open to learning anything and everything I can!!

Jan 3, 2014

Lolita B.

Hannah S., I feel the same way you do. If money flows in with it then I'm a blessed woman, but I enjoy it and it's become a new passion for me, which is ironic cause I was a town boy growing up lol. I would love to have the opportunity to help women feel beautiful and confident about themselves. That's a reward all in itself:)

Jan 3, 2014

Melissa R.

If you're good you don't need to be certified! a lot of the girls who work at mac are self taught. I currently go to beauty school but started freelancing way before I even thought about going to school for it. Make an instagram of all your makeup looks and try to get all your looks out there for people to see, than everyone will be like "do my makeup please!?!?!" haha.

Jan 3, 2014

Lee L.

This is awesome advice ladies. I agree with many of you I myself went to cosmetology school & even though I didn't finish everything I learned was way before school & honestly you don't learn much about makeup in cosmetology. I have a few clients that I have gotten on my own bc they have seen my work with not only makeup but hair. My strength was more the hair even though I was always passionate on anything that had to so with beauty weather it was hair, makeup or fashion just had this passion om making people look & feel beautiful. I practice but wish I had more time to practice more often but busy single mom is hard. I agree that you don't need to be certified to become a MUA but my personal opinion The more you learn the better you will be. I know there are things we will learn in school that we didn't learn by watching you tube videos or just practice. I myself am looking into going to beauty school in my area the cost will be about $4,900 for a 6 wk program but they will teach you film makeup it's a basic, intermediate & advances program all in one. I spoke to several MUA's & they said it's well worth it & regardless of the outcome at least I will have the certificate & experience even if it's just for just a small clientele & freelancing to make a lil extra doing what I love to do making others look & feel beautiful.. good luck ladies