Start Your Career as a Freelance Makeup Artist

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Starting your own business as a freelance makeup
artist is easier said than done but there is no
end to how much you get to learn. Working as a
freelance makeup artist has its own perks you
can choose your own hours, set your own rates,
choose your clients and maybe start your own
brand. But it can be a tough job too. It requires
a lot of passion, great communication skills and
self-motivation. Here are a few need to know
tips and tricks for start your career as a
freelance artist.
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• Learn How to Do Makeup
• In todays era, theres nothing that cant be
  learnt through the internet. People contemplate
  the reason to join a beauty school when they
  apply makeup every day. But little do they know
  that joining a beauty school will help them learn
  a lot. Doing makeup on different people gives you
  an advantage as you gain experience to deal with
  different face shapes and various skin
  conditions.
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• A formal education is not necessary, but it gives
  you an upper hand against the artists who lack a
  professional training. A certification or some
  experience is indispensable to kick start your
  career as a freelance makeup artist. Refine your
  skills as much as possible. Make sure your
  certificates and portfolio speak for themselves.

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• Build Your Vanity
• Starting off your career as a professional makeup
  artist, you will need at least a basic kit of the
  products and tools. When beginning your career as
  a freelance makeup artist, you dont necessarily
  need to spend thousands on your kit. Build a
  vanity on a budget. There is no end to adding to
  your vanity. You will find innumerable drugstore
  products that are of great quality. Do your
  research and get knowledge of where to splurge
  and when to save!
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• Know Your Boundaries
• As a freelance makeup artist, you should not make
  the mistake of promising to deliver something you
  do not excel at. Just because you want to earn
  money, does not mean that you should take up
  clients demanding a look that is not your
  strength. Instead, take clients that you want to
  work with and concentrate more on your area of
  expertise. This will help build your reputation
  among potential clients.

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• Build Your Client Base
• The key to start your career as a freelance
  makeup artist is advertising yourself.
  Freelancers are barely advertised. Start off by
  doing makeup for clients at a lower price. This
  way youll get promoted through word of mouth.
  And as you build a reputation, start increasing
  your prices steadily.
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• Another way of promoting yourself is through
  social media. Spend a little on those paid
  advertisements. There are people looking for
  makeup artists pretty much every day and this
  will make it easier for them to find you.
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• Keep Yourself Updated with the Current Trends
• Keep evolving as a makeup artist and brief
  yourself with the current makeup trends. Itll
  make an impression, on your clients, of
  commitment to improve as an artist and, youll
  find yourself way ahead in the competition. So,
  keep refining your skills!

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