The best part of being a make-up artist is transforming my client and knowing that they look and feel great about themselves. It is very rewarding for me.
When meeting a new client, I look at how they take care of their skin. It tells me a lot. How much time do they invest into their everyday skin care and make-up regime.?
Do they work full time, have kids and running a family household? What’s their exercise routines like?
I ask questions to determine what their lifestyle is like so we can create a look that will work best for their job or in their spare time. Also, if they have an active nightlife, what they need to apply to enhance the make-up look from job to happy hour!
If it’s a special occasion such as a wedding, I always suggest doing a trial make-up application first to get an idea of how your wedding makeup will look. That will determine if you want to hire that make-up artist for your special day. Also, you should always be able to ask the artist to change something if you aren’t quite happy with it. For example the eye make-up application. If you want more or less…it’s up to you.
If you’re paying for the trial, they should be willing to work with you to make you happy.
Here are a few tips I want to share with you…
1. Before hiring a make-up artist, discuss what type of occasion it’s going to be and what your budget is for that special day. Let them know if their will be other women getting make-up done such as bridesmaids, mother of the bride, friends, etc.
2. Make sure for the trial make-up application the artist is knowledgeable about the products she is using and showing you her best tricks and secrets to enhance your look for that special day.
3. When hiring an artist, always give them a 30 day notice or more, prior to the wedding date.
This enables them to clear their schedule for you and the deposit ensures the date.
4. Prices for bridal and wedding party vary on the artist and background credibility. Work within your budget. Sometimes they will lower their rate if you have a large bridal party too.
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