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Charon K.

Jun 10, 2013

Charon K.

I live in NY and want to become a freelance makeup artist, I understand it'll take time to make this into a career but this is my passion and I love it. My problem is I have a son and I want to know can I really make money from it to take care of my family? I would really love to talk to an actual makeup artist who can help me and give me tips please... I would more than appreciate it!

Dominique W.

Jun 14, 2013

Dominique W.

Mmmmm... you definitely should network and begin to self-teach yourself.

Danielle P.

Jun 17, 2013

Danielle P.

It helps if you work in the industry, I work at a store that sells makeup and I get a lot of clients that way. And get a business card so when someone compliments your makeup you just hand them a card, I got two clients that way when I went to get a bagel on my day off. Invest in a foundation kit, get a few blush and eye shadow palettes, primers, basic things and you can watch youtube videos but I suggest getting all kevyn aucoin books and reading them over and over again.

Carolyn H.

Jun 17, 2013

Carolyn H.

If you have the money I would suggest Chic Studios, it's in lower manhattan and they teach you everything to get you started including provide you with a kit.

Charon K.

Jun 18, 2013

Charon K.

Thank you all so much for the advice! Freelancing is what I want to do but I wanna work on the counter to build myself up! Doing makeup it truly my passion it makes me happy

Amy N.

Jun 28, 2013

Amy N.

Hi Charon! Where are you from? There is an awesome school in New York called CHIC STUDIOS! We have both day & night classes, as we realize that many of our students have busy lives (like taking care of a son!)

We have Small Class-sizes, Intensive Curriculums, Highly Trained Instructors & The “Chic Community”, which includes freelance opportunities, career development, hiring fairs for cosmetic retailing with top brands like MAC, Sephora, and Macy’s, complimentary 'Power Hour' training workshops, networking events and much more!

We also work with brands like: Makeup Forever, NARS, Laura Mercier, BH Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics, Eve Pearl, Graftobian, Cinema Secrets, Bobbi Brown, Smashbox and many others.

You should really look into it! --> www.chicstudiosnyc.com or contact christina@chicstudiosnyc.com for more questions! :)

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