What Types Of "Jobs" Are There In The Makeup Industry.

Mar 31, 2014

Graceylee H.

I've always been interested but never looked into it or actually had a good think about it? so what the choices? and where do you have to go to train? (eg. University)

Mar 31, 2014

Graceylee H.

And do you have to finish school to go through with it?

Mar 31, 2014

Diego G.

I think BL has articles on this.

Mar 31, 2014

Rita K.

Depends on what you study. like Lindsay said you can formulate or market makeup. you can teach makeup or be a makeup artist either creating and/or applying looks. you can take business classes and apply for a corporate job in the makeup industry. if you aren't against testing on animals, I am, you can be a scientist that does the testing. yup. honestly, there are endless amounts of jobs in the industry but it comes down to what kind of place you see yourself in the makeup world.

Mar 31, 2014

Shelley W.

Yay Lindsay!! Congrats! That segment of the industry needs more women.
Graceylee...there are also account sales where you sell to chains or independents. Public relations/marketing. Packaging design. Some positions require a college degree along with advance training but for the most part you can start at the bottom and work yourself up.
Rita...not all labs conduct animal testing. My husband's lab conducts testing on human volunteers and earlier this year P&G released news of a new testing method that does not involve the use of animals. Now its just a matter of time before the manufactures reconfigure their labs and educate the staff on the new procedure and then animal testing will be a horrible relic from the past.

Mar 31, 2014

Emily W.

Even if you are only interested in being a freelance artist, a degree in business will give you great skills to help manage your time/finances/self-marketing. I'm finishing a BS in Business before I go to school for special effects. :)

A note about animal testing: In many cases, there are no alternatives to animal tests (allergy tests, and a few others in particular have no non-animal counterparts). Test animals are bred to act as strict controls for testing, the researchers have complete control over the animals' genetics and control over context, something that is physically impossible with human volunteers, which allows for rigorous testing of ingredients to ensure with accuracy that they are safe. The animals are bred in a lab for that specific purpose, with complete control over their genome. They aren't pets that scientists kidnapped to do evil experiments on, or animals that they snatched out of some happy life in the wild. They exist solely for research, and know no other existence. It is no different than other species that we raise strictly to be eaten. Animal testing is necessary to have safe products. Even in "cruelty free" products, the ingredients were tested on animals at some point in history to make sure they are safe.

Apr 1, 2014

Rita K.

Oh, I suspected they did a different testing for products that weren't tested on animals but wasn't sure how else they handled it. Good to know they have other methods. Thank you. It is definitely something to look into Graceylee.