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beauty is certainly in the eye of the
beholder. That's what some makeup artists might tell you, referring
to the demands of their clients. Makeup artists agree that it can be
difficult at times to create the right look to satisfy some, but the end
result of enhancing beauty is the most rewarding part of the creative
process.
Makeup Schools
will help train for this exciting
career.
Career Switch
Margina Dennis became restless while working in the high tech industry. She
needed something different in her life. So about 12 years ago, she made the
career switch by taking classes from a professor at one of the California makeup
schools. It was a bit unnerving for Dennis. "I went from working at a
structured environment to not knowing when my next job would be," she
remembers. But she took classes and earned her certificates to embark upon
her makeup career.
Makeup schools give you the chance to learn about a lot of different areas.
Dennis took classes in TV, film, and print, learning multicultural and period
makeup, art history, and airbrush techniques. Now, with her makeup education,
Dennis works on photo shoots and commercials. "Most of the work I do is
very simple beauty makeup," she says. She has also done celebrity makeup
for VAL KILMER and MONTEL WILLIAMS and for magazine spreads, including Teen
Vogue and People.
And that's just in her spare time. Dennis also works as the beauty editor for
LA'G Magazine, doing product reviews, writing, and working with all aspects
that involve beauty. "It takes up a lot of time," she says.
"But I enjoy seeing the end product of what I've done."
Makeup Schools
and Jobs
According to the Bureau Labor of Statistics, makeup artists had a mean yearly
wage of $32,660 in 2005, with the highest number of reported workers situated
in California.
By attending makeup schools, one may increase their chances of getting one of
the higher paying jobs available in the industry. And makeup artists can work
on various projects, such as salons, the movie and television industry, and
as freelancers.
Practice Makes Perfect
Kylie Evans has had a love of makeup ever since the day she was born. And she
realized it more and more each time she made up a friend in middle school or
helped her friends with makeup for prom. It's no surprise, then, that Evans
took her passion and turned it into a makeup career. Her advice to succeeding
with your makeup education? "Practice on anyone who will let you,"
she explains. "Keep practicing your craft and your talent and each time,
you'll find [...] your own way."
In high school, Evans began her makeup career by working at a chain in Tennessee, known as
Ross the Boss. It was here that she was able to acquire lots of experience
and become "more well-rounded" so that she'd have the appropriate
background to get the most out of what makeup schools have to offer.
From there she went on to the Aveda Fredrics Institute (Cincinnati, OH),
well-known among makeup schools, where she learned about Skin Care, hair, and, most importantly
for her she got a makeup education. "Not all cosmetology schools train you in
makeup," says Evans. For this reason she chose to explore a makeup
career, and learned the difference between daytime and nighttime makeup
applications, among other techniques.
Evans currently works at the Godiva Salon in Atlanta and has done work for the Food
Channel and local television anchors. She thinks that those aspiring to get
into the field "need to be creative and energetic" and to always
remember that the good thing about makeup is that "you can always wash
it off." So don't be afraid to take chances at makeup schools. Says
Evans, "you don't always have to stick to the rules."
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