How to Make It as a Bridal Makeup Artist

Makeup artist can be a creative career.

A makeup artist has the task of making a woman look beautiful for a certain event, and a bridal makeup artist has the momentous task of prepping a bride for her big day. If you want to make it as a bridal makeup artist, you'll need to seriously consider your strategy to ensure you have enough clients and professionalism to make a career of it. Practice, a portfolio and publicizing your work will help ensure your new career is a success.

Things You'll Need

• Practice subjects
• Portfolio
• Business Cards

Instructions

1. Practice on individuals before setting up as a professional bridal makeup artist. You can volunteer to do friends' makeup for free or do test run makeup for a bride's engagement photos to get a feel for working a professional makeup artist.

2. Create a portfolio of your work. Take photos of makeup you've done, maybe from the practice runs. Taking photos of women in bridal gowns will help for a bridal makeup artist.

3. Publicize yourself to start building a client list. Start a website, take out ads in local newspapers and magazines, especially bridal magazines. Leave business cards at salons and ask past clients to tel their friends about your work.

4. Use assistants for large bridal parties. If the bride has a large number of bridesmaids you may need help to complete the job in time for the ceremony.

5. Consult with the bride prior to the ceremony, to make sure you know exactly how she wants her makeup to look on the big day. Some bride's may want a dramatic look while others will want to look natural.

References

• Makeup Geek: How to Become a Makeup Artist
• Bureau of Labor Statistics: Barbers, Cosmetologists and Other Personal Appearance Workers