Make-up Artist
This profession is all about beauty and colours.
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What does a Make-up Artist do?
Makeup artists are beauty practitioners who offer general makeup services or work in prosthetic design. As a make-up artist, the skin is your canvas. You can highlight a person's assets, hide blemishes or transform one person into another. Everything according to the clients' wishes. You should have a feeling for colours, shapes and aesthetics in order to achieve the desired effects and create a harmonious overall picture. With a strong sense of empathy and an eye for detail, you will quickly recognise how to give your customers a type-appropriate appearance and treat different skin types.
As a make-up artist, you can work for cosmetics companies, for example in drugstores or department stores with cosmetics departments. Jobs in film, television or magazines are also possible. Fashion companies also hire make-up artists for Fashion Week or other events. Another possibility is to have your own small business and have private clients.
What is important?
- Creativity and sense of aesthetics
- Knowledge of trends
- Customer orientation (e.g. when responding to customer wishes)
- Resistance to stress
- Knowledge of products
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Courses for Make-up Artists
The basic level is intended for people just starting out in their careers. Here you can acquire basic knowledge for your future profession in self-study units.
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