If you love make-up and love to interact with people, there are plenty opportunities to work as a professional make-up artist offering…

• Bridal make-up services (or other special occasion make-up)
• Makeovers and make-up lesson services
• Professional advice and retailing make-up at a cosmetic counter or make-up store

If you love fashion and have a flare for style, you can become a fashion make-up artist, working on models for advertising/production companies, fashion designers, photographers and beauty editors. Work includes printed media and TV commercials.

If you love the idea of working on faces for TV and you thrive under pressure, you’ll enjoy working as a make-up artist in this environment. You are exposed to working on a wide variety of individuals from TV presenters to guests to actors.

If you love a challenge and enjoy a variety of make-up styles – natural to glamorous – character – period – and more, this is the industry for you. You will be working on actors and actresses of all ages, as well as models for TV commercials.

If you love the idea of live performances and the creation and application of the make-up for actors, actresses, dancers, singers and bands, you’ll love to work backstage. The make-up is heavy, intense and effective from a distance and under the powerful stage lights. Work varies from glamorous to weird, ballerina-style to aging faces and lots more.