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Liability Insurance for Makeup Artist

We all hear about blending, what makeup brushes to use, how to market your business, but rarely do we hear about liability insurance. Some of you might have never heard of it or have no idea what insurance has to do with being a makeup artist. What is liability insurance? Liability insu…

Tools of the Trade: Fashion Week

No matter what your style is as a Makeup Artist, there is a semi annual event all over the world that has a ripple effect on the beauty industry -  Fashion Week . It is the holy grail of fashion, beauty, and pop culture.  Fashion Week is held all over the world but the four fashion c…

My Secret Weapon:The Library

I was fortunate to be brought up in a home where books were cherished. In my home we always had bookshelves full of our favorite books and visiting our local libraries was a common family outing. My favorite library of them all was the DTLA Central Library and it continues to be my f…

Where Do I Buy my Kit Supplies?

I would say about 85% of my makeup kit comes from Nigel's Beauty Emporium in North Hollywood. This is my favorite beauty supply location and source for continued education in makeup and all things beauty. I remember the first time I stepped into Nigel's like …

How to Become a Makeup Artist Timeline

I learn best with visual guides so I decided to put together this "basic timeline" of events that depicts the journey of a Professional Makeup Artist. Everyone's journey as a Makeup Artist is different, there is no one way of getting there. There is no cookie cut…