Make-up Artist Interviews
Skin Care Tips And Beauty Advice By Joey Garibay Makeup Artist
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: I’m a young man with a passion for the art of beauty. I come from a small, over populated city in a corner of Texas. Although, I do have some formal “training” I consider myself to be self taught for the most part.
I helped design the makeup curriculum for the beauty college, I attended. Later on I singed up for an Independent Cosmetics Art program that came to the USA from Israel. This is where I acquired trade secrets, techniques and the use of colors.
Beauty Tips By British Makeup Artist Anika Chauhan
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: I am a professional make-up and hair stylist. I am at my happiest when I can be creative, I am also a huge perfectionist. I attended Greasepaint College in 2003 and have been working in the industry ever since.
Q: What do you find to be the most common mistakes women make with makeup? What’s the worst thing a woman can do to her skin?
A: Many women like to look tanned these days but they are using are darker foundation with an orange tone. Instead they should be using a foundation that matches their skin tone, then apply a warm bronzer.
The worst thing a woman can do to her skin is dehydrate it by not drinking enough water.
Licensed Cosmetologist Interview With D’nelle Almanza
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: I am a licensed cosmetologist and I am attending a school in Hollywood, CA. I am half ways done with my program.
Q: Did you always wanted to be an artist, or did you stumble upon your talent by chance? Who or what inspired you to become a makeup artist?
A: I stumbled on to this love on random. I went to beauty school and loved doing hair and was always scared to try makeup. I took a short course on makeup artistry and realized I loved it and decided to go to a credited school for professional makeup.
Tennessee Makeup Artist Interview: Makeup By Trecie
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: I am a mother of one living in Tennessee who has a passion for makeup artistry. I have not attended school and am completely self taught.
Q: Do you think going to school for make-up artistry is important to excel in the business later on?
A: Depending on the level that you want to take it to, yes. If you want to teach, I think school would be beneficial. But the thing about makeup is everyone has a different technique that works for them. To be successful or a well known makeup artist does not matter on what certificate or diploma you have, but rather your skill and your craft.
Interview With British Face And Body Painter Vince Loudon
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught face & body artist?
A: I have an interest in photography and I am self taught/learn from my peers and network with others in my industry (face and body painting).
Q: What do you find to be the most common mistakes new face & body painters make? What’s the worst thing for a new painter to do?
A: Trying to run before they can walk and forgetting the viewing distance for body painting. If you promote yourself as a professional then can’t deliver on implied or promised performance or standards.
Makeup Artist Interview With Elaine O Callaghan Of Cork, Ireland
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: I suppose a bit of both, I have always had an intense interest in make up & its transfomative effects so I took an introductory course to make up artistry.
After this I assisted, read up on everything I could & worked with whatever photographer would have me in order to hone my skills.
The thing with make up (like many professions I suppose) is that you will never be finished learning. There’s always a new technique to pick up & as the introduction of HD showed us a new technology to adapt to.
Beauty Advice By Crystal Marie Islas Of Rage Make-Up
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: I have been playing with make up since i was in 7th grade.To be honest. I was self taught. i would try to achieve the looks on my own until I discovered youtube. Watching youtube videos definitely helped me out so much.
One of my first Make up Gurus I started watching was the Queen Of Blending and Make up by Ren Ren. And eventually I did attend The Skin and Make up Institute in Peoria, Arizona. I was trained by Corrina Cooke.
Interview With Karen Elaine Sidbury MUA Of Face4ward Makeup Artistry
Q: Do you think going to school for make-up artistry is important to excel in the business later on?
A: Education is always an asset. If the funds were available I would love to attend the Makeup Designory in New York or the London Makeup Academy.
However, an artist with a natural talent that practices and hones their skill on their own can be successful – even excel in this business. Look at Billy B, one of the idols of most makeup artists; he is basically self-taught and he is at the top of the heap. He is what most of us aspire to be.
Now in my case, my heart’s desire is to become proficient in special effects makeup so I feel that makeup school would be a huge benefit for me. Since in my wildest dreams I could never afford to pay for it, I have to learn as best I can by means of DVDs, online sources, books, and trial and error.
Huntsville, Alabama Makeup Artist Jennifer Trimm Interview
Q: Did you always want to be an artist, or did you stumble upon your talent by chance? Who or what inspired you to become a makeup artist?
A: Yes, I have always been interested in makeup! I remember watching my beautiful mother put hers on as a child, I loved watching the transformation.
Q: What is your favorite or most exciting aspect about your job?
A: I love meeting new people and not having to be stuck in an everyday routine. Everyday is a new adventure!
Beauty Tips By Makeup Artist Alondra Excene
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: I am currently a student at Elegance International in Hollywood, California. Throughout high school I was always experimenting with make-up on myself and on others. I love all forms of make-up. So far in school I’ve really enjoyed my theater class and my high-fashion class. My ultimate goal is to do horror films.
Q: What feature(s) do you love to accentuate and why?
A: I am a fan of blush. I always notice good cheek bones.
Beauty Talk: Interview With Makeup Artist Ang
Q: Did you always wanted to be an artist, or did you stumble upon your talent by chance? Who or what inspired you to become a makeup artist?
A: Ever since I was a child, I’ve loved makeup. When I was 3 yrs old, my mom bough me my very own Marykay makeup kit, and I fell in love!
Q: What do you find to be the most common mistakes women make with makeup? What’s the worst thing a woman can do to her skin?
A: Too much makeup makes you look fake, if you wear it to go out on a daily basis, don’t wear too much. Worst thing someone can put on their face is alcohol.
Intwerview With Anji Long Make-up Artist Of Skinabstracts
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: I attended OSU for fine arts and then went to Ohio State School of Cosmetology and receive my esthetics license. I went on to work for a large Columbus Salon where I received extensive training and received a colorescience makeup artist certification.
I have always been passionate about makeup and consider a lot of my skill self taught.
Interview With Make-up Artist Diamond S. Of Creatively Fierce
Q: Do you think going to school for make-up artistry is important to excel in the business later on?
A: While I have never had any formal training outside of the basic artist certification at M.A.C. Cosmetics which primarily focuses on product knowledge as opposed to technique and application, I do feel that at some point attending an artistry course or two can only catapult my artistic growth.
Much of my artistic knowledge has been from self- taught, hands on experience and by shadowing other artists, but there are things that I would like to formally learn. (i.e pros ethics)
Professional Beauty Tips By Make-up Artist Selina Heraz
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: Makeup is my passion and I have loved it for as long as I could remember. I did start out self taught, but decided to go to school to fine tune my makeup skills. I attended school at JE Boutique College of Beauty in El Cajon, Ca. I am a licensed esthetician as well as a certified makeup artist.
Q: Do you think going to school for make-up artistry is important to excel in the business later on?
A: I think it is. Even if you have a natural talent, it does look better if you are certified by a makeup artistry school.
Gaye Bell Professional Makeup Artist, Hair Stylist Interview
Enjoy the following interview with Memphis Tennessee based wedding, editorial and fashion makeup artist, hair stylist Gaye Bell.
Q: Describe your “Classic Approach to Beauty.” how do you define beauty?
A: My “classic” approach to beauty is to give the face a clean look. I would define beauty as what “it” is that makes you feel beautiful.
Confidence is beauty, however, I think everyone needs SOMETHING to enhance their natural beauty–not necessarily makeup, but SOMETHING (i.e. brow shaping, lashes, eyeliner, gorgeous skin, etc.). You get what I’m saying?
Pro Beauty Tips From Steve Vayne Make-up Artist And Hairstylist
Enjoy this entertaining, informative and personal interview with make-up artist and hairstylist Steve Vayne, a great read for everyday women, pro or aspiring makeup artists.
Steve is not only a starship captain at heart but also provides great skin care and make-up tips throughout the interview like: “Close your eyes when airbrushing yourself”.
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: I love Make up since I am a little boy, I always messed up my mothers cosmetic bag to make up my sister and no matter where our mom tried to hide her cosmetic bag, I FOUND IT ;))
I´m freelance Make up Artist & Hairstylist since I´m 19 y.o. Self taught first but then I decided to take some courses and I did a lot of assisting works to get into the industry.
Indian Make-up Artist Suman H. Baldawa Interview
Enjoy the following photos and interview sent in by Indian make-up artist Suman H. Baldawa
Q: What tips and advice do you have for aspiring makeup artists just starting out?
A: As an makeup artist we have to very polite and humble and we have to convince our client that she /he will not worry about doing makeup.
And we have to recognize the client’s nature and we have to behave in that way. We have to see the skin type of customer and what is her choice: light makeup or heavy makeup. We have to convince in such a way so she should be ready to do makeup.
Artist Interview With Diana Rangel Of Fierce Make-up & Hair
Enjoy the following smart and informative interview with Diana Rangel Los Angeles, CA based artist of Fierce Make-up & Hair.
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: Well, I am an LA Native, I love the hot rod/pinup scene and punk rock /rockabilly music. I went to School in Hollywood inside the Sunset-Gower studios in 03.
They used to film ‘Six Feet Under’ there and I would watch the actors inside their work environment back there. This made me want to be a makeup artist even further!
Interview With Irish Make-up Artist Emma Farrell
Enjoy the following interview with Dublin based Irish make-up artist Emma Farrell.
Emma’s specialties are: Beauty, Fashion, Film, TV and Theatre industries.
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: I took a more round about route into Make-Up. I did a certificate in Art & Design, followed by a BA Degree in Modelmaking and Design for Film, TV and Theatre.
After this I attended a Make-Up school. I launched myself as a freelance Make-Up Artist and have never looked back.
Interview With Pittsburgh Makeup Artist Julie Marckisotto
Enjoy one of the smartest, most informative and most passionate Q&A’s of this make-up artist interview series with 15 year veteran MUA Julie Marckisotto.
Julia has worked for Chanel, Estee Lauder, Aveda, Christian Dior and Lancome before opening her own salon.
Q: Describe your “Classic Approach to Beauty.” how do you define beauty?
A: Beauty is being you. Don’t cover up your freckles, embrace the things that bother you and learn how to make them work for you. If you hate your lips…focus on your eyes! Everyone in the world has things that they wish they could change…learning to live with these things come with age I think.
Make-up Artist, Hair Stylist Heather Busulovich Interview
Enjoy this happy-go-lucky interview with Chicago, Illinois based pro make-up artist and certified hair stylist Heather Busulovich.
Q: Do you think going to school for make-up artistry is important to excel in the business later on?
A: Yes, I will further my career as an artist more hands down on things the better I will be … I will be taking eyelash extensions classes and FX.
Skin Care Tips By Airbrush Make-up Artist Stephanie Mazzeo
Enjoy the following informative interview with Florida based pro airbrush make-up artist Stephanie Mazzeo, who has this great line in the Q&A below: “I think smokey eyes have run their course and we need to move on”.
Q: What is your favorite or most exciting aspect about your job?
A: I love seeing the beautiful way makeup can transform a person’s self esteem just by making them feel better about themselves.
Interview With Make-up Artists Rachel Rae And Erica Ann Of Rouge Artistry
Enjoy this 100th Q&A of my artist interview series with some informative answers from a duo of make-up artists: Bay Area and Central Valley, California based wedding, glamour, high fashion, pin-up, and natural make-up artists Rachel Rae and Erica Ann.
Q: Do you think going to school for make-up artistry is important to excel in the business later on?
A: We feel any type of education is important. Although, we are both professional and successful MUA’s without any formal schooling for Makeup Artistry. As long as you put 110% of effort into your work, you will always be successful.
Sha: Singapore Make-up Artist Hairstylist Interview
Enjoy the following high energy, fun and honest interview with Singapore based make-up artist and hair stylist Sha.
Q: Did you always wanted to be an artist, or did you stumble upon your talent by chance? Who or what inspired you to become a makeup artist?
A: Kinda stumble .. Madonna inspired me
Make-up Artist Alisha L. Baijounas Of VanityKill Studio Interview
Enjoy another super informative installment of my beauty and skincare interview series with Joe Blasco Makeup Center West graduate, Los Angeles / Chico, California based make-up artist Alisha L. Baijounas Of VanityKill Studio.
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: After learning theatrical makeup in high school I wanted to learn techniques in film and photo application so I attended Joe Blasco Makeup Center West. I also am self-taught in a lot of aspects of the industry and application that you just can’t pay someone to teach you.
Interview With Make-up Artist And Hair Dresser Taran Amicone
Enjoy the following informational interview with make-up artist and hairstylist Taran Amicone.
Q: Do you think going to school for make-up artistry is important to excel in the business later on?
A: I do believe it is important for an individual to attend school specifically for make up artistry, however, there are those who simply have the passion for make up, and know just as much as those who have attended a school.
Kansas City Esthetician And Make-up Artist Karen Hough Interview
Enjoy this interview with Kansas City, Missouri based make-up artist Karen Hough.
Q: Do you think going to school for make-up artistry is important to excel in the business later on?
A: I don’t think so. I think there are many ways to learn. Practice, read books and more practice. Many people gain experience working for a cosmetic line in retail. I am sure school is very beneficial, but you can
get training others ways as well.
Interview With Make-up Artist Salina Law Of Honolulu, Hawaii
Enjoy this super educational interview with Honolulu, Hawaii based MAC Trainer and make-up Artist Salina Law.
Saline advocates perseverance, humbleness, and an open mind in true Hawaiian style, she also provided one of the beast answers to my “steps for the perfect, flawless, natural look” in the history of this interview series.
Annette Humphreys Body Painter And Make-up Artist Interview
Enjoy this interview with Roseville, California based passionate airbrush make-up artist and body painter Annette Humphreys a.k.a. UniqueSkinArt.
Q: Did you always wanted to be an artist, or did you stumble upon your talent by chance? Who or what inspired you to become a makeup artist?
A: I stumbled upon this and then advanced it with inspirations of other makeup artists.
Interview With Fashion Bridal Bodypainting Make-up Artist Jessica Nurse
Enjoy the following interview with London based fashion, bridal and bodypainting make-up artist Jessica Nurse.
Q: Tell a little about yourself personally and if you attended school or you are a self taught makeup artist?
A: I am a full time freelance make-up artist based in the midlands. I studied at Leicester college a two year course in artistic make-up and special effects and then went on to graduate from the London college of Fashion and FdA in specialist make-up design, fashion and editorial make-up.
