Would you recommend being a makeup artist as a career?

Would you recommend being a makeup artist as a career?

Jo Reid (Founder of Blush Ltd) gives expert video advice on: What kind of makeup do you do?; How did you become a makeup artist?; What sort of skills do you need? and more...

I would if you're quite tough, and if you can except rejection. Makeup is, particularly when working with the public is a personal matter of taste more than anything. What you do may not be what someone else likes, and you have to have quite a thick skin. On the other hand, I do think it's a particularly creative job, so if you want to be creative and work with the public it's a great way of combining the two.