1. Clients Want Trained Professionals
It’s no news that YouTube and Instagram have profoundly affected the beauty industry. Since YouTube debuted in the mid-2000s, a new generation has become obsessed with makeup products and techniques. Some of them have gathered huge social media followings, while others have managed to cross over into the realm of real-world working makeup artists.
Seeing so much interest in our creative and lucrative field is exciting. It’s also important–now more than ever–for the aspiring artist to understand that this new wave of people has made an already competitive field even more competitive. While it’s popular to have the phrase “self-taught” in your Instagram bio, it might be sobering to realize that potential clients probably read self-taught as “not trained.” And “not trained” is one step away from “amateur.” No matter how great an artist’s natural talent is, clients want to hire professionals who have received the proper training from a professional makeup school.
2. Practice Makes Perfect When it Comes to Advanced Makeup Artistry
Makeup is an art form that, for most people, requires hundreds of hours of hands-on work. A person can read all the books, watch all the tutorials, and hang around as many makeup counters as they want, but until they start practicing, their skills will never get up to speed to start working.
One of the many benefits of attending a well-respected training program is practicing in a disciplined environment. Of course, a person can practice independently, but most people could take five or more years to gather all the experience they need. Those same hands-on hours could be attained in a fraction of the time through a certified training program in advanced makeup artistry.
3. You Only Live Once!
The thing that holds most people back from their dreams is themselves. Fear and a lack of belief in themselves will ultimately keep them from going after what they want. We’ve watched many people find their confidence while attending one of our programs. That’s part of what can happen at makeup school: along with learning the products and techniques, we help you find the vision. We help you see the path to your goals. Taking a step forward might be daunting if you can’t see the road. Many aspiring artists will procrastinate out of fear; they’ll wait because they think they can’t afford it. They’ll tell themselves they can just watch videos and learn independently. And time slips by. That time is your life! It might feel like a big commitment, but your life and dreams are worth it.
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