Is It a Requirement?

whether being pretty is a requirement or not you will have no problem with that you are beautiful and who cares what your family thinks because if doing make-up makes you happy thats the only thing that matters. they should stand by your side and encourage you to do what you like to do no matter what it is.

NO, that's definitely not a requirement. A lot of times, they look so beautiful because they're artists with makeup and cover themselves up and look completely different. That's the beauty of makeup...you can make it look natural to compliment your beauty or you can go crazy and cake it on and make yourself look amazing, but nothing like how you look in person. If you want to do makeup, maybe go to school for hair and makeup. The more you're able to do, the more opportunities you'll be able to have.

Do you think? The ones I have seen are ordinary working people and they don't even wear make-up. A make-up artist works behind the scenes and so it's not necessary for them to be "beautiful". They just need to be really good at bringing out the best in others. I think the course would be a long and involved one as you would need to know about various skin types and the various properties of the make-up you are using Look at a lot of top movie stars. They are ordinary looking at best but with the right make-up, the right lighting and the right camera angles, they become stunning. The cameras don't just point and shoot you know, photography is extremely technical Besides, you are beautiful in your own way.

hi LovingMyBabies if thats you in your avatar no you are not ugly you are pretty so you would have no trouble in that respect but I have seen some make up artists and they are not always beautiful but their makeup makes t hem look better than they would ordinarily. let your family laugh, families are prone to do that but you go right ahead and put yourself through the courses as I anm sure y you will really excel as a make up artist. Its innate in us t hat we all wan to look as good as we can.more power to you latch on to your dream .

Heaven's no! And who is to say you aren't. It is all in self esteem and such as that. I wonder if you did some jobs around you could make some extra money doing make-up and that might help pay your way to school. And not all schools are that expensive. Probably would be costly to get your make-up, boods,etc.

I think to be physically beautiful is not the requisite to be a make up artist. It's your passion to do it is the requisite. If you have the passion you can make an ugly face into a beautiful one for your passion will reflect your output. There are people who are working in a saloon but if you will look at their hairstyle you can think as if they aren't working in there yet, the people they are serving have the best hair ever., So being beautiful is not a requirement to become a make up artist but the passion of doing it.

I suppose this would really depend on the clientele. The job of a make up artist is to improve the appearance of someone else, so the overall appearance of the make up artist should not be relevant. In the case of a make up artist working for a studio etcetera, it would not matter if the person was genuinely ugly because the ability is the only factor that matters. Sadly, if the job was in a salon dealing with the general public, then too many members of the public are foolish enough to think differently.

First you Are beautiful, inside and out. Who else would send me the message you did! Second, Find a Cosmetology school near you. It does not take 4 years and they may have financial aid.And most of all , follow your dream. Make up Artists make good money. You can get a job where they make up brides for weddings and you will be sooo busy. Go for it! Do not let the nay sayers get to you. Follow your bliss!

It probably isn't a requirement but I guess being presentable and pretty attracts more customers or makes their customer more confident. I think nobody wants a disturbing or unpleasant make-up artist, right?

No, I don't think that being a very attractive person is a requirement at all to be a makeup artists. However, I do think that a successful makeup artist should always present themselves well. For example, I don't really think that a makeup artist that doesn't wear makeup herself would really be a successful makeup artist. I've seen some that are very pretty, but then again I've seen other makeup artists that are just pretty plain looking. Don't be discouraged because of something this trivial.

Honestly, no way. I have seen a few and they look like men. And as a matter of fact, some men do that as well. I think you have all the requirements you need, and that is the talent.

Hi it not what the artist look like It there skill of turning dull look into Beautiful or what ever required for The job look at starterk make up People they turn actors in to creatures Like it call it a art and.the skills that Counts not what you look like.

It sounds to me like a very sensible choice of work, people always want help with make up, and there's no way that it can be done online, so its the sort of training, once you get it, that will always be useful. I can't see why your family should laugh at this idea, if they would they are wrong. I have read in a lot of places that how we feel about ourselves affects how we look, a lot of those make up artists you see are probably very confident about how they look, and that's what makes them look so attractive. Is there anyway you could just start by selling make up, and then move on to getting some training?

I guess it's not a requirement but it's just a more appropriate if you put make up. In order for you to convince others that you're a good make up artist so that they will be encouraged :)

First of all, you are pretty. Secondly, I don't think so. While you're right a lot of them are really good looking, I'm thinking about some of the shows I've seen. Like Project Runway where they actually show the interaction with the makeup artists. Or there was one on cable where a guy needed a makeup job for a bit he was doing. And that woman was not pretty. She wasn't ugly, but she wasn't pretty. Definitely, they aren't all good looking. But they know what to do with what they have.

I do not think that being beautiful is a requirement for being a make up artist at all. But putting make up on can make so many more people including myself look so much better. I would love to be a makeup artist as well. I used to do my friends makeup all the time when I was in high school.

LMB, no, that is not a requirement, but good rapport and social skills would be a plus. My daughter is a make-up artist for Mac cosmetics, and yes, I think she's very pretty, haha, but I have met many of her friends who are just average friendly people but add make-up to them, and it makes a world of difference. Don't forget, small eyes can be made to seem larger, chubby faces can be made to look thinner, and thin lips can be made to look bigger. This is what most do to enhance their looks,...add a great personality, and you're all set. I think you're very pretty and would have no trouble at all doing this, as far as looks go. You seem to be very personable too from what I gather here at myLot. And to let you know, my daughter did not go to any school when she started out...she just had an interest in it, and she started at May Company with Lancomb, then moved on to Mac, which she absolutely loves. Don't worry about your family laughing at you, they won't for long. Especially when they see what kind of pay you'll get....then we'll see who laughs last.

Hi Loving! Not everyone who is a makeup artist is a beauty by everyone's standards of what beauty is. I've seen some makeup artists on TV shows where they compete to get contracts. Some are men and some are women. I wouldn't think you would be hired for what you look like. You would be hired for what you can do to make others beautiful.

I would tell your family where to shove it. If you want to do it then go for it. I know schools costs a lot (I went 4 years, and currently going for another program), I do course by course part time (so I can still work). I would call the school, and look into it more, many will take course by course, part time you have x long to complete it my other course was 5 years part time online so it helped finacncially. I dont think it's a requirement I look at the job they do and good work not what they look like. We all look different and I;m sure not everyone thinks we all are pretty, but many who say this and judge this way hate themselves and trying to make themselves feel better.

its kinda i think a requirement because how can someone trust that you can make them beautiful if you can`t present your self the way you want to be.. I`m not telling that you have to be beautiful as the beauty queens are but at least make your self presentable for them to trust you...^_^