charli michelle
New member
hi! I've been looking at this site for a while now and was hoping I could get a bit of advice. I just graduated with a theatre degree and have finally decided that a career in makeup and special effects is what I would love to do. while I was in school, I did makeup and special effects for the majority of our productions as well as quite a few film projects. right now, I'm doing makeup and special effects for my friend's production company. but one of these days it would be pretty cool to be paid for it ha. I'm a bit lost as to what steps to take to get into professional makeup and special effects. I've only found a few schools that I could get certified for special effects and I'm not sure what I should do to be qualified for a makeup artist position at mac or Sephora. although I've been doing makeup for years I don't technically have professional training.
Basically I'm just curious what steps I need to take, do I need licensing, do I need to go back to school, and where is the best company to start with?
thank you so much! any advice would be greatly appreciated. I've been doing research like crazy but I'm still feeling super lost.
Basically I'm just curious what steps I need to take, do I need licensing, do I need to go back to school, and where is the best company to start with?
thank you so much! any advice would be greatly appreciated. I've been doing research like crazy but I'm still feeling super lost.