What are the main disadvantages of training as a make-up artist?

After a thorough make-up artist training course, you will be able to offer all types of make-up professionally. You will have mastered various make-up techniques to emphasize a person's assets and conceal minor flaws. You will apply make-up to customers for everyday life, but also for special occasions such as weddings, fashion shows, galas, photo shoots or film shoots.

The main disadvantages of make-up artist training are:

  1. The make-up artist training qualification is not always federally recognized, it can also be a certificate or a course confirmation. The Swiss Professional Association for Color, Style and Image Consulting FSFM can provide orientation. It is advisable to compare the various offers or to check the Federal Professional Examination.
  2. At certificate level, the course content and admission requirements are generally not regulated and can be determined autonomously by the schools. When choosing a course, make sure that it supports your professional goals. There are clear regulations for association certificates or Federal Professional Examinations.
  3. A job in make-up artistry requires sociability and communication skills as well as a willingness to work irregular hours. It also requires manual dexterity, creativity and a feel for shapes and colors. Not all of these skills are available and not all of them can be acquired through make-up artist training.
  4. The training costs of CHF 3,000 to CHF 14,000 for the more extensive training courses are only subsidized by the federal government if the Federal Professional Examination is passed. Various items are required to practice the profession independently.
  5. Make-up artist training can enable you to take the step into self-employment. However, success only comes with experience and good feedback. In addition to advising and looking after customers, administrative tasks, appointment planning, costing and marketing are also part of the activities of make-up artists with a Federal Diploma of Higher Education.

 

Make-up artists work in cosmetics and beauty salons, for magazines, film, television and theater, at fashion shows and trade fairs or in department stores, hairdressing salons and perfumeries.

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