Originally Posted by HapaDynazty
i would really like to know how to make enough money - are you able to in this career?
If you work in a store than you have a regular hourly wage and it's easy (or easier) to keep a livable budget. With freelancing, you can, but it takes a
lot of work to get to the stage where you can earn enough to make a survivable-to-comfortable living from make-up alone. Definetly try to take your boards ASAP so that you can earn a wage from at-home beauty therapy - every cent helps.
Do you have access to someone who can mind your baby for a few hours on the weekend? If you can arrange to have the tyke cared for, I'd try ringing around some make-up artists and ask if they're looking for assistants. You might not get much of a wage from it, if any, but it'll be a good for you to get an idea of the un-glam nuts and bolts of make-up artistry and see if it fits you. If it does, then sit down and really think about your finances, your family, and how you can juggle it so that everything fits together.
But yes, the short version:
- get and keep a steady source of income.
- take stock of your current state in life and see whether you can commit to all of this without stretching yourself too thin.
- sit down with a calculator and work out the costs involved. It's not a cheap business to get into, especially when you work out the costs of aquiring a whole new set of personal use items for a kit. I went $13,000 in the hole before I even started, what with kit costs and legal fees.
- whore yourself out to get that work experience. Big ticks on this one, it's a must-do.
I hope this helps in some way, I really do. I hope I didn't come across as too negative, but I hate watching people sink all their savings into a whim and then have to walk away if something bad happens or if it is a negative influence on their family life. It's a wonderful job, but it can be a real pain to keep it above water some times. :/
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