Assisting for MUA's Part 1 | THE BASICS 

Thanks so much Dina!

Alayna!!!! CONGRATS TO YOU!!!!!!! So happy to hear about your new gig!!!!! 👏🏻🤗

Thank you thank you!!!!! 🤗

Thank you so much!!!!!

Perfect!!!! Thanks for watching!

Hi Madi! Yes I am, I am working on a video about pricing but it is so hard because every market is different. But just know I have one I am working on!!!! Also there is no standardized curriculum for makeup artist certification, unless you need some form of formal education for licensing - that is different. In Toronto you don't need a certificate or anything like that to work as a makeup artist.

Thank you Giorgia ❤️

Thank you so much! Assisting is great because it gives you total exposure to different sides of the industry and can help direct you as to what you need to work on as an MUA for sure!

hey im 15 too and in the same place as you. where are you in your career right now?

Hii ! have you been able to work with celebrities now ?

Thank you so much!

YAY!!! Good luck!!!!

Thanks for watching Lyndsey!

Hi ! Did you pursue in the make-up artist industry nom ?

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What a great question. I know you might wanna find a yearly job at some fashion things (runway, magazins etc.). I'm working for something in that direction. Advise I would give (and there isn't just one way): Put your self out there. Create an instagram account (with a name, that will be easy to remember (but most important) has to have some sort off obivious naming of what you do. So, for example "mua" or "makeup". People will search for those keywords. Then keep posting, some of your work. This is also good, to apply for a higher discount, because brands still wouldn't give a (for example) 40% discount, just because you are a professional make up artist. Your Instagram account is basically your online portfolio. It's free easy to access and your can create a following, which is also interesting for brands. People can see your skills. You can find customers and you can apply with this "resumee" to make up selters at malls or makeup brands like mac or sephora etc. ...which is also good, to have a good job to not stress every month, whether you make enough to live and it is also good practice. You might like working in that area, if you love to help out people, who don't know as much as you do about make up and who would find your advise as a professional very helpful. Everything you create should be out there, so people, brands or event planners can find and contact you. I hope this was easy to understand. English is not my first language. You might do some of these things you liked. Or that sound fun to you. If people know how great your work is, they will get in contact with you.

I have a blog post on this! theangied.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/tips-for-applying-makeup-on-mature-skin/ and I will likely do a video on this topic as well!

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That is wonderful! Good to hear, and awesome that you received product as well - sounds like you are working with a great artist!

That's amazing! Good luck!

Thank you for watching!

LOL Thank you! That is such a great idea for a video however I don't think i'm qualified to be giving out advice on that stuff! The taxes here in Canada (and Toronto) are SO different from other parts of the world and I am not in the least bit familiar with what happens anywhere else when you want to start a business. If I do come across some info that will be helpful in this respect I will make sure to let you guys know about it!

Hi Jannice!!! I would say assist when you can, it will get you farther along much faster and it is worth it even just for the learning experience. You will build your confidence as an artist much faster as well if you assist. Thank you so much for watching!

I have - it's a great product to control oil. The function of Skin Prep is quite different than Hydra Matte and much harder on the skin. I only use Skin Prep as a sweat control product - it's almost overkill to use it as oil control in my opinion.

Hi Sarah!!! Definitely don't feel bad about what you already have! Make good use of it. I would consider both RCMA and Face Atelier as kit essentials I use them both all the time in my kit and cannot say I prefer one over the other!

Thanks Angie! Also, thank you for taking the time to respond to all of our comments and questions. You are exceptional 👍🏻

Got your message on IG!

Never mind I listened again. I'm working on that now, good quality camera, solid looks that I am confident in and my own MUA social media presence separate from my personal page

YES YES!!!! You got it!!!!!! Start with that and contact artists in your area with this information and let them know you are looking to assist.

Hey Lina! Sometimes clients will pay the assistant directly. If you need to pay your assistant you would charge your client, then your assistant would invoice you and you would pay that invoice. Hope this makes sense!

Hi Larly!!!! Thank you so much!

Yes! That’s how you do it. Try to make the emails more individualized and demonstrate some knowledge of the artist’s work. Also make sure that whatever you are sending forward (website link, images etc.) are well curated and only contain your strongest work.

Thank you!

Great question Tyler! They are basically one in the same but it would be more professional to link to a site that is made for portfolios so clients can properly view your work on all platforms.

Angie Di Battista Thanks!

Angie Di Battista Oh one more thing, I commented on one of your other videos asking about color correcting, but I'm not getting notifications for comments so I don't know if you responded to it or not, and I can't find the video because I don't remember what it was! Lol anyway, in that video I think you said that you mix the CC into the foundation or concealer. Do you find that that works better than applying the CC straight to the face first? And I'm assuming you would only apply the CC/foundation mix onto the parts that need it, and regular foundation on the parts that don't, right? That seems like kind of a dumb question now that i typed it out haha, but I just wanna make sure I understand everything lol 😂

Not a dumb question! You can do it either way - mix it in or apply it before. See what works best with the products you are using!!! And my preference is to only apply CC on the parts of the face that need it!

Angie Di Battista Okay great, thanks! You're the best!

Hi Haydee! Part 2 of this video will be out next week to answer some of those questions. Contracts don't happen with assistants, normally when someone is seeking out an assistant they will be aware of what your capabilities as an artist are (if not they will ask) it is your responsibility to be as honest as possible. If the artist is a jerk and you are not compatible you have to suck it up and get the job done!

Yup! Sounds about right! 😩

I just saw she has a great video on this topic as well!!! Amazing info for everyone!!!

Oh, I LOVE me some Deshawn Hatcher! She’s a genius! And so are you, Angie. Love your work and admire your honesty so much.