Makeup and hair styling have now become two of the aromatic professions in India. Right from wedding venues to special get-together s and occasions, there are different forms of makeup opportunities, where a professional and certified makeup artist can earn. Even now, Bollywood and other regional film industries have various platforms for make-up artists to earn handsome perks and salaries. There are options to make money even in theater, television serials, ad agencies, magazines and also in photography. A make-up artist can blend cosmetic colors and enhance the level of beauty for any individual.

• The academic credentials: Depending on the certificate or the diploma course, a makeup artist can start earning in very limited period of time. According to the experience and the number of large projects undertaken, a make-up artist’s monthly salary may vary between 15,000 rupees to even 95,000 rupees per month.

• It is all about skill: The finishing texture and the right use and blend of makeup and colors bring an edge to an individual make-up artist when compared to another. Creativity with colors, understanding the skin texture, age and flaws of an individual skin, dedication and hard work can make a makeup artist earn even in lakhs when he or she goes for a large-scale outdoor project. In India, the scenario of hiring professional nail, hair and make-up stylists is now very trendy, and artists are earning thousands owing to the demand of their job.

• Responsibilities undertaken: right from the wedding, family function, live television shows to political walks, campaigns, advertisements and commercial platforms, a makeup artist’s job is quite hectic. To know the right kind of make-up that will fit according to a person’s face and complexion is not an easy task. So a makeup artist can earn depending on his or her craftsmanship and dedication to differentiate between faces and skin textures and apply make-up accordingly…