When it comes to finding a Make-up artist, women are usually worried of sticking their foot in the mud. As a fact, ‘Good’ make-up artists can be easy to find, if you follow these Golden rules to  perfection.

Rule #1 You pay for what you get

In Singapore, there are make-up artists who are willing to provide an evening make-up for a miserly $30, hopefully, please do no’t expect to look like $50 or more. It simply justifies the $30 deal of cheap cosmetics and re-used applicators. Well, they may be washed, but that amount you just paid for definately can’t cover the expense of any quality 99.9%-germs off sanitizer for the applicators to be clean enough. So how do I justify “clean”? It’s more than a soap and water procedure. Oh yeah, Thanks for the reminder, I’ll remember my new applicators and keep an eye that the Make-up artist uses them when she’s doing my make-up - that’s what you think. Hah! Remember DEMODEX??? Sounds familiar?… …refer to my previous Skin Medicine aka Natural soaps blog on the dangerous Demodex. Besides, other bacteria stays in the cosmetic she uses for her clients. Oh, have I mention how “Lucky“ are her  clients to have settled on such a great bargain? The best part is Demodex multipy and causes ezcema. Remember the cheap manicure that left you with rashes all over? Well it’s the same with the hidden dangers of the dirt-cheap price you paid to hire a Make-up artist.

Rule #2 Emphasize on hygiene

After Rule #1, just double check when phoning a professional on how frequent he/she cleans his/her tools and sanitizes all those products he/she is using on her customers. As a rule of thumb, they should be sanitized immediately after use on each client (I use a sprayed-on sanitizer) and all tools and applicators should be soaked and washed then sanitized after a day’d assignment. Responsible Make-up artists should provide their clients with individual sets of applicators and not re-use them.  It’s also common for Professionals to have more than one set of tools as a stand-by. Remember: Your are not being difficult, you are protecting yourself and maintaining the professional’s reputation. In fact, you are doing him/her a favor.

Rule #3 Prepare for the better, not worst

Get off that couch and do some research on make-up and hair profiles interesting to you. Email make-up / hairstyle profiles to the professional(s) or cut out swipes from the magazines to show them best before the actual day. This way, your Make-up artist / Hairstylist can decide if your hair should be semi-dry / dry from the start, and the amount of products you use on your face / hair. If it’s a theme event, check what your colleagues / family members bosses etc are wearing so you won’t be caught having to face awkwardness looking like twins with the other person.  When you are visualizing the different combinations of profiles you have at hand, you are at the same time preparing yourself for the better, not worst! In this case, you can perfectly transcend your ideal look to the Make-up artist / Hairstylist. That will leave extra time for you or the Make-up artist to look for accessories that you need to perk up your look.

Rule #4 Be open to advices

Being open-minded is what saves you most in the worst case, for the experts are experts for many reasons, so consult and heed advices given, there’s not always ample time to prepare, and shortcuts are made for that reason. do your homework (refer to Rule #3) and the rest will be a breeze!

Rule #5 Expect an incredible experience!

Yeppers! This is the time you prepare for a unforgettable experience with your Make-up artist / Hairstylist and the splendid event to come, as it says, Feel abundant and be abundant! That’s the way of great living 

*Are you taking advantage of your Make-up Artist? Think again.

Well, up till this point if you are still thinking that Make-up artists are trying to blackmail you, AHEM! I have been surprised by alarming (cheap) offers - talking about unfair treatment. It makes you look bad and simply insults an experienced qualified professional. To sum it up, watching a proper make-up tutorial video (Coco before Chanel make-up Tutorial is now available especially for you!) then doing it yourself  is even better. Just bear in mind better-than-average / high-end make-up products are a must for best results) - Best reason for paying a reliable professional you can totally count on.

Well it’s not s bad as you thought huh… …or is it?  Now which side of the road are you on? 

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