It depends sometimes the opportunities and training you get from the likes of Aofm are amazing , with aftercare and working with some of the industries finish is invaluable , where as some of the college courses you are getting trained by a beauty therapy tutor etc . I know several working makeup artists that are excellent without any formal training or qualifications also. So if you have a natural flair and an understanding of the hygiene procedures then you may not need any, it's really Down to the person.
As for kit , it takes a long time to build up a good kit. I bought it little by little . I started of with a few mac f&b foundations that I would mix , urban decays naked palette and a few bits and bobs from ELF , and the more paid work I got I just upgraded and added . If its for photographic work I would nt bother too much about having high end brands, sleek and mua are both excellent value and quality for working on shoots . But when I comes to bridal most brides do expect to see high end brands if you are charging the going rate , obviously your price reflects partly the products used, experience , location etc .
As for kit , it takes a long time to build up a good kit. I bought it little by little . I started of with a few mac f&b foundations that I would mix , urban decays naked palette and a few bits and bobs from ELF , and the more paid work I got I just upgraded and added . If its for photographic work I would nt bother too much about having high end brands, sleek and mua are both excellent value and quality for working on shoots . But when I comes to bridal most brides do expect to see high end brands if you are charging the going rate , obviously your price reflects partly the products used, experience , location etc .
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