A makeup artist (or ‘make-up artist’) works with the human body as medium for his or her artistic presentation, using makeup as well as prosthetics. Besides the beauty and fashion industry, makeup artists are hired for television, film, theater, musical, print media and private events. Some may also work for funeral homes, applying makeup to the deceased. Although most makeup artists (MUAs) are freelancers the bigger production companies often have their own contracted in-house makeup artists. The schedule of a makeup artist is generally quite flexible depending on the projects and so is the MA’s income, which highly depends on the location, the MUA’s reputation, the [...]