When it comes to being a makeup artist, there are times when youâre ready to throw in the towel. If you get a bad customer, it can be a huge drag on your week. Why should you have to deal with someone whoâs ungrateful for your skills?
So what can you do to make them regret ever hiring you? Follow QCâs guide on how to destroy your career as a makeup artist, and youâll be chasing clients away left and right!
Donât clean your tools
The best way to destroy your career in the makeup industry? Keep your tools dirty and grimy. Thatâll show âem!
And that means everything! Donât bother washing your makeup brushes after each client, or sanitizing your palettes. Not only will you give your clients some health scares, youâll get some really bad Facebook reviews while youâre at it.
Show up late
Youâre a freelance makeup artist â people should expect that youâre not going to be on time to every appointment! You canât factor in travel time when you are in such high demand. That would make you look silly!
You know your clients anyway, so itâs not like you have to impress them with professionalism anymore. Theyâre more like friends now, and friends wait for you to show up. They want their makeup done? They can hold off for a few more minutes while you grab a burrito.
Stop using social media
Who needs it? Itâs not like anyone actually goes to your business page to contact you. Itâs just more work for you, anyways. Youâre not being paid to post pictures of your work! If clients want to see what you can do, they can hire you themselves.
Plus, you have personal accounts they can contact you on. I mean, why not just mush your business and personal life together? Nothing negative has ever come from that!
Give your friends free services
You have to do this! Itâs not like you trained hard to become a makeup artist, or like your livelihood depends on it. You want your friends to see how good you are at it, and that means they shouldnât have to pay you. At least thatâs what they saidâŚ
Ask awkward questions
You know, the ones that will make your clients feel really awkward sitting there with you for another 45 minutes. Get right down to the dirty details of their lives.
How many times a week do they shower? Why arenât they married yet? Whoâs their dentist? What was their first kiss like? Thereâs an endless possibility of questions to fire at them.
Fight with your customers
Who do they think they are, leaving negative comments on your website?! How dare they have an opinion on your services when they didnât even say anything at the appointment?! You need to stand up for yourself and send that attitude right back at them.
You donât want them or their referrals coming to you, anyways. Youâre way better off showing them whoâs boss than trying to apologize for their experience!
Wear pyjamas
Itâs not like youâre going anywhere formal, and youâll be standing around all day. If youâre going to be on your feet, you might as well be comfortable!
If thereâs anyone who deserves to wear sweats and slippers, itâs you â your clients arenât the ones lugging around a huge makeup kit all day. And why would you risk ruining your good clothes by getting makeup all over them? No, thank you. Weâll stick to our fuzzy socks and leggings.
And that, my friends, is how itâs done.
