Role-specific Makeup Artist Interview Questions & Answers:

1. Tell me what do you love most about make up?

The never ending boundless options – making someone look so different. Changing people's image to suit their mood or moment. It's endless.

2. Tell me what's your favorite part of the job?

The reveal! After the service is complete and I hand the mirror over, the A-HA moment happens. I get a little choked up every time. It makes me so happy to see my clients feeling beautiful, confident and sexy!

3. Tell me do you have any experience in cosmetic retails?

I spent a year in cosmetic retails where I was responsible for selling the company's cosmetics products. I exceeded the annual sales target by 30% through effective promotion and product demonstrations to clients.

4. Do you know what are some common beauty mistakes that women make?

I often see great dabs of shimmery bronzer. It looks great on shoots and in very specific areas but some people circle it all over and you end up looking like an orange bauble. Not good! Less is more.

5. Tell me what is the one product you can't work without?

I use it with everything. Apply it on clean skin before your moisturizer, mix it with your foundation and blush. It makes any makeup look more like real skin.

6. What is your favorite quote?

My fav quote is “Beauty Fades but Dumb is Forever”

7. Tell me what three makeup item should no woman leave home without?

Concealer, lip gloss, mascara!

8. Tell me when did you know a career in beauty was for you?

It was one of those things that was kind of always in the back of my mind! When I was younger, I was obsessed with makeup! I couldn't wait to head down to the drugstore to buy the newest eyeshadow and lip stick. Only thing was, I never really realized you could actually have a career in beauty! Once I got my first taste of makeup in the “professional world,” during fashion week, I was hooked.

9. Tell us can I wear foundation every day? How do I stop it from slipping off?

You can always wear foundation just make sure to wear PRIMER! You can customize the primer for your skin concern as there are so many different kinds. This is the easiest way to wear foundation so it stays put.

10. Tell me how old were you when you became obsessed with make up?

One of my first memories when I was about 4 years old was me climbing up my mothers dresser to grab her lipstick, I smeared it all along the drawers as I climbed my way down then continued to smush it all over my face … I've been a makeup addict ever since.