So you're just starting to wear a lil' make-up and you just can't get enough of it. Or maybe you're just addicted to recreating freaky looking costume parties! Well, a love of make-up can lead into a cool career that could have you hangin' with celebs and working in TV and the movies. We asked Katherine Orr, a professional make-up artist, about the perks and potholes of her career.
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Katherine Orr dug Halloween, so it was natural for her to get into the make-up profession. "I've always enjoyed hairdressing school and seven months of make-up school. "I learned everything from how to make someone look incredibly beautiful, to how to make someone look really ugly," says Katherine Orr about her training.The Perks and Potholes 3k5f1d
Katherine says that some of the perks she enjoys as a make-up artist are spending time with people all the time and getting to someone else's lead. "It's hard trying to make the person look the way the director wants them to look. My idea of how a character/person should look may differ from what the director thinks."How Much Moola? 10416m
The income you can make from a career as a make-up artist can vary greatly. Katherine says it depends a lot on where you are in your career. "Once you start out, you have to television you can make a very good living."Still Interested? a5q58
So does this career sound like something you'd love to do with the rest of your life? There's some things you can [kwlink]do now to start[/kwlink] down the make-up artist career path. "Doing [kwlink]make-up[/kwlink] for school plays and stuff is a good idea," says Katherine. "You can always get together with some friends and do the make-up for a home movie you guys shoot."Did U Know? 2e1m37
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