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Rajeyshree Chettri

Makeup artist career opportunity - things you must consider before taking the plunge

Makeup artist career is promising, do you have it in you to make it big?



Background: RCMakeovers is a bespoke makeup artistry service provider with close to a decade of experience in makeup service. RCMakeovers is proud to be associated with over 1,000 happy brides and have imparted makeup classes to over 1,200 students both online and offline. Our courses continue to evolve with the fast-moving trends and are meticulously redesigned every quarter to ensure our students learn and adapt to the ever-changing expectations of our brides.


Flash back to 2000s, makeup was an elite-affair, reserved for the rich and influential for their grand celebration. Today, it’s a must-have for ambitious brides and their family members. I’m confident you have seen cinematic videos of weddings with bridal makeup shots, in marriages across your neighborhood and family. Every girl is a princess on her big-day and princess wants to look her very best, and who do you think they will entrust their big-day look upon?


The makeup artist career is booming in Bangalore and has space for artist from who are willing to dedicate time and effort in learning the craft. Look around yourself, you will see makeup artists in Bangalore across the city. This is in itself is a testimony to the opportunities around you a calling to carve a space for yourself.


“We have built RCMakeovers from the scratch, faced many hardships and roadblock, thankfully you don’t have to.” Rajeyshree Chettri


Why make a career as a makeup artist?

Per Imarc group, the global face makeup market was valued at USD 37.1 billion at year-end 2022, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.1% to reach exceed USD 47 Billion by 2028. Such astounding growth is reflective of the potential the makeup artist career path has to offer. The opportunity spreads across Television, Print media, Theaters, Influencer, Blogger/Vlogger, Freelancing, Hobby, High-fashion, Wedding industry, Educationist.

Further, it’s fun and exciting as your job takes you to many places for work, and most importantly feel very purposeful – at the end you are responsible for making it a memorable experience for the bride and the family.


An average salaried makeup artist makes about Rs 5,00,000 per annum as per payscale.com. We believe this data is very conservative as we have examples of our students making 2–3X that amount. Add the flexibility and the freedom to it, it’s a dream profession.


A strong disclaimer: without dedication, commitment, and every-day practice, this, like any other profession, will not yield result


Why choose RCMakeovers?

“We strongly believe, we are successful only when our students are.” – Rajeyshree Chettri


We’re proud that many of our students have started their own studio and are doing well. In fact one of our student charges more than us for a bridal session – we are extremely proud of it. Most of our students are able to recover fees in 1-3 months of time when they commit time and effort and practice the art of makeup every day, there are many such case examples.

Our courses are beginner friendly and focuses at the very core of building the fundaments to your makeup journey.

  • As we teach you the fundamentals and technicality of makeup, hair-do, saree draping, you should be able to curate your own looks, hair-styles

  • Small batches (5 students +/-2) to ensure individual attention and hand-holding for grooming the professional in you (we are strictly against mass manufacturing)

  • Offers you own personal makeup kit with professional bag

  • Access to our strong alumni-network and scope to partner with them for paid-work

  • We teach you to be successful, and by that I don’t mean only makeup. Makeup is just one part; it is equally important to market your skills. We take marketing very seriously as the acceptance and reach of social media is increasingly becoming a make/break for an artist

  • Learn marketing from industry-experts with over 12 years of experience working with major Fortune 500

  • Our students enjoy exclusive discounts at leading makeup brands (10%–45% discount) and can leverage our network to purchase products at discounted price, both domestic and international sources

  • Most importantly affordable fees - we understand how hard it is to earn. We value your investment, the time, effort, and money - hence, our fees is affordable!

Why you should not inquire with us?

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With all the benefits mentioned above, it is hard to find a reason to not join us. However, if any of the below reasons are constraining yourself, we encourage you to overcome them. I'm sure you're stronger than what you think you are.

  • If you’re not actively looking forward to the career

  • If you’re anything shorter than 100% commitment to learn

  • If traveling is an issue – we respect it, but this industry demands travel

If you found this insightful, stay glued to the next blog where I will talk about what you should do to select the perfect makeup academy


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