At Columbus Traveling Beauty Team we require all of our artists to hold either a cosmetology or aesthetics license (and an independent contractors license). If you end up going to school for it these days it runs between $8000 to $26000 for your education. Then you need to take the exam (and pass) to hold your license. The renewal costs ends up being around $105 plus continuing education (have to pay for the classes as well). The state of Ohio requires a minimum of 8 hours per license (16 hours now for a cosmetology license and independent contractors license). Each class can run anywhere from Free (hardly ever find those classes) to $2000 (yes, I actually paid $2000+ for a hair extension class).
What's in my makeup kit?
Urban Decay's eyeshadow primers (4 of them). 20 each= $80
naked (1,2, 3, and basic's) palette's, Vice palette, Ammo palette, and Electric palette $334
Cannonball mascara $20
4 24/7 eye lining pencils $20 each = $80
All nighter makeup sealer $30
Chill makeup sealer $30
de-slick makeup sealer (travel) $14
5 cream eyeshadows ($19 each) =$170
10 different lip surgence $24 each= $240
4 lip butter's $16 each = $64
10 lip-glosses $19 each= $190
1 Lip Exfoliant - $16
1matte waterproof bronzer = $30
1 smooth operator pressed finishing powder = $34
Lights, camera, and splashes = $20
8 pots of waterproof liner $24 each = $192
1 set of eye lining pencils $50
3 waterproof eyebrow mousse $28 each = $84
4 smoulder eye liner $21 each = $84
Smashbox primers (6 travel size to make sure there is plenty of room in our kit) $15 each= $90 eyeshadow palette $65
In the light palette $39.
6 convertible cheek colors $25 each= $150
2 custom color blush $20 each= $40
4 Waterproof liquid eyeliner $20 each = $80
Mirabella Bridal palette= $225
16 lipsticks $26 each = $416
6 pressed color powders $42 each $252
NYX 10 different Love in Paris eyeshadow palette's ($10 each), 3 dream catcher palette's ($15 each), and 4 smaller palette's ($7.50 each), 2 brightening cream color's $6.50 each = $188.
10 lip glosses $5 each = 50
6 waterproof lip pencils = $4.50 each= $27
3 waterproof eyeliners - $4.50 each = $13.50
2 Kett Beauty cream foundation palette's $105 each= $210
Morphe Brush 4 eyeshadow palette $20 each= $80
2 blush palette's $16 each= $32
12 Sephora lip balms at $12 each= $144
Temptu 1 Aqua foundation set $228
1 SB foundation set $300
1 dura foundation kit (travel size) $45
2 airbrush compressor at $195 each= $390
4 airbrush guns (atleast) $90= $360
25 pairs of lashes at $5 each= $125
2 lash glue at $4.50 each= $9.
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for a total of $5534.50
Which does not even cover the cost of:
Zuca Makeup artist bag $295 (to hold most of makeup items). Most of the time we need to have another bag since we have to accommodate for so many different skin tones and styles).
We also left out our brushes (usually around 4 sets or more), disposable mascara wands, lip applicators, sample size container (to give you touch up products needed to keep your look lasting all day long), latex-free sponges, cotton swabs, makeup remover (2 different types, for different purposes), 3 stainless steel mixing palette (so we don't cross contaminate our products), moisturizers, brush cleaner, makeup sanitizing solution (to spray on our products to keep bacteria from spreading and causing any issues), towels, mirrors, tweezers, utility scissors, and holders to keep things organized for us.
(this is just some of my kit set out)
When it comes to the actual application we do a primer on the eyes, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, (most of the time lashes, which requires lash glue), eyebrow filling in, foundation, contouring, bronzer, cheeks, pressed powder, lip liner, lip stick, lip gloss, then set with a finishing spray.
We hope this helps with understanding the cost in making people look and feel their very best!
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