As a makeup artist, you'll have the luxury of being able to use your creativity every day to make people beautiful!

Here are some of the other benefits you'll experience as a professional makeup artist:

• You can be your own boss: You decide what and how many jobs you'd like to do.

• Low start-up costs: As a freelancer, all you'll need is your makeup kit, a way of traveling to your client, and a small budget for advertising your makeup artistry business.

• Glamorous lifestyle: You'll likely have opportunities to work with high-profile actors and public figures. Plus, some of your jobs may even take you to exotic locations!

• Diversification: With your skills as a makeup artist, you'll be able to work in a variety of different fields. You can leverage your connections in one industry to move to another. For example, you may get to know your photographer during a commercial job who later recommends you for work on a television production.