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Thank you for visiting Makeup To Go!
Makeup to Go is the brainchild of media makeup artist Tania D. Russell. It was started in 2003 as a way to provide consumers with access to the services, tricks and tips of a working media makeup artist as well as mentoring for those wanting to become professional makeup artists themselves.
Thus in addition to providing information on our services, this Blog will focus on the fun of makeup and of the Beauty Biz from the standpoint of a working makeup artist. Designed to be informative for everyone from the Aspiring Artist to the makeup newbie, our hope is that Makeup to Go will provide you with loads of inside information into the Beauty Biz as a whole from products to working to cool events and happenings. About Tania
1. So Who Are You and What Are Your Qualifications? 2. What do you mean by “Makeup Concierge Service”?
3. Are all these pictures on your site your work? 4. How did you get into doing makeup? 5. You keep saying you’re a media makeup artist. What does that mean? 6. Do your classes offer certifications? I just make people look pretty and I can teach you to do the same 7. Why the name ‘Makeup to Go!’?
I am a career makeup artist of over 10 years, 7 years as a paid professional ( click here to see website ). I began my career in films (student films, indies, etc.) and soon realized that the film world was not for me. After taking some time off to re-assess what I wanted to do, I came back as a makeup artist for print and video (i.e. – commercials, music videos, magazines, advertising, catalogs, etc.), and since that time I have amassed an extensive professional resume.
A Concierge over history has been defined as everything from a custodian to a doorkeeper to a janitor. We’re employing the modern usage of the word as someone who provides/facilitates/coordinates services to make someone else’s life easier. We bring the Beauty Biz to you.
Absolutely!
Well, I went to UCLA and at the time I had a lot of friends who were film students. After a while they started asking me to do makeup for their projects and then when they started to land their first paying jobs they hired me for my first paying jobs. The rest, as they say, is history.
By “media makeup artist” I mean that I am an on-set artist for Print, Video and Film as opposed to working in a salon or on weddings, etc. I would also classify myself as saying I provide makeup services for the Entertainment and Advertising Industries.
No they don’t. I’m happy to write a letter of recommendation for a student but otherwise certifications are utterly meaningless in the world of media makeup. No one asks, no one cares. In addition, neither I nor Makeup to Go have any authority by which to offer one. We’d just be printing you a piece of paper with your name on it. The only issuing body for meaningful certification in the state of California is the Department of Consumer Affairs – Board of Barbering and Cosmetology which is where one gets a Cosmetology license (necessary for any type of salon job and some personal services jobs in California). Individuals/workshops cannot offer the training necessary for a Cosmetology license, you have to go to a State licensed school.
I wanted a fun, frivolous name that sounds accessible – not highfalutin – and that would take the seriousness out of how makeup is usually discussed. In my world, makeup is all about having fun, being pampered, looking good and feeling great. 
