Without question one of the more difficult aspects of being a budding new makeup artist is developing a working kit. Lots of places tell you about all these great, new, fun products that you just have to have and it’s difficult to know how to pare down and get what you NEED and to do it in a way that is cost effective for you. Well, here at Makeup to Go! I try my best to talk about what you need vs what’s cool to have in one consolidated place where you can have good information, and there are a few other good pro blogs that do the same. Nigel’s Beauty Emporium has stepped up to the affordability plate by providing you One Stop Shopping for you to get all of your cosmetics lines discounts (of the lines that they carry).
Now, instead of having to run to this store to get that line, another store the get this line and go to the line’s website to get the other, Nigel’s – for Qualified Applicants – will honor many cosmetics lines discount, including the 40% Artists Discount for Makeup For Ever. What do you need to do? Well, aye, there’s the rub; same as when you apply to a line directly for a discount, you will still need to apply and be qualified for a discount. Obviously, cosmetics lines extend these discounts as a professional courtesy for the Trade and they are not available to consumers otherwise the lines would go out of business fairly quickly. In fact, the reason some lines either changed their policies for qualification or started to charge for their discount card was to curb the number of unscrupulous artists who would buy product at a discount and then sell them on eBay or the like. Not smart, that only ends up biting all of us on the backside. It used to be enough to just show your book, but nowadays most companies want more. Most cosmetics lines require either a Union Card, a Cosmetology license and or a combination of a letter (or some sort of proof) from an agency and either a couple of tears or a tear and a call sheet or the like, and that’s what I was asked to provide to Nigel’s when I applied for their program. These are very reasonable requests for anyone who is working. If you don’t have these items, many lines have instituted discount “tiers” for students, non-makeup artist professionals (like models and actors), etc. so Nigel’s may as well. Full details on their program are available at their store. Don’t be shy, stop by Nigel’s and see what level of discount you may qualify for and get your kit shopping on. (Nigel’s will also be an exhibitor at the Makeup Show trade show coming up next week. Look for more details on that in a future post).
Nigel's Beauty Emporium Discount Program
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