Hi!

Hope all of you are doing great!

So, I´m a portuguese Make Up Artist and I just moved to London.
I was wondering if you have any tips for me to start again my career.

For example: agencies that I can contact; where I can get discount cards; famous Make Up Artist that I can contact to be an assistant, etc,...

Any help will be great!

Thank you so much in advance and hope you all have the best luck in this world!

xo

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Hi Rita,

Welcome to the UK!  Here are some of the links for discounts/stores:

Airbase Makeup:  http://www.airbasemakeup.com/

Becca Cosmetics (UK):  http://www.beccacosmetics.com/uk/industry-alliance/

Bella Pierre Cosmetics UK:  http://www.bellapierre.co.uk/shop/index.php/

Bobbi Brown:  http://www.bobbibrown.co.uk/pro/bobbi_pro.tmpl

Charles Fox:  http://www.charlesfox.co.uk/

Cocktail Cosmetics (20% discount).  Apply via email, details of requirements can be found online at:  http://www.cocktailcosmetics.co.uk/56/industry-discount

Crown Pro Card (10% discount).  Apply online:  https://www.crownbrush.co.uk/index.php/ … ndex/id/3/

Freak Laboratory:  http://freaklaboratory.com/

Genie Cosmetics (20% discount).  Apply online via contact form or email:  http://www.geniecosmetics.co.uk/genie-pro-g-17.html

Guru Makeup Emporium:  To apply for a professional makeup artist discount please fill in our online registration form along with 3+ froms of I.D crediting your makeup work:  http://www.gurumakeupemporium.com/epage … Categories

Illamasqua (40% discount - Beak Street store staff have always been fantastic!  They also run Beauty School Drop In days that are free).  Apply online: http://www.illamasqua.com/explore/profe … istration/

Love Makeup (20% discount).  Apply online:  http://www.love-makeup.co.uk/industry-d … -g-26.html

MAC Pro application form (35% discount): http://www.maccosmetics.com/docs/applic … INE_UK.pdf

Makeup Atelier Paris:  http://www.makeupatelierparis.co.uk/

NARS Cosmetics.  Contact via email for information on the three Makeup Artist Programs:  http://www.narscosmetics.co.uk/mua-programs

NYX Cosmetics UK:  http://www.nyxcosmeticsstore.co.uk/

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (OCC) (20% discount):  http://www.occmakeup.com/pro.html

Precious About Makeup (PAM) London (20-40% professional discount).  To apply either visit the store or email:   http://www.preciousaboutmakeup.com/

Salon Services Trade Card:  http://www.salon-services.com/salon-ser … ade-cards/

Screenface (10% discount).  Apply online via contact page:  http://www.screenface.co.uk/c/faq.htm

The EMJ Company (no discount, created by Makeup Artist Emily Jane and has fantastic products, brush wraps, brush belts, set bags, pencil rolls, gloss rolls, etc):  http://www.theemjcompany.com/

The Make-up Artist Boutique (Professional makeup artists receive 20% off all products and Make-up Artist Students receive 10% off all products).  How to apply:  http://themakeupartistboutique.com/inde … 46b7ekr3v7

The Neat Kit:  http://www.theneatkit.com/

The Pro Makeup Shop (disposables, single use items, tools, accessories, Pro Hygiene Collection):  http://www.promakeupshop.com/

The Pro Makeup Store (20% discount).  How to apply:  http://promakeupstore.com/index.php?mai … 1c286a4cd2

Victoria Loves Beauty: (20% discount) - Apply online: http://www.victorialovesbeauty.com/busi … debc63ead4

Yaby Cosmetics (20% discount) – Apply online:  https://www.yabycosmetics.com/industry- … plication/

Blog post on Industry Discounts by Victoria Hooker:  http://victoriahooker.blogspot.co.uk/20 … count.html

Insurance (Public Liability and Kit Insurance with different PRO Levels offered.  Also optional membership of the Safe Beauty Association):  http://imakeupmatters.com/

Insurance (Public Liability):  http://www.bectu.org.uk/benefits-services/pli

Safe Beauty Association (promotes Safe Beauty practices etc): http://www.safebeautyassociation.com/

MOO for business cards:  http://uk.moo.com/

MUJI for empty palettes/bottles etc:  http://www.muji.eu/pages/online.asp?V=1 … 4&PID=2310

Welcome Rita