Vi Synster wrote:
What are some of the most frustrating questions you get in regards to you being a stylist/makeup artist/spfx artist/etc.?

For me, it's "ARE YOU CERTIFIED?!"

To me, that's like asking a plumber or an electrician if he is licensed. One is working on my house and the other is working on my face.

Wigs and Makeup Allison wrote:
Do you really want a plumber who went to a three day seminar and has a printed certificate someone designed and printed on their home computer?

In my location, a plumber is licensed by the state.  It has nothing to do with a home computer.

Mark Salo wrote:
...In my location, a plumber is licensed by the state...

Mark Maryland actually did license Makeup Artists (Cosmologist License in Makeup Artistry)... Without same you could not work on the general public in a salon...

Currently many jurisdictions (State of Florida, NYC etc.) still require obtaining a license to work on the general public... btw, which is totally different than "certification" which as pointed out above is virtually meaningless...

At issue is sanitation... ask any model who has done lots of fashion/runway shows about conjunctivitis i.e. pink eye... which is the bane of the above events... There are far too many clueless emerging MUA's who think sanitation doesn't apply to makeup applications...  In my formal training for licensing in the state of Maryland the first month was primarily focused on skin morphology, physiology and the various pathogens and pathological conditions of the epidermis... We had to master this before we were allowed to work on other individuals.

To the OP, the most frustrating questions I receive as a makeup artist is for advice on skin related medical issues... Makeup artist are not licensed to practice medicine, nor provide medical guidance other than refer the client to an esthetician or dermatologist who is licensed to practice in the client's jurisdiction...  The most frustrating task by far is covering a bride's ink (or other members of the wedding party).  Without exception they all say the same thing... "why was I so stupid to get this tattoo..."  btw, medical removal of tattoos is rather expensive (thousands of dollar involving a series of treatments) and also usually very unpleasant (it can be and oft is a painful experience).  Enough said...

Hope this helps Vi Synster.
I wish you well on your journey...