New and updated version! Make-Up Artist DeShawn Hatcher shares industry know how with you in her best- selling book Assisting Rules! The Ultimate Guide to Assisting Makeup Artists and Hairstylists in Film, Fashion and; Print. Invaluable, this comprehensive guide will instruct you on how to finally land the coveted assisting gig you have always wanted. Through her years as a working artist and mentor, DeShawn took what she learned and shared it with her assistants and now she shares it with you.

The Ultimate Guide to Assisting Makeup Artists and Hairstylists in Beauty Fashion & Print. Its time to learn what assisting is all about in Beauty & Fashion from the prospective of one time assistant and now Key Makeup Artists/Beauty Director DeShawn Hatcher. Learn everything you need to know to land the covered position of assistant. Come on! Don't you want to get on set. Read Assisting Rules!

How to succeed in the difficult to break into and highly competitive world of fashion and editorial makeup, by an international makeup artist with 20 years of experience in that field. This is a book about the business of becoming a fashion editorial makeup artist. Once you know how to apply makeup, that's just the beginning – but figuring out the process to building a career as a successful makeup artist in fashion, especially how to earn money doing makeup, is very difficult. Few people already in the industry will talk about it and even interviews with successful makeup artist aren't much help. This book breaks down the repeatable process of how you launch yourself in the fashion industry in a practical, hands-on way with plenty of tips and tricks by someone who has done it. After over 20 years as a fashion makeup artist working internationally, and after assisting top makeup artists working at the highest level for many years, Christabel Draffin has had the experience to guide you to the career that you want, and to answer questions like: -How do I build my editorial portfolio? -How will I earn money as a makeup artist? -How do I get my first client? -How do I know if and when I should work for free? -How do I support myself whilst building my portfolio and networking? -How do I network within the fashion industry, especially if I don't have any industry contacts? -How do I get assisting work? -How do I build relationships with beauty brands? -How do I use social media to leverage my career? -How do I get an agent to represent me? It also covers how to manage different life circumstances such as having children, living in a smaller city, moving to a new country and how to get back on track when work is quiet for a period of time. About the Author Christabel Draffin is an international fashion makeup artist and author who has over 20 years' experience working in Paris, Sydney, the US and London. Her work has appeared regularly in magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Glamour, Marie Claire and L'Uomo Vogue amongst many others, as well as working for clients like Dior, Lanvin, Illamasqua and L'Oreal. She is agency represented in London and works on a mixture of celebrity red carpet, fashion shows and editorial and advertising shoots.

The Agency Listing Companion Book is a non-exhaustive contact list of United States and International Hair Makeup & Fashion Styling Agencies that freelance make-up artists, hair stylists, fashion stylists and manicurists can utilize as a research tool for gaining access to assisting opportunities and securing agency representation.

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