A bigger kit is not a clearer learning plan.
Before making a shopping list, ask what your programme requires and how each item will be used.
Makeup & beauty
CAREER FIELD NOTES / BEAUTY
Makeup & beauty.
The look is only part of the job.
Kits, courses, client conversations and portfolio credits. Get clearer about what you are learning, buying and presenting.
Read your field notes
QUESTIONS FOR YOUR NEXT STEP
Know what you’re signing up for.
Whose work does your portfolio show?
A beauty image is often a collaboration. Your portfolio should make your contribution easy to understand.
Makeup & beauty
“Natural” is not a complete brief.
A familiar word can hide different expectations. Ask what the person means before planning the look.
Makeup & beauty
TAKE THESE INTO THE CONVERSATION
Ask for the details.
- What will I practise myself?
- Who will supervise and review my work?
- What does the full cost include?
- Which claims have a written explanation?
APPLIES ACROSS THE INDUSTRIES
The questions travel.
What are you actually paying to learn?
A course name tells you the subject. It does not tell you how your time, practice and feedback will work.
Every creative career
The fee is not the full cost.
Before you compare two programmes, put the costs around them on the same page. Leave estimates visibly marked as estimates.
Every creative career
“Placement support” needs a better question.
Before you build a plan around a career promise, ask exactly what activity the phrase describes.
Every creative career