Makeup Artist

Makeup Artist interview questions

Your ideal candidate will have different skills depending on the industry (think: prosthetics experience for the film industry or fashion trend knowledge for a salon). Whatever the industry, they’ll be experienced, creative and passionate with great interpersonal skills and health-and-safety knowledge. They’ll present themselves like a pro and will have in-depth knowledge about your company and products.

Top tips: 

• Check out their portfolio: Look for candidates who can demonstrate their expertise with an awesome varied portfolio.
• Grow together: Hire candidates you can grow with by making sure their personal career goals align with your company's mission.

Role-specific interview questions

• What’s your sales experience?
• What inspires you about your work?
• Tell me about your top two season makeup trends.
• How would you rate your color wheel/ skin tone knowledge?
• What are your favorite cosmetic products for personal use?
• When and how do you clean your tools?
• Do you have FX prosthetics experience?

Behavioral interview questions

• Tell us about a time you advised a customer how to take care of their makeup.
• How do you handle stress at work?
• Have you ever dealt with a frustrated customer who hated the hair/ makeup services you provided? What happened?
• Have you ever had a conflict with a coworker/supervisor? How did you resolve it?

Problem solving interview questions

• How do you prepare different skin types before applying makeup?
• How would you help a customer find the most suitable foundation tone for their skin?
• How would you choose makeup according to lighting?
• If a customer asked you for a makeup style that just wouldn’t work, what would you say?
• What’s your favorite cosmetic product? Sell it to me.
• What is the effect of analogous/complimentary makeup colors?
• What would you do if you made a mistake applying a customer's makeup?