Connecticut Makeup Artist School and Requirements
To become a makeup artist in Connecticut, you must attend esthetician school. A cosmetology license could also work, though esthetics focuses exclusively on skincare and emphasizes makeup more significantly than cosmetology. Read on to learn more about what makeup artists can do in the state and how much you could earn.
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950 Yale Avenue Unit 20
Wallingford, CT 6492
45 Shunpike Road Suite 10
Cromwell, CT 06416
65 Whiting Street
Plainville, CT 6062
632 Silas Deane Highway
Wethersfield, CT 6109
Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology - Branford – Accredited
Branford, CT 6405
Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology - Bridgeport – Accredited
Bridgeport, CT 6610
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What Can Connecticut Makeup Artists Do?
As Connecticut makeup artists need an esthetician license, you could perform makeup and skincare treatments. If you opt for the cosmetology route—which Connecticut calls "hairdressing"—you can also perform nails and hair. However, cosmetology programs take longer and have a lesser focus on makeup.
Exceptions are made for people who work at makeup kiosks in shopping centers. If you want to work in a non-kiosk store that offers makeup demonstrations, you should check with the workplace to see what training you need.
How Much do Connecticut Makeup Artists Make?
In Connecticut, estheticians earn $60,170 per year ($28.93 per hour) as of 2022. This is over $20,000 more per year than the average cosmetologist makes in the state.
However, the pay can vary greatly depending on where you work, the city your workplace is in, how long you've worked, and what specialties you have. Talk with makeup artists in your desired line of work to learn more about their pay.
Contact the Connecticut State Board of Cosmetology
- 410 Capitol Ave., MS # 12 APP, P.O. Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134
- Website: Department of Public Health
- Email: dph.hairdresserteam@ct.gov
- Call: 860-509-7603
- Fax: 860707-1930