Makeup Artist Schools in Connecticut

Welcome! Below, we've got a full discussion about learning makeup in Connecticut. We discuss the different types of schools you can attend, list a few facts about licensing, and talk about the career types open to you if you want to become a real-deal makeup artist. After that, we have a list of makeup schools that you can attend.

Regardless of your interest level--if you want to become a professional, or simply learn a few new tricks--there are some great options available to you.

The Various Types of Makeup Schools​

It may seem strange, but it's harder to learn about makeup than it is to learn about hair or nails. That's because most states have many cosmetology schools, but very few makeup artist schools. In fact, there are only a few different places where you can get training on how to do makeup:​

Professional Careers​

If you're in love with makeup and want to do it as a career, how can you make that happen? Here are a few of the various ways that people earn money from their love of makeup.

They work as:

Fashion MUAs (MUA="makeup artists"). This is an ultra-competitive, ultra-fascinating area of makeup, and the MUAs in the fashion game freelance for magazines, advertisers, and clothing companies. They may also do makeup for runway shows and other live events.

Film / TV / Live Events MUAs. As you know, every actor or TV personality on air has had makeup applied. MUAs are an integral part of the industry, and while most of this work is centralized in a few areas (NYC and LA, mostly) there are freelance opportunities in many different cities.

Special Effects Makeup. On MakeupArtistEssentials.com, we talk most about fashion and glamour, but there's an entirely different area of makeup dedicated to making people look like aliens, monsters, burn victims, and so on. That is a really fascinating area of makeup, and takes specific training. Luckily, if you're interested in SFX makeup, New York and New Jersey have schools dedicated specifically to special effects makeup, so hop over to those state pages for more info.

Bridal Makeup. It can be very, very difficult to make it as a makeup artist for movies and fashion. There are a very limited number of jobs, and it's a "who-you-know" type of game, so opportunities for work can be scarce. Do you know what there are plenty of? BRIDES. Brides are everywhere, and more and more, they're hiring makeup artists to make them glow on their big day. It's possible for bridal makeup artists to bring in some decent cash in areas such as Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Hartford, and Waterbury.

License Types​

In Connecticut, you'll have to go to school, take a test, and get a license if you want to be a cosmetologist, hair stylist, manicurist, or esthetician. However, at the time we're writing this post, there are no specific laws in Connecticut that mention makeup artists. The only law that we could find said that if you're going to work in a salon, spa, or medi-spa, then you'll need to get a license for cosmetology or esthetics.

Connecticut will probably be more strict about the laws sooner or later, and require that anyone who works as an independent makeup artist to get a license. If you have questions or want to see if the laws have been changed, check the homepage for the Connecticut Board of Cosmetology. They list all the licenses that are available to people in the state of Connecticut.

Career Decisions​

We, obviously, looooove makeup, and we'd love to see everyone make some extra cash as a makeup artist. But we want to make sure you find the right career for you. We urge all of our readers to consider each of their options in the beauty world, and consider careers as:​