About the Artist

I’m a Bay Area Makeup Artist and I love my job! When I’m not doing makeup, I enjoy spending time with my precious daughter and amazing husband. I hope you enjoy reading my blog! My goal is to educate my fellow makeup lovers about products and showcase my work for those in search of a professional makeup artist. Whether it’s Bridal makeup, party makeup, a fun look for a photo shoot, or a private/group workshop, I’d love to work with you in creating a flawless look! E-mail me at makeupbysharona@gmail.com for more info!

16 Responses to “About the Artist”

Jen January 15, 2012 at 1:54 pm #

Hey I wanna become a makeup artist In order to get a Job somewhere do I need to take cosmetology classes first ? I’m only 18

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- Makeup by Sharona January 19, 2012 at 4:33 pm #
  
  Hi Jen! You don’t need to have a Cosmetology license to do makeup, but I’m not sure how it works if you were to do makeup out of a hair salon. If you’re doing makeup as a freelance artist, you don’t need a license.
  
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Tanisha Day March 14, 2012 at 5:46 pm #

hi:) i came across your instagram when looking through tags and I love you work! I’m only 17 and I’m currently trying to work my way into the make-up industry. I was just wondering if you had any pointers on how to go about starting off my career? I’d really love to work in MAC but im not to sure how to go about applying. it would be a great help, thanks x

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- Makeup by Sharona March 14, 2012 at 9:59 pm #
  
  Hi hun! Thanks for reaching out to me! I think you’re heading in the right direction by trying to get a job at Mac (or any makeup counter). I’m not sure what the application process is for Mac but you should definitely go in and ask a manager about it. If you can’t get a job there, you should totally try Sephora so you can get a wide range of product knowledge, since they have a million brands there. Hope this helped…feel free to email me anytime: makeupbysharona@gmail.com
  
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  - Tanisha Day March 15, 2012 at 5:52 am #
    
    thanks xxx
Amanda (Mae) April 6, 2012 at 8:23 pm #

I have nominated you for the Liebster Blogger Award: http://maesbeauty.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/blog-awards/

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- Makeup by Sharona April 6, 2012 at 10:09 pm #
  
  Thanks honey
  
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rubal June 21, 2012 at 9:00 am #

hi sharona… can ya plz tell wats ur shade in mufe foundation.. n the shade of concealer in mac mineralized liquid concealer.. will really appreciate.. thanxx

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- Makeup by Sharona June 21, 2012 at 4:24 pm #
  
  Hi there! I am shade 128 in Make Up For Ever HD foundation. I don’t use the Mac Mineralize concealer anymore, but when I was I would mix nw20 & nw25.
  
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Maria September 17, 2012 at 6:31 pm #

Do u ever do classes in nyc?

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- Makeup by Sharona September 24, 2012 at 9:21 pm #
  
  I don’t I would love to one day though!
  
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Elizabeth February 28, 2013 at 1:45 pm #

Hi Sharona,

huge fan of your work! For an aspiring makeup artist, what products/brushes would you recommend we have in the kit? Any other advice on starting out.. (how to get clients etc)? Thank you!

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- Makeup by Sharona February 28, 2013 at 2:51 pm #
  
  Thank you! If you can email me at makeupbysharona@gmail.com I can send you a list of some of my must-haves for your kit!
  
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marlowe March 7, 2013 at 12:57 pm #

Hi Sharona:)
Came across your instagram page and love it! Very informative- thank you. I was curious, will you be holding another class here in the bay area any time soon? I would love to be able to attend. I am an aspiring artist and would love to soak up some of your knowledge:)
Thank you sooo much!

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- Makeup by Sharona March 7, 2013 at 1:25 pm #
  
  Hi there,
  Thank you so much! I probably won’t have another workshop for a few months since my due date is next week! I do hold 1-on-1 lessons and will be resuming these at the end of April if you are interested. Email me at makeupbysharona@gmail.com if you would like more info!
  Thanks!
  Sharona
  
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  - marlowe March 7, 2013 at 3:05 pm #
    
    CONGRATULATIONS! Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly. It feels good to know that there are people out there that actually listen/respond to their fans:) Hope all goes smoothly for you next week! So happy for you!
    Again, THANK YOU:)
    Marlowe