Blog 22: Mentorship

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• Senior Project Hours
• Cathy Martinez (Self Employed)
• Contact Number (626)337-8529

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What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

The most important thing I gained from this experience would have to be realizing how the field of makeup artistry truly is. I have learned that this field is not easy. It is very difficult to get into and you're constatly looking for more work. I have also gained alot of respect for how hard people in this field have to work on a day to day basis. Then there is the huge amount of information I have learned from assisting my mentor and watching every step she takes while working with a client. Overall it would probably be the amount of knowledge that a makeup artist needs to know and physically put to work while with her client. Many things come into play and they have to all of that into consideration constantly.

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How has what you’ve done helped you to answer your EQ? Please explain.
Essential Question: "How can a makeup artist best maximize customer satisfaction?"

Answer one: A make-up artist can best maximize customer satisfaction by communicating with the customer.
Why: What I have done during mentorship helped me come up with my first answer which is right above. I came up with this answer because of how much I realized my mentor communicates with her clients. Not just one on one but also in order to self promote herself it takes a lot of communication. If it weren't for communicating with other makeup artists, her clients, and other business she would be out work or it would be very difficult for her to find work. While my mentor is one on one with her client she is talking 95% of the time. This is to learn about the clients skin and also allowing them to feel comfortable and welcome.

Answer Two:A make-up artist can best maximize customer satisfaction by using the proper techniques during application.

Why: What I have done during mentorship helped me come up with my second answer which is right above. I came up with this answer because of the amount of research I did on top of everything I learned from my mentor.  Every different technique can create a different appearance on the skin. The makeup artist need to be able to asses the clients skin and determine what are the right and wrong products to use. The proper techniques need to be used in order to have a great look that is long wearing  meanwhile satisfying the client.

Answer Three: A make-up artist can best maximize customer satisfaction by insuring the client has had the proper skin care regiman before application.
Why: What I have done during mentorship helped me come up with my three answer which is right above. I came up with this answer because of the information my mentor told me on top of research. I My mentor tells me that a skin care regimen is great because of so many reasons. It can brighten the skin, clear up acne, combat ant aging, prolong the wear of the makeup application and much more. A skin care regimen is usually done by the client on her own time if that's what se chooses. It is not something that the makeup artist does except for applying moisturizer and primer because those are the final steps of prepping before makeup is applied.