
As a senior artist for the brand, he's traveled around the globe, discovering (and applying!) new trends everywhere from Lebanon to Brazil to Japan. John Stapleton has been working with M.A.C. How exactly do you go from lipstick junkie to full-on pro? We called on industry insiders to fill us in. Getting paid to spend all day thinking about beauty trends, experimenting with different looks, and working with cool clients is what makes being a makeup artist a serious dream job, but like any other awesome gig, it also takes a lot of hard work. Respectfully.Daydreaming about how to become a makeup artist? It's no wonder. ALOT of guest feel the need to show and tell the artist they “know” about makeup. I’m a guy and MAC girls aren’t always as snooty as they’re made out to be. It was bomb! It’s MAC! The baddest and ORIGINAL makeup company! Home of the “pretty.but mean” girls. We were a little family! We clicked! We vibed! We meshed well together. Even my district manager was down to earth! I loved it. Managers at MAC Cosmetics from my experience were surprisingly down to earth! Like regular human beings! I never felt uptight or pressured, kinda like when you’re having a visit? -Nah. I think MAC definitely offers job security, when you’re doing an exceptional job! Like any other job, if you start to slack, you might as well pack! Very well balanced! I never felt overworked. Very competitive at times when T Galleria placed promoters to take sales away from the artists. Where we were featured in center stage for glamour looks. We Artists also had monthly special bookings. We had high sales targets each month, had to promote credit cards ( without MAC company knowledge), Artists had daily makeup demos on walk in clients as well as scheduled guest. Co workers were most of the time enjoyable to be around. We Artists also received a gratis of our choice every 6 months. Artists received monthly gratis from the collections being featured. Artists were rewarded yearly with off island trainings that were fully paid for by the company as well. MAC provided update trainings seasonally. But it was hard to balance MAC makeup artist guidelines because T Galleria would conflict with brand policies. Working at MAC in the T Galleria was a great experience.
