Why do Nigerian makeup artists charge so much? Just came across one and she said she'll do a wedding makeup for 200,000, I mean that's too expensive and most people complain about how rude and mean they could be. I really wanna know, why so expensive?

Hmm, let's try thinking of this:

You train as a makeup artist. Most in Nigeria aren't well-trained, but pay minimum of N70,000 for bad training. Then buying your products (you have to have foundation to match any complexion, that's a minimum of N12,000 for 8 tubes, and then Mary Kay isn't that good, so to do a good job, you have to buy Black Up which is N10,000 a bottle. There's too much fake Iman on the market sold for N4500 per bottle). Then add in eyeshadows, a palette can be N8500 and that is the crap chinese stuff that irritates. So you spend minimum of N25,000 for more chinese stuff of slightly better quality. False lashes are N800 per packet (the good stuff which isn't heavy on the eye). We won't mention powders, blushes mascara, primers and skincare for all types of skins and complexions. Remember, all these products finish and expire, so they need replacement.
Then transport to the bride's house, first for trial and then for engagement and another day, white wedding, no matter how early or late the time. So that's usually cab fare. Calculate N3000 per trip.
Also, naija brides can waste time, so you can't do 2 weddings in one day. And then you have to wait for their mum, sisters or friends who want free makeup (as if you have products to dash).
You may say "oh well, why should I still pay so much?". Let me ask you this: which do you think you will use to remember your wedding, your menu, your hall venue or your pictures? And if it's pictures, do you wanna look your best in your pictures or do you want to look like your short-sighted sister did your makeup without her glasses? Why pay a photographer N150,000 when you look like a masquerade because you paid your MUA N40,000 for her wahala?
What do you think?

I cannot tell you how many stressed brides cried in their makeup artists' arms, after the makeup artist insisted everyone leave the room and give the poor girl space instead of staring at her, making comments, rushing her and stuff. Me, I come with something for my bride, to cheer her up and relax her. It's her special day.

They won't be in business if people aren't paying,neither wld they charge that much if their clients av not been up to it,most of these peeps go abroad to get certified,and diz is Naija where there is a lot of money to throw around,where we spend heavily on parties,its not only makeup that is expensive EVERYTHING is.
As for being rude,YES most of them are,but sometimes people are really annoying,the bride has made her specification,had a trial nd all nd on that day d SU anty comes in saying"u don't need diz,d lips it too red,clean it nd use only gloss don't let d eyeshadow show(d bride is like don't mind her,till an arguement ensues or som1 cries),d church will diz d elders will dat blah bla bla...anoda 1 comes saying am d elder sis so"u'll makeup nd tye my gele shogbo?(Free oh!),jus then anoda 1 comes picks ur lipstick and apply straight on her lip!(No permission).In diz trade u need REAL patience,which a lot of people don't av.

THEM SEF WAN DRIVE RANGEOVER SPOT

If you can't afford it, stick to idi-agbon, tiro, vaselline, and palm kernnel oil.

200k? is that for year make up or just once

They pay tax and custom fees.... Thats why

Make-UP when you're DOWN.

Some of you spend your husband's salary trying to paint your face like the canvas of an artist..

Except I mistook the meaning of Make-up artist.. but any woman/wife that spend that amount on facial paints at one sitting is a bad house wife...
wtf!! isn't that thing meant to be worn for few minutes to hours lawd!
I pity poor people sha.. this kind news fit make person commit suicide...

I need to investigate Dangote's wife asap ..
(I'll be back)

Why should it be expensive? How much is Marykay accessories,or Black opal?all these things aren't expensive na,and morever,she won't be the only one she will use it for.

What is therein makeup that you have to call people to makeup for you,don't you have a sister,or friend that can do that for you?( U must definitely be a bad person).

You want a classic makeup,and you are doing "Alaroro",I pity you,you wan form abi?

People like you are why professionalism is encouraged in Nigeria,you are a bad market.

Obe to dun, owo lopa.

About the rude and saucy part, I totally agree. Adding to that, they are always fugly. I dono if them dey vex say the person wey them dey makeup fine pass them.

My boss complained bitterly about one of them the day he wanted to do a fotoshoot for our chef. The camera guy that they weren't paying was just on point behaving himself then the almight MUA was so saucy and rude and fugly.

In Nigeria, everything has an exorbitant. Imagine! You can even buy 20 naira guguru and epa. Even Orange cannot be purchased for 20 naira.

Yomieluv: Why should it be expensive? How much is Marykay accessories,or Black opal?all these things aren't expensive na,and morever,she won't be the only one she will use it for.

What is therein makeup that you have to call people to makeup for you,don't you have a sister,or friend that can do that for you?( U must definitely be a bad person).

You want a classic makeup,and you are doing "Alaroro",I pity you,you wan form abi?

People like you are why professionalism is encouraged in Nigeria,you are a bad market.

You are contradicting yourself, proofread before you click submit next time.

90 % of make up i see on brides especially the very expensive ones are usually very ugly. they need to look at american weddings and see how the bride makes up, they dont turn their faces into a canvas and paint

acidosis™:
Make-UP when you're DOWN.

Some of you spend your husband's salary trying to paint your face like the canvas of an artist..

Mu che che Choi choi! This comment is as funny as fvck

Onegai: Hmm, let's try thinking of this:

You train as a makeup artist. Most in Nigeria aren't well-trained, but pay minimum of N70,000 for bad training. Then buying your products (you have to have foundation to match any complexion, that's a minimum of N12,000 for 8 tubes, and then Mary Kay isn't that good, so to do a good job, you have to buy Black Up which is N10,000 a bottle. There's too much fake Iman on the market sold for N4500 per bottle). Then add in eyeshadows, a palette can be N8500 and that is the crap chinese stuff that irritates. So you spend minimum of N25,000 for more chinese stuff of slightly better quality. False lashes are N800 per packet (the good stuff which isn't heavy on the eye). We won't mention powders, blushes mascara, primers and skincare for all types of skins and complexions. Remember, all these products finish and expire, so they need replacement.
Then transport to the bride's house, first for trial and then for engagement and another day, white wedding, no matter how early or late the time. So that's usually cab fare. Calculate N3000 per trip.
Also, naija brides can waste time, so you can't do 2 weddings in one day. And then you have to wait for their mum, sisters or friends who want free makeup (as if you have products to dash).
You may say "oh well, why should I still pay so much?". Let me ask you this: which do you think you will use to remember your wedding, your menu, your hall venue or your pictures? And if it's pictures, do you wanna look your best in your pictures or do you want to look like your short-sighted sister did your makeup without her glasses? Why pay a photographer N150,000 when you look like a masquerade because you paid your MUA N40,000 for her wahala?
What do you think?

Sorry, erm, are you the makeup artiste the op is complaining about? This one u gave her the load down of makeup history from queen jezebel's era.

Make up equipments are not cheap tho, many factors affect the price of a make-up job.
Sometimes its not because they wanna charge u too much,
Sometimes, they look at ur status before you are charged.
Imagine if i were to make up dangote's daughter? I'd definitely wanna blow my charge up.
Sometimes its the fault of the customers too.... 'If it aint expensive, it aint gonna be kool'..... Dats how some think.
Sometimes also, if i've got to make d groom and also the bridal train up... Den i'll have to charge more.
BTW... OP, we could renegociate, if u mean it, i'll send u a mail of my jobs.. So we can hook up.

If make-up artists charge high rates, then try make-down artists.

okpara ugo: If make-up artists charge high rates, then try make-down artists.

See Okpara o!

200k??!!

What happened to white Powder, Tiro/Kwallii and Vaseline?

redcliff:

Sorry, erm, are you the makeup artiste the op is complaining about? This one u gave her the load down of makeup history for queen jezebel's era.

OBOY U WICKED O.

When some people are using 200k to do Traditional wedding, court wedding and church wedding altogether

DID OP SAY 2000 NAIRA OR 200,000 NAIRA. UNTO WETIN NAA? SHE GO REMOULD MY WIFE FACE? I NO GO TRY AM

Red-Light:
200k? is that for year make up or just once

that got me cracked up , its for one year

quin9: They won't be in business if people aren't paying,neither wld they charge that much if their clients av not been up to it,most of these peeps go abroad to get certified,and diz is Naija where there is a lot of money to throw around,where we spend heavily on parties,its not only makeup that is expensive EVERYTHING is.
As for being rude,YES most of them are,but sometimes people are really annoying,the bride has made her specification,had a trial nd all nd on that day d SU anty comes in saying"u don't need diz,d lips it too red,clean it nd use only gloss don't let d eyeshadow show(d bride is like don't mind her,till an arguement ensues or som1 cries),d church will diz d elders will dat blah bla bla... [b]anoda 1 comes saying am d elder sis so"u'll makeup nd tye my gele shogbo?(Free oh!),j[/b]us then anoda 1 comes picks ur lipstick and apply straight on her lip!(No permission).In diz trade u need REAL patience,which a lot of people don't av.

Funniest part .

Nigerians generally lack correct business mentality, everybody wants to hammer from one customer and forget that repeat business is the key. When i am not mad 200k for makeup you will use tissue to wipe off at the end of the day.

do u guys know what, i just spoke with a friend and she told me that make up artist like banke meshida charges as much as 500k, my jaw just dropped am i sure i am in the right profession?

200,000 naira for make-up?? Abi dem wan change the face join??....

500k - they must be mad and the person paying that must be madder

they want to build house and buy car from one customer fee

Onegai: Hmm, let's try thinking of this:

You train as a makeup artist. Most in Nigeria aren't well-trained, but pay minimum of N70,000 for bad training. Then buying your products (you have to have foundation to match any complexion, that's a minimum of N12,000 for 8 tubes, and then Mary Kay isn't that good, so to do a good job, you have to buy Black Up which is N10,000 a bottle. There's too much fake Iman on the market sold for N4500 per bottle). Then add in eyeshadows, a palette can be N8500 and that is the crap chinese stuff that irritates. So you spend minimum of N25,000 for more chinese stuff of slightly better quality. False lashes are N800 per packet (the good stuff which isn't heavy on the eye). We won't mention powders, blushes mascara, primers and skincare for all types of skins and complexions. Remember, all these products finish and expire, so they need replacement.
Then transport to the bride's house, first for trial and then for engagement and another day, white wedding, no matter how early or late the time. So that's usually cab fare. Calculate N3000 per trip.
Also, naija brides can waste time, so you can't do 2 weddings in one day. And then you have to wait for their mum, sisters or friends who want free makeup (as if you have products to dash).
You may say "oh well, why should I still pay so much?". Let me ask you this: which do you think you will use to remember your wedding, your menu, your hall venue or your pictures? And if it's pictures, do you wanna look your best in your pictures or do you want to look like your short-sighted sister did your makeup without her glasses? Why pay a photographer N150,000 when you look like a masquerade because you paid your MUA N40,000 for her wahala?
What do you think?

Nonsense

Is the make up artist going to finish all the products you mentioned on one customer.

Op is very very as in very very ugly thus the exhorbitant price.