How to Make Money Selling Cosmetics
The best thing you can do is to make money doing something you love. If you love makeup, then you might want to find a way to make money off of that passion, right? Here are some of the ways you can make money selling cosmetics.
Decide Which Cosmetics You Want to Sell
There are two different approaches to make money selling cosmetics:
- Sell someone else’s makeup line
- Design your own makeup line for sale
These are very different ways to make money selling cosmetics. If you’re just breaking into the business, then you might want to start with the first option. It’s a lot simpler to sell makeup for someone else than to try to create your own makeup line. If your dream is to create your own makeup line for sale then you can certainly do that. However, you’ll want to get some experience under your belt first. For that reason, this article will cover how to make money selling cosmetics that already exist under someone else’s line.
Figure Out Your Brand
Even though you’re going to sell someone else’s makeup, it’s still important that you figure out your brand. After all, there are a million products out there. You want to sell what truly represents you. Therefore, you need to start playing with makeup to find the products that really resonate with who you are.
Do you want to work with makeup companies that support diversity in beauty styles? How about companies that don’t test products on animals? What types of ad campaigns appeal to you? The more you study makeup, the easier it will be to find the brands that suit your own branding. Then you can reach out directly to those companies to work with them.
Start Working With an Established Company
First of all, reach out to all of those companies whose brands are in line with your own belief systems. Share with them what you love about their products. And let them know that you want to work with them. Ask about jobs working directly with them or even working as influencer to begin selling their products. The more personal you can get, the better chance you’ll have to make money selling cosmetics.
That said, there are also many established companies that are set up to help you break into the business. You can begin to start making money selling cosmetics by working with Avon, Mary Kay, Scentsy, and Lipsense. Those are just a few companies that are designed to help you break into this business. That’s a great place to start to begin learning to ropes and figuring out the ins and outs of selling makeup.
Start Your Own Makeup Blog / Vlog / Social Media
Whether or not you begin working with a company right away, it’s important to establish yourself as a makeup influencer. Create a blog, vlog, and social media channels through which you share your love of makeup. Show people the products that you love and explain why you love them. Do tutorials to let people know the best ways to use your products. Be honest, authentic, and unique.
As you grow your following, you’ll get more opportunities to make money as a makeup influencer. You’ll have more likelihood of getting hired to sell makeup for bigger brands. In the meantime, you can start making money off of affiliate links and advertising on your blog and social channels.