Professional hair and make-up is more akin to the sprinkles on the cake as opposed to the cake itself (sorry for comparing you to a cake). Without seeing you and knowing a lot more about you and your industry, it really isn’t something we’d be able to comment on…
If you feel like you can do your make-up yourself and feel you do a good job then you’ll still get a great headshot without professional make-up.
If you feel as though you’d like a more glamorous look or if you don’t feel confident doing your own hair and make-up, the make-up artists that we work with are fantastic and well worth the money they charge.
They have spent years learning how to accent features on the face, colour matching, toning and contouring to name a few. They can also give you one less thing to worry about before your shoot and will in most cases be able to do a better job than you at getting you camera ready.
For men we generally don’t recommend hair and make-up unless there is a specific look you are going for that will require it.
The cost for professional hair and make-up is $275 (including GST) and can be added to your headshot shoot.