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Mehwish Khan

Sales Assistant, makeup artist
About

Passionate retail sales artist with extensive beauty expertise from Charlotte Tilbury and freelance work. Skilled in shade matching, product recommendations, and achieving sales targets. Adaptable to fast-paced environments, I excel in providing personalised customer care and maintaining high standards of store hygiene.

Previous Brands
CHARLOTTE TILBURY
Artisan Agency
Models Own
Boots Opticians
Harvey Nichols
L'Oréal
MAC Cosmetics
Lancôme
CHANEL
Urban Decay
Michael Kors
Work Experience
SEASONAL SALES ARTIST
Nov ‘24 - Jan ‘25
CHARLOTTE TILBURY

Working in Covent Garden one of Charlotte's busiest stores, hygiene and stock control was a daily task before opening and closing of the store. Having clean brushes and tools to work with while taking makeup bookings and maintaining a clean studio. Assisting customers with shade matches and finding products that match their routine and needs. Working with daily targets and hitting sales was a breeze by adapting my customer care to individuals wants and needs. • Freelancing Bridal / Party Makeup / Fashion Shoots. • Small Designer Fashion week backstage runway. (Live Broadcast.) • Asiana Bridal show runway x 3 models. ( As seen on ZEE TV.) • Beauty Pageant Makeup Artist. (Live Broadcast.) • Small ethical brand runway Launch ' Electric Bazaar' ( As seen on BBC NEWS.) FREELANCING ARTIST EXPERIENCE.

MAKEUP ARTIST & SALES ASSISTANT
Jan ‘19 - Jan ‘23
Artisan Agency

My time with the agency was intensely educational on Different brands and marketing techniques. Assisting in the launch Of Marc Jacobs Beauty in John Lewis, Oxford street. Getting trained by Marc Jacobs celebrity makeup artist Gilbert Soliz who has worked on Kylie Manogue, Rihanna and Kendall Jenner. Chosen to take part in London Fashion Week, working on a pop up truck over a weekend promoting and gaining customer relations. Delivering makeovers to roughly 240 people, minimum 30 clients each a day. Succeeding in a high fast paced environment including pressure of the press. Staying calm and strict to routine created a smooth transition through each process. This experience gave me the chance to excel in this environment. Ending the promotion on the shop floor, promoting with the use of free makeovers. Delivering a personal sales performance and educating clients on brand and product use. Pushing brand application techniques and brand image portfolio look. Making sales and basket building came naturally while serving customer care. Working with a range of makeup, skincare and perfumery brands in Central London helped me gain my chameleon abilities to quickly adapt to new products, brand image and the brands target audience. Working on the following named: Estée Lauder, Dior, Lancôme, Hourglass, Nars, Charlotte Tilbury, Clinique, Origins, Smashbox , Bare Minerals, NYX Cosmetics , Creed, and The Loreal perfume & Beauty umbrella brands.

MAKEUP ARTIST & SALES ASSISTANT
Jan ‘18 - Jan ‘19
Models Own

Located in Westfield White City, Targeting a younger pre teen customer audience. My daily tasks involved opening and closing of the kiosk, cashing up, receiving stock and visual merchandise. Daily cleanliness, sanitisation and maintaining of the Kiosk, stock count, serving customers and being one of the head makeup artists for the white city branch. With only a small team of 3. Working individually and open communication within the team was essential skill. Problem solving and New product launches to promote and traffic stop to hit our daily sales targets. Using our discount offers to our advantage to gain sales and hit targets. Creating a fun and on brand environment attracting customers to enjoy playing with the products and experience the brand.

Retail Experience
Retail Category
High street
Luxury
High-end luxury
Work Environment
Boutique
Department store
Pop-Up
Shopping centre
Flagship store
High street store
Product Category
Beauty & Fragrances
Watches & Jewelry
Womenswear
Accessories
Responsibilities
Greeting
Client Help
Aftercare
Styling
Product demos
Client Advising
Upselling
Transactions
Cash register
Packaging
Product setup
Product labelling
Inventory control
Store Maintenance
Open/closing store
Health & safety
Languages
Arabic - Basic
Hindi - Native
Urdu - Native
English - Native
Swahili - Basic
Education & Training
South Thames College
Beauty Therapy NVQ Level 2.
Lubna Rafique Makeup Academy
Certificate of Education