Wholesale Cosmetics Market Stall

Girls! The wholesale cosmetics competition is hotting up. It is really great to see guys taking an interest in the beauty business, and it is also recognition of what a potentially lucrative market the wholesale makeup industry is to be in.

Here is a great email I just received from Gary in Stockport:

Hi Mel
Been on your web page sounds great. I’ve been a printer for 32 years been made redundant and fancy a market stall. Friends and family have told me cosmetics would be good. I don’t want to be a millionaire just a happy sustainable income however the nearest I’ve ever been to make up
is stood outside Boots waiting for my wife and daughters. Is there any chance for a newbie to learn the ropes? Any advice would be helpful.
Many thanks
Gary S
ps I live in Stockport (someone has to )

Here is my advice for Gary:

Hi Gary

Nothing wrong with Stockport – I know it well!

Selling wholesale makeup at a market stall or car boot sale is a great way to start, especially if there is little or no competition at the same market. I’d say you would need to get some advice from your wife and daughters when first buying stock, until you get more of an idea what makeup and skincare products and brands your customers are looking for. There is lots of information on my blog, you should start with reading the articles for newbies which are linked down the left hand side of the Cheap Slap website. Also these articles might be useful:

Wholesale Makeup Car Boot Sales and
Wholesale Makeup Market Stall

I think for you that a car boot might be the best way of testing the water as your overheads will be lower than on a market stall – for a market stall the pitch will cost more and you will need more stock. If it goes well you can always expand.

If you decide to join Cheap Slap, you will get enough contact details for wholesale cosmetics suppliers to get a wide range of makeup and beauty products. Some of the best suppliers are in the US, but there are several good UK ones that I would recommend you use when starting out, before you go down the importing route.

Whatever you do, avoid any Chinese wholesale makeup sites that you may come across on Google, because you will be stuck with a load of fakes. At first glance a lot of the sites selling fake makeup, especially MAC and Benefit, seem to be in the US, because the prices are in dollars. To find out if a site is from China go to www.who.is and put in the domain name. The registration details will then come up.

I hope that helps, best wishes and good luck!

Melissa

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