555 Makeup Business Name Ideas

Creative Skin Care Beauty Name Ideas

Name Ideas for Nail Polish Enamel Products

Does your firm create and sell nail polish, enamels, nail growth treatments and nail art accessories? Check out these shiny names for your nail enamel product line.

Cool Makeup Lipstick Name Ideas

If your cosmetic product line is primarily lip products such as lip balms, glosses, and lipsticks, check out these luscious lipstick name ideas

Crafty Home Fragrance Names Ideas

The home fragrance market is booming. If you create and sell air freshener room sprays, fragrant potpourri or scented candles here are some name ideas for your company.

Baby Skin Care Brand Name Ideas

If you are developing a cosmetic line for delicate baby skin these name ideas will be perfect

Cosmetic Sunscreen Tanning Products Name Ideas

Specialized tanning and sunscreen products require brilliant sunshiney brand names like these

Beauty Services Company Names Ideas

Here are names for you beauty entrepreneurs who offer services such as freelance make-up artistry, nail art, manicures, facials, eyebrow, and eyelashes.

Makeup Artist Name Ideas

Nail Manicures & Nail Art

As a trained nail technician you make a profit from your talents in manicures, pedicures, nail growth treatments, and nail art. These super shiny names are sure to impress your nail clients:

Eyebrow and Lash Extensions

Eyebrow shaping and enhancing such as mircoblading can be excellent money-making beauty services. Plus you could offer lash extensions as an additional service. Here are some unique eyebrow and lash business names:

Facial and Anti Aging Treatments Names

Haircuts, Hair Color, and Styling Salon Names

How to Name Your Makeup Business

The name you choose for your makeup beauty business is one of the most important decisions you will make as a new cosmetic entrepreneur. It’s because your beauty company and product names have the power to communicate your unique and attractive benefits to customers. 

Powerful names can greatly impact your business’s perception in new clients’ minds.  I will help you come up with a catchy makeup business name to attract beauty customers to build your business.  

Come let’s get busy naming your makeup artistry, cosmetic line, beauty spa, nail enamel product line. …

Step 1 – Determine Branding Position

Before you can come up with a unique makeup business name you need to get clear on your branding position. What types of cosmetic services and products are you offering? Who are your target customers? What makes your beauty business special and different?  

A strong branding position will attract paying customers to your establishment that will appreciate your talent and refer their friends.  This will make your marketing easier because you will know exactly what your unique benefits are. Come along as we develop your makeup branding in two easy steps. 

Your Makeup Business Difference vs Competitors

What “position” do you want to claim a stake in your customer’s minds as opposed to your competitors? 

Is your business MORE fashion-forward, experts at stage makeup, focused on middle-age makeup tips, great at teaching makeup artistry, tops in pampering, fastest, most convenient?   

How You Want Customers to Identify Your Makeup Salon

What qualities do you want your customers to be reminded of when your makeup company names come to mind?

Are you the best makeup business for the most artistic makeup, innovative new looks, unique color collections, newest technology, luxurious ambiance?  

Example of Makeup Branding Position:

A trendy makeup artist service for stage professionals and video influencers. Highly trained in film and photo styling. Travels to locations within the Dallas metro area.

Please take a moment to think through these important questions and answer them by drafting your unique branding position as shown in the example above. 

Trust me having this statement will greatly assist you in the next step to naming your makeup business and brainstorming cute and sassy beauty business names. 

Step 2 – Brainstorm Name Ideas For Your Makeup Business

Armed with your branding position statement (discussed above) you are now ready to come up with a list of good makeup salon names using my pro brainstorming techniques below. Use some or all of the methods and create a long list of possible name ideas for your business. 

To create your most unique makeup business name, brainstorming is the first order of business.  The best place to start is inside your ideal client’s mind. Who are your target customers for your makeup salon’s services? 

Are they millennials, professionals, executives, busy moms, singles, teenagers, children and families, college students, young professionals, stylish middle-aged women, or men.

Once you have your perfect customer in mind, figuratively step into their shoes. This is important because you want to evaluate your name options through their eyes for the best results. 

Don’t fall into the trap of naive business owners who judge their makeup business name ideas using their own taste. You want to appeal to YOUR customers, not to yourself. 

Example – You own a makeup artist business and are 55 years old, however, your clients are primarily young Moms under 35. The names you like such as Elegant Looks will not appeal to this younger audience who will likely appreciate a hipper, trendier name such as Makeup Spot or Makeup Now. 

Begin your brainstorming by listing words about your services such as makeover, blush, foundation, artistry, foundation, lashes, eyes, etc. Include adjectives that you want to use to describe your beauty approach stunning, glamorous, gorgeous, fresh, chic, natural, trendy, fashionable etc. 

Play around with rhyming names or with words that all have the same starting letters such as Marvelous Makeup or Pretty Place. These types of phrases are unique and easy to remember.

Then continue to the next step where we will review each of these naming ideas against the checklist below to determine which is the absolute name for your new makeup business. 

Review Business Name Lists

Read lists of business name ideas such as these below to get inspiration for your best company name:

Estheticians name ideas
Brow and lash extension name ideas
Beauty Salon Name ideas
List of Nail Manicure Studio Name Ideas

Combine Two Words for One Business Name

Blend personal names of two or more owners into an interesting compound business name.

Name Your Company with Your Personal Name  

Some beauty business owners elect to use their own personal name as their business name.

Generally, I do not recommend naming your business after yourself – except in a few instances.

FYI: Avoid using business owner initials as a business name. Some new entrepreneurs decide to use their initials as their company name. This is not a good idea, because names such as The ABC makeup business (Ann, Betty, and Cathi) is boring, easy to forget, hard to spell, and pronounce. NOT the type of name to become memorable in customer’s minds.

Use Acronyms to Come Up Company Name

An acronym is different from a name made up of owner initials because it creates a new word. 

Some examples; IBM is an initial name (for International Business Machines) which is spoken as each letter separately – I -B- M.

An example acronym name is LEGO (short for Leg Godt – danish for “play well”) and is pronounced as one word.

Use this online tool to brainstorm some creative acronym business names.

Experiment with Wordplay and Funny Puns

Puns are jokes that exploit the different possible meanings of words – a play on words. They can make funny and catchy business names.

Some examples of makeup service name puns;   Fairy Makeup, Daily Makeup, You’ve Got Makeup, Makeup Safe.

Have fun and get business name inspiration with this free Pun Generator tool.

Try Rhymes for a Catchy Business Name

Using a rhyming name can make your brand more memorable such as StubHub and 7-Eleven. 

Business names that rhyme has a musical quality that helps them stand out in customers’ minds. I used this free online rhyme tool to come up with these names for your new makeup business companies:

Cutey Beauty
Beauty Bootie
Zooty Beauty
Fruity Beauty
Snooty Beauty
Beauty On Duty
Yup Makeup
Bang Up Makeup Artist
Heads Up Makeup Artist

Utilize Descriptive Word Phrases for Makeup Business Names

Use keywords that describe your cosmetic products and services and their benefits to create interesting and powerful makeup business names.

Begin with your business type -“makeup artist”. Then create a list of related words such as;

• beauty parlor
• cosmetic technician
• stylist
• eyeliner
• lipstick
• rouge
• powder
• skincare. 

Check out this free online related words tool

Combine these related words with other words such as; your location, name, or specialty makeup service. 

Here are some examples of makeup-related (and geographic) terms company name ideas:

Makeup Charm Artists
Glamour Pots Beauty Artists
Miami Pretty
California Stunning
Rouge Me Up
Powder Puffs of Dallas

Step 3 – Select Your Best Makeup Business Name Checklist  

By following my recommended steps above you will have come up with a long list of good makeup business names. Next comes, the critical phase of evaluating your name ideas and selecting your perfect brand name. 

Use my pro checklist below of important criteria to help you make the best choice.

Checklist to Choose Your Best Makeup Business Name – 9 Important Considerations

• Communicates Your Product and Services – Is it relevant to your service menu and offerings?
  
  Don’t be so clever that you confuse customers and they can’t figure out what you are selling.
  
  Good name for a makeup business= Made Up! Makeup Artistry
  Bad name for a makeup business = Charming Smiles
• Manageable to pronounce – Be sure that your makeup business name can be spoken (and understood) easily. You want lots of customer referrals so make it easy for your clients to give you the free word of mouth advertising.
  
  People will remember names that are easy to say and forget companies with complex or unpronounceable names.
  
  Good name for a makeup business= Pretty Paints Beauty
  Bad name for a makeup business = Jolie de Fille Beaute

• Easy to spell – Aim for a name that is easy to spell so customers can easily find you in telephone directories and online search engines. Also, the best names are of a short to medium length so they are easier to write and type. 
  
  Good name for a makeup business= Cosmetic Services
  Bad name for a makeup business = Artisians maquillage
• Simple to remember – The easier it is for customers to remember your company names the more likely they are to refer you to their friends and family.
  
  Good name for a makeup business=  Makeup on Main
  Bad name for a makeup business = Makeovers & Services for Photo & Films
• Distinctive & Unique – Your best name choice is distinct and unlike your market competitors’ brand names to avoid customer confusion. 
  
  Unique names stand out positively. Verify that your name choice is not taken or trademarked in your State.  

• Is Flexible and Expandable – Choose a name that is flexible enough to allow your business to grow and new products and services. Don’t limit yourself too much. Select a name that provides the ability to expand to other markets and locations also. 
  
  
• Check for Rude or Negative Meanings – Take time to verify that what you think is funny your customers don’t view as rude! Plus research any negative meanings of the words you have in your company name. This is especially important if you serve foreign markets or ethnic customers. Speak to native speakers of their mother tongue to clear your name ideas. 

• Search Domain Name Availability – Before you decide on your final makeup business company name check if the corresponding domain name URL is available here. 
  
  This secures your right to use your website. If your desired name is not available, don’t fret, here are my expert tips on how to find a matching domain name to your company name, even if your first choice is taken.
  
• Check if Social Media Profiles are Taken – If your domain name is available, then go ahead and check if all the social media account profiles are available. Check all of the most popular social media sites’ user names availability with one click at Knowem here.