How much does a makeup artist cost for a corporate event in Ho Chi Minh City?
KINKAY is a makeup and hair atelier in Ho Chi Minh City that takes corporate bookings. Makeup with hair is 1,800,000 VND per person, 90 to 120 minutes, at your office, hotel or the venue. Kay has worked backstage at Miss Cosmo International, Miss Grand Vietnam and Hoa Hậu Việt Nam, and on runway shows for Đỗ Long and Adrian Anh Tuấn.
It is priced per head with no cap on the headcount, so a team of ten is 18,000,000 VND. Where an artist stays on set through a launch or a shoot to retouch between takes, add 3,500,000 VND for the day. Travel inside Ho Chi Minh City is in the price.
KINKAY can put up to four makeup artists, two hair stylists and a photographer on the same booking, so a model crew or a full office is ready inside one call time. Company bookings receive a payment receipt with the session details and the amount.
These are the jobs that come in from brands, agencies, production companies and offices in Ho Chi Minh City. They have a call time, a headcount and a photographer waiting, which makes them a different job from one person going to a dinner.
The same numbers for every company. A crew, a multi-session day or a booking outside the city is quoted as one total before you confirm, and nothing is added afterwards.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Per person — makeup + hairHosts, staff, speakers, guests, models. 90–120 minutes, at the office, hotel or venue. | 1,800,000 VND |
| A team in one sessionThe same rate for everyone, no cap on the headcount. Ten people is 18,000,000 VND. Send the headcount and call time so the crew is sized to it. | 1,800,000 VND each |
| An artist stays on set — add onLaunch, campaign or editorial. Re-touching and look changes on location through the day. Added to the makeup, not instead of it. | + 3,500,000 VND |
| Men’s makeup and hairLight makeup and hair, camera-ready. Shine, redness, brows. | 1,200,000 VND |
| Hair stylingBlowout, waves, or an updo. | Included in every package |
Travel inside Ho Chi Minh City is included, along with touch-ups. Outside the city is quoted in full before you confirm. Company bookings receive a payment receipt; KINKAY does not issue Vietnamese VAT invoices. Full list on the prices page.
Tell Kay when the first person has to be camera-ready or on stage. The crew works backwards from that, and the running order is built before anyone arrives.
Headcount decides how many artists come. Four people at one call time is a crew booking; the same four spread over a morning is not. The earlier it is fixed, the cheaper it stays.
Press wall, stage, ring light, or a camera operator with continuous light. Each needs a different base, and that decision is made when the kit is packed, not on site.
Áo dài, black tie, brand colours or uniform. A dress code changes hair more than makeup, and an áo dài event is a different hair job from a cocktail dress.
KINKAY issues a payment receipt with the session details and the amount. If your finance team requires a VAT invoice, say so before confirming rather than on the day.
Call times in District 1 or out towards the industrial parks need slack at either end. The quote covers travel inside the city, including the return trip for touch-ups.
Flying in for the event yourself? Read the short-stay guide.
Makeup with hair is 1,800,000 VND per person, 90 to 120 minutes, at your office, hotel or the venue. It is priced per head with no cap on the headcount, so a team of ten is 18,000,000 VND. Where an artist stays on set through a launch or a shoot to retouch between takes, add 3,500,000 VND for the day. Men’s makeup and hair is 1,200,000 VND. Travel inside Ho Chi Minh City is included in every price.
Yes. KINKAY can put up to four makeup artists, two hair stylists and a photographer on the same booking, so a model crew or an office can be ready inside one call time instead of queueing through one chair. Send the headcount and the call time when you enquire and the crew is sized to it.
No. KINKAY issues a payment receipt showing the session details and the amount, which is what most companies here file for this kind of service. Tell Kay when you book and she prepares it. KINKAY does not issue Vietnamese VAT invoices, so if your finance team requires one, say so before you confirm.
Yes, and it is priced as a normal look from 1,800,000 VND. On-camera work is built differently from a dinner face: less powder, no reflective finish, and a base that holds under continuous light rather than a single flash. Say it is for camera when you book so the kit is packed for it.
Travel anywhere inside Ho Chi Minh City is in the price, including the industrial parks and new developments on the edge of the city. Outside the city, including Binh Duong, Vung Tau, Da Nang and Phu Quoc, is quoted as one number before you confirm, with travel and accommodation stated up front. Nothing is added afterwards.
For a weekday event, a week is usually enough. For a grand opening or a launch with a crew of several people, two to three weeks, because the crew has to be held. October through January is the busiest stretch of the year and weekend evenings in that window go first.
Written by Kay from real bookings in Ho Chi Minh City.
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