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Scottish Sun
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I went from doing hair and makeup for the living to working with the dead, here's the truth about getting embalmed
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A FORMER beautician shared an insight into her shocking change of career. In a pivot from doing hair and make up for the living, this woman now provides the same service for the dead. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 A woman working in a funeral home shared an insight into her unique job Credit: TikTok / @funeralbabe In a viral video, the TikToker known as Funeral Barbie broke down the unique job for her 4.5 million viewers. She explained that she worked as a "cosmetologist for the living" before qualifying as an embalmer. According to the viral funeral director, "beauty school wasn't a total waste". While she still does hair for living clients as a "side hustle", the TikToker mainly focuses on the deceased. Read More On Jobs WORTH IT I make £4,000 a MONTH from my extremely unusual job with NO qualifications "Doing the hair on the deceased is so much more different than doing it on the living and it's not just because of the changes that they will undergo or the challenges that are presented," she said. She revealed that there is a specific art required in this technique of making someone look like they did when they were alive. The TikToker revealed that she is often given a picture to go off, doing her best to recreate the person's appearance after death. She added that she finds her work as a mortiuary cosmotologist to be rewarding as the families of the deceased find comfort in how she makes them look like their old selves. The beauty expert also shared a little known fact about getting embalmed. She described the process as a "spa treatment for your dead body". I quit my £43K job in the UK to be a grape-picker in Italy and have ZERO regrets - I don't get paid but I'm so happy According to the pro, you get your hair shampooed and conditioned and your nails cut, filed, and cleaned. Your ear and nose hairs will also be trimmed and your eyebrows will be plucked as part of the procedure. She revealed that your body is even "massaged" during the emaballment process. The TikToker compared the work of an embalmer to that of a "personal stylist". TikTok viewers shared their thoughts on the revelations in the comments section. "I hope when I pass someone knows how to do my makeup how I have it," one follower said. "This is my dream job but I can't afford the schooling," wrote another inspired commenter. "The one day my husband and kids will leave me alone long enough to have a spa day," joked a third person. More on unique jobs One woman became a millionaire doing a kob that makes people's skin crawl. Another worker makes £10,000 a month doing job that everyone hates and it only takes seconds. And a mum earns £80,000 annually doing a job nobody else wants to do. A reality TV star revealed the job they did that nobody else wanted to do. Plus, a round-up of the jobs nobody wants to do, and you don't even need a degree.
The Sun
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I went from doing hair and makeup for the living to working with the dead, here's the truth about getting embalmed
A FORMER beautician shared an insight into her shocking change of career. In a pivot from doing hair and make up for the living, this woman now provides the same service for the dead. 1 In a viral video, the TikToker known as Funeral Barbie broke down the unique job for her 4.5 million viewers. She explained that she worked as a "cosmetologist for the living" before qualifying as an embalmer. According to the viral funeral director, "beauty school wasn't a total waste". While she still does hair for living clients as a "side hustle", the TikToker mainly focuses on the deceased. "Doing the hair on the deceased is so much more different than doing it on the living and it's not just because of the changes that they will undergo or the challenges that are presented," she said. She revealed that there is a specific art required in this technique of making someone look like they did when they were alive. The TikToker revealed that she is often given a picture to go off, doing her best to recreate the person's appearance after death. She added that she finds her work as a mortiuary cosmotologist to be rewarding as the families of the deceased find comfort in how she makes them look like their old selves. The beauty expert also shared a little known fact about getting embalmed. She described the process as a "spa treatment for your dead body". I quit my £43K job in the UK to be a grape-picker in Italy and have ZERO regrets - I don't get paid but I'm so happy According to the pro, you get your hair shampooed and conditioned and your nails cut, filed, and cleaned. Your ear and nose hairs will also be trimmed and your eyebrows will be plucked as part of the procedure. She revealed that your body is even "massaged" during the emaballment process. The TikToker compared the work of an embalmer to that of a "personal stylist". TikTok viewers shared their thoughts on the revelations in the comments section. "I hope when I pass someone knows how to do my makeup how I have it," one follower said. "This is my dream job but I can't afford the schooling," wrote another inspired commenter. "The one day my husband and kids will leave me alone long enough to have a spa day," joked a third person. More on unique jobs One woman became a millionaire doing a kob that makes people's skin crawl. Another worker makes £10,000 a month doing job that everyone hates and it only takes seconds. And a mum earns £80,000 annually doing a job nobody else wants to do. A reality TV star revealed the job they did that nobody else wanted to do. Plus, a round-up of the jobs nobody wants to do, and you don't even need a degree.
