The Fundamentals of Beauty Makeup
Designed for Maquillage Master Makeup Artistry Students and all beginning freelance makeup artists

• Study of skin structure and basic skincare

• Study of anatomy of the face and skin aging

• Presentation of products, tools, and equipment

• Understanding of health and hygiene

• How to set up a makeup station, and appropriate chair-side manner

• Study of face shapes/morphology

• Contouring and highlighting techniques

• Study of skin tones and undertones

• Selecting and applying different foundation textures

• Shaping eyebrows with appropriate products, brushes, and tools

• Study of eye shapes and correctional eye makeup

• Study of lip shapes and correctional lip makeup

• Application of basic correctional makeup/use of camouflage products

• Application of natural, classic, dramatic, and glamour makeup applications

• Makeup for mature skin selecting the appropriate products

Bridal and Special Event Makeup
Designed for Maquillage Master Makeup Artistry Students and freelance makeup artists wanting to gain more knowledge about event makeup.

• Application of seasonal bridal makeup looks

• Application of natural, classic, and dramatic bridal makeup

• Study of the International bridal makeup industry

• Creating junior makeup for proms and special occasions

• Creating a seasonal look for the “Red Carpet”

• Understanding of community networking, promotional packaging, branding, bridal shows, bridal fashion shows, and bridal magazine editorials to grow your brand

The Business of Beauty - PART I

• Introduction of the cosmetic industry and the beauty retail store environment

• The beauty industry history and discovery

• The fundamentals of skin care, makeup and fragrance

• Entrepreneurship: Developing a business plan

• Working for cosmetic retailers and Brands - Introduction of E.commerce

• Current industry topics and trends

• The principles of color & design

• Product and brand development

• Understanding of Packaging design

• Fundamentals of marketing and brand imaging

• Study of cosmetic retail merchandising

• Selling techniques in response of customer needs

• Providing exceptional customer services and understanding customer needs

• Study of the Global cosmetic industry and seasonal makeup looks

• Becoming a successful cosmetic brand makeup artist or in-store makeup artist specialist

The Business of Beauty - Development and Artist Etiquette - PART II

• Analyzing the job market and developing your career

• Study of all social media platform - Social media influencer/ Beauty “Guru”

• Multi Media makeup expert

• Understanding of the importance of teamwork

• Resume, biography development and business card creation

• Discussing, preparing, and practicing how to have successful interviews

• Creating a makeup artist invoice

• Makeup artist business etiquette

• Communication skills and independent thinking

  Platform and Stage Presentation

• Get comfortable speaking to an audience

• Develop your ability to sell a product by inspiring your listeners through sound advice

• Develop your platform lecture and/or demonstration

• Platform and stage time management

The Hair Designing Course includes: 

Hair Designing and Wigs
Designed for Maquillage Master Students, industry makeup artists, and graduate hair stylists looking to learn more about hair design and wig styling

• Understanding of the hair structure, texture, and basic hair care

• Presentation of products, tools, and equipment

• Health and hygiene

• How to set up your hair styling station

• Study of face shapes/Morphology

• Reading and following a movie script, analyzing a fashion storyboard

• Working with the guidance of a beauty or fashion editor, understanding the infrastructure of modeling agencies, advertisement agencies and fashion houses

• Sketching the hairstyle in preparation for shooting/filming

• Working in a close collaboration with the makeup artist and fashion stylist

• Use of a continuity chart for multi-day projects

• How to obtain and manage a daily kit fee and negotiate with hair product brands for sponsorships

• Application and styling of wigs for contemporary hair designs

• Understanding how to clean and maintain wigs and hairpieces

• Working with clip in extensions.

• Hair styling on shorter hair, mid-length hair, longer hair, and curly hair

• Styling tools and techniques (blow-drying, curling, straightening, waving, crimping, use of hot rollers, bendable rods, self-gripping rollers, back combing, use of hair pins, bobby pins and hair bands)

• Dressing hair: ponytail, French twist, woven bun, donut, French pleat, classical and modern back-do and up do, texture twist, loop and half loop, pin-up design on mid-length and long hair,

• Back-do with extra height, bridal back-do and up do, quiff, back and side top twist, flip through, Gibson tuck, side roll, rolled bun

• Braiding: basic braid, braided chignon, braided bun, French braid, inside-out French braid, French bun, draping, upside-down French braid, herringbone, French herringbone, inside-out French herringbone, French herringbone bun, waterfall braid, bamboo braid, crown braid

• Classical and modern men hair styling for fashion and multimedia

• Classical and modern women hair styling for bridal, fashion & multimedia

History of Makeup Course includes: 

Lecture

• History of Beauty:Historical overview, ethnic beauty, technology and scientific evolution of beauty, beauty in magazines

• History of Makeup: General Study of the History of Makeup from Prehistoric Time to the 21st Century Focus: The Egyptians - The Greeks - The Romans - The Middle Ages - The Sixteenth century - The Seventeenth century - The Eighteenth century - The Nineteenth century

 Makeup Application: 

• Lecture: Twentieth century

• Demo/ Practice: 1920's - 1940's - 1950's - 1960's - 1970's - 1980's

• The new trends of the 21st century

• Eyebrow blocking

The Fashion Makeup Course includes:

• Real understanding of the principles of color

• Analyzing and using the color wheel

• Learning the general techniques and rules of color mixing

• Understanding the illusion of depth and how colors affect one another

• Creating color harmony and continuity in your makeup design

• Selecting the proper color theme that will represent the subject and its mood

• Using color to create a focal point in your design

• Understanding of color psychology

• Explanation of a photo studio setup, backdrop

• Working in collaboration with models, actors, fashion stylists, photographers, hair designers, SFX departments, fashion designers, wardrobe departments, directors of photography, art directors, set directors.

• Understanding of portrait and fashion photography

• Becoming familiar with lighting effect and reflectors

• Understanding of still photography lighting and gel filters

• Understanding of black and white photography

Fashion Makeup Application: 

• Study of the continual trends in makeup

• How to obtain and manage a daily kit fee and negotiate with makeup brands to obtain sponsorship

• Recognizing fashion makeup influenced by specific decades

• Applying beauty and fashion makeup for a studio photo session

• Applying makeup for magazine editorial

• Applying makeup for national and international advertisement

• Creating makeup for runway, trunk shows, fashion galas, and the “cat walk”

The Electronic Media Makeup Course includes:

• Understanding proper etiquette when working with a TV crew

• Reading and adhering to a call sheet

• Learning how to obtain and manage a daily kit fee

• Working out of your kit

• Knowing all requirements to join the Union

• Working on location with different weather changes and climates

• Traveling abroad with a set crew

• Understanding of Lighting for TV & Film and HD Cameras

• Becoming familiar with a blue, green and white screens

• Applying corrective HD makeup for newscasters, TV hosts, and other TV personalities

• Applying corrective HD makeup for commercials or infomercials, and understanding the differences between the two

• Developing an artist’s image

• Designing the makeup for the artist, the band, and the dancers

• Study of the work plan of a film /Designing and applying makeup for an actor, following up with a continuity makeup chart

The Airbrush Makeup Course includes:

• Disassembly, cleaning, and reassembly of the airbrush

• Learning how to clean and maintain an airbrush correctly

• Introduction of airbrush product lines

• Understanding the technique of airbrushing for tattoo cover and skin discoloration color adjustments

• Men’s grooming for all media

• Learning the techniques of airbrushing for fashion and media makeup

• Makeup for live shows

• How to create, use, and clean stencils when creating face design