It’s that time of year again where holiday makeup tutorials are taking over the internet. Once December arrives, it’s all about celebrating and looking great while doing it. Makeup artists everywhere are trusted by party goers to create the perfect holiday makeup look. As an aspiring makeup artist, you should be excited! It’s a time […]

Determining your model or client’s true underlying skin tone is the first step to creating a flattering and flawless makeup look. Your model’s skin tone can be warm, cool, or neutral. Knowing where your model falls on the spectrum will influence the foundation you pick, as well as the eye shadow, lipstick, blush, and so […]

One of the newest trends in makeup is actually not a new trend at all, but a rediscovered way to achieve a face worthy of forgoing Snapchat and Instagram filters. That’s right; colour correcting has taken the beauty industry by storm (again!) with many major beauty brands releasing lines of colourful liquids, pencils, and powders. […]

It’s a matte-r of fact: matte lips are back in a big way. If you’re passionate about the beauty industry, you may have noticed that most major makeup brands have brought out matte lip products in 2016—from Revlon’s new ‘Matte Liquid Lipsticks’ to Too Faced’s ‘Melted Matte’ line, all the way to cosmetics newcomer Kylie […]

Makeup isn’t always pretty. Sometimes shocking, often inspiring, and always telling a story, many makeup styles twist the idea of beauty into something completely unexpected. That’s what theatre and film-focused makeup artists do on the daily! When it comes to stage and screen work, trained makeup artists (MUAs) collaborate with directors, actors, and costume designers […]

Just in time for summer, a new makeup trend is inspiring today’s makeup artists to swap their contour kits for something a little lighter. Strobing—also referred to as reverse-contouring or ‘non-touring’—is all about shining the spotlight on a face’s best features. If you love makeup and beauty, the right training program can turn your passion […]

Makeup has an incredible power to reinvent and transform; to tell a story and invoke emotion. From theatre to high fashion to special effects to everyday wear—the use of makeup is truly embedded in our history and modern day culture. While it’s true that cosmetic products and trends come and go, certain components of the […]

Makeup is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world! What market researchers are calling “the beauty boom” or “the beauty blogger effect” has caused the makeup industry to generate over $350 billion in profits last year alone. The widespread success and popularity of makeup is shining a spotlight on a range of exciting employment […]

  Makeup is magic. If you’re passionate about cosmetics and beauty, you probably know firsthand the amazing, transformative effect it can have on a person and their confidence! But you may also know about makeup’s most popular misconceptions. Critics of the beauty industry have called makeup ‘antifeminist’—designed to promote vanity and insecurity, and used only […]