Makeup Workshop Short Course
Course description
Course overview
This makeup course will introduce you to the basic skills of applying your own makeup with hints and tips for making the most of your best features. You will learn the key techniques for creating up to date looks for the day and evening that suit your face shape and skin tone. The tutor will demonstrate the looks on a model and you will recreate this look on yourself using a set of brushes provided as part of the course, and the College's extensive range of MAC makeup.
This course is hands-on and will show you all you need to know to have the confidence to create these looks at home any time. The tutor will also offer suggestions on how to update your make-up bag.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for anyone, aged 18 and older, interested in developing makeup skills, regardless of prior experience. Beginners are welcome. This course is for applying your own makeup and not suitable for aspiring professional makeup artists.
Key information
Topics covered
- Skin and skincare
- Working with makeup brushes
- Skin tone / foundation selection and application
- Enhancing eye shapes
- Brow grooming techniques
- Natural day makeup
- Evening makeup, including smoky eyes
Learning outcomes
- Learn how to cleanse and prepare skin for make-up
- Tip and tricks
- Face shapes and eye shapes
- Bronzing
- Contouring
- Smokey eyes
- Bold lip colours
- Eye lining techniques
- Lip lining techniques and choosing lipstick colours
- Basic natural day make-up
- Cover and conceal blemishes and under eye
- Foundation match
- Colour correction on skin
- Tools to use for make-up application
- Health and safety when using make-up
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- Your own mascara
- Makeup remover/cleanser, and moisturiser
- Eyelash curlers
- Headband
- Notepad and pen
- Your current make up bag if you would like it updated
- Laptop/ iPad/ tablet
The course price includes a 7-piece professional make up brush set.
Please note: Students are advised to remove any permanent eyelash extensions before the course starts, to ensure they are able to complete full makeup looks.
Tutor
Sam Walker
Sam Walker has worked in the make-up industry for over 17 years. Her career started with Make-up Forever, Paris. Working in fashion, music, beauty, film, theatre and bridal. Her editorial work includes features for Vanity Fair, Tatler, Tank, Flux, What?, amongst others. She has worked as a bridal make-up artist for many years. A Royal wedding: Duke and Duchess of Gloucester's daughter Lady Davina Windsor at Kensington palace, Roger Taylor from QUEENs brides make-up, are to name a few. Sam has also collaborated with the late Isabella Blow and Philip Treacey. Photographers Gisela Torres, Cody Burridge, Pete Bartlett. Commercials for Simple, Yorkshire Tea, BT, CISCO. Celebrities; the burlesque dancer Immodesty Blaize, Salma Hayek, Tina Turner, Nigella Lawson. She also combines this with tutoring, training Global brands and regularly delivering seminars for the industry.Book a course
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