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CHICSTUDIOS LA - School of Professional Makeup:
CHICSTUDIOS LA is a fashion-forward makeup school in Santa Monica CA that practices through course instruction, live hands-on lessons and graduate opportunities to through the CHICPro Community. We provide general makeup courses as well as specialization courses in TV & Music Video Makeup, Period Makeup, and Fashion & Runway Makeup.

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About Us:

Founded by director Amy Nicole, CHICSTUDIOS opened its doors in New York City in 2012 as a professional school providing training to aspiring and established makeup artists.

Why Choose CHICSTUDIOS LA?

-  Inclusive Graduate Community
Upon completion of any of our courses, each alumni becomes part of our CHICPro Community, which is a platform for events, freelance opportunities, advanced education, internships or hiring fairs.

-  Qualified & Professional Tutors
Designed to teach the fundamentals and techniques of makeup artistry, taught by the industries leading (working) makeup artists, who inspire each class they teach.

-  Work with Top Makeup Brands
Brands that we use in the classroom include: Bobbi Brown, Cinema Secrets, Complete Control skin care, Embryolisse skin care, Eve Pearl, Graftobian, Laura Mercier, MAC Cosmetics, Makeup Forever, NARS Cosmetics, Real Techniques Brushes, Smashbox, and more!

Intensive Makeup Artist Training Courses:

We offer class sizes up to sixteen students.

- 4-Week Pro Makeup Artistry (100 total hours)
- TV & Music Video Makeup (14 hours)
- Fashion & Runway Makeup (14 hours)
- Period Makeup (7 hours)


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Address: 1639 11th St., Suite 180, Santa Monica, California , USA
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Conveniently situated in San Gabriel, in Los Angeles County CA, April Love Pro Makeup Academy is one of the premier, fastest growing makeup schools in the LA area. We provide a wide range of professional, hands-on make-up, beauty and hair styling Certificate courses that range from 2-day workshops to 12-week intensive courses. Topics include Make-Up Artistry, Hair Design, Airbrushing, and Special Effects among others.

Our school fully prepares students for a career in the competitive beauty world with a superb makeup kit, superior education and an outstanding networking resource for students. Our trainers are working makeup artists with a firm grasp on the latest trends, bringing to you current, relevant education for todays market.

It is our mission to offer you the highest quality education and cutting edge techniques, to prepare you for work immediately in the makeup industry. You will learn to put the "Art" into makeup artist and acquire the essential skills needed to work successfully in the Fashion, Photography, Television and Video Industries.
Professional Beauty / Make-Up Certificate Courses:

Pro Make-Up Artistry Program:
- 12 weeks / 58 hours (meets once a week)

Hair Design Program:
- 6 weeks / 24 hours (meets once a week)

Character & Special Effects Make-Up
- 11 weeks / 60 hours (meets once a week)

Pro Mastery Make-Up Course:
- 8 weeks / 36 hours (meets once a week)

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All About FACE Academy, Los Angeles
Courses / Programs
Conveniently located in Culver City, just 10 minutes south of Downtown Los Angeles CA, the All About FACE Academy is a leader in hands-on Professional Makeup Training.

Makeup artists are in demand like never before. The All About FACE Academy is a private makeup school that specializes in precise and extensive training in the areas of Professional Makeup Design, with Beginner & Master courses including Beauty Makeup, Makeup Tools, Teen Beauty, and more.

Our students gain the education & skill that it takes to become a successful Makeup Artist for Film/TV (Including HD), Bridal, Runway, Editorial & Commercial Print. Students learn specific techniques & proper makeup application for every skin type & for every ethnicity.

Students also learn Wardrobe Styling and Hair Styling. We focus on teaching techniques that are sure to take our students to great heights.

We’re proud to develop true artists with great skills & magnificent craftsmanship. Here at AAF Academy, we are committed to each & every student as we give personal attention while providing hands-on training. We take extreme pride in our educational program.
Professional Makeup Artist Training Certification Programs:

- Beauty Makeup
- Hair Styling 101
- Makeup for Fashion
- Makeup for Photography, Film & TV
- The Art of Special Effects Makeup
- Portfolio Development
- Beauty Business 101
- Advanced Bridal Beauty
- Advanced Blush Application
- Foundation Matching, Highlighting/Contouring
- Eyeliner Techniques
- Pro Smokey Eyes
- Lash Application (Strips & Lash Tabs)
- Lash Extension Course
- Proper Lip Application for Day & Evening
- Red Carpet Glam
The Academy of Cosmetic Arts
Courses / Programs
Situated in San Jose, Santa Clara County in Northern California, The Academy of Cosmetic Arts Professional Makeup Artist School offers a specialized Cosmetic Arts Certificate program. Our training program is the first and only program of its kind in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern CA. The Academy of Cosmetic Arts provides students with the knowledge and advanced skills required for the transition from cosmetic or college level programs to professional organizations and careers.

Our resident makeup artist Rose Hill recognized a need for a program with hands-on experience. This successful program has proven to work in the areas of television, film, fashion shows, fashion print, theater and special effects.

We have received many awards from the community and media in recognition of service. Marketing the makeup artist is an important factor while learning the business aspects for success.

The curriculum is designed to give an intense study of each area of the profession, providing a range of makeup and fashion styling artistry from which to choose special areas of interest.
Cosmetic Arts Certificate Program offering 8 weekly, 3-hour workshops:

Curriculum includes:
- Make-up Design workshop
- Airbrush Make-up workshop
- Fashion Show Makeup workshop
- Corporate Styling workshop
- Television and Film techniques workshop

- Internships on independent & feature films offered upon availability with master classes in on-location work
Bosso Intensive Makeup School Los Angeles
Courses / Programs
Located in Beverly Hills, Bosso Intensive Makeup School Los Angeles is one of the most sought-after makeup training facilities in the world.

Taught by celebrity make-up artist, Kimberley Bosso, our unique make-up training programs are offered to novices, aspiring make up artists and professionals.

We provide affordable 6-day and 4-day Intensive Make-up Training Courses with a professional certificate awarded on completion, which will prepare you for a successful career in the make-up industry.

There are ONLY a maximum of 4 students per course to ensure the utmost meticulous attention and makeup education.

We also offer a 1-day intensive course for the novice or professional makeup artist wanting to learn basic to advanced techniques, or wanting to refresh their existing makeup skills. Students come from all over the U.S. as well as from as far as Australia and Dubai.

An industry established make-up artist since 1997, Kimberley trained and received her professional makeup artist certificate in Los Angeles, and took her training and research further, studying in Paris learning airbrush and working throughout Europe with top designers for runway shows, as well as visionary photographers.

Student Testimonial:
"I took her intensive course over a 4 session span, which fit into my schedule perfectly. I was blown away by all I learned in the short time and how it literally elevated my ability from 'just that girl you know who does makeup really well' to a professional."
- Sara, Austin TX
4-Day & 6-Day Intensive Professional Make-up Artist Certification Programs:
- Traditional and Airbrush Make-up
- Techniques include: Smokey Eyes; Contouring; Bridal Makeup; Men's Grooming; High Fashion; Business & Marketing; Product  & Brush Knowledge; Hygiene & more
- 6-Day program also includes Red Carpet Makeup and Fashion Week with extensive airbrushing

1-Day Intensive Make-up Artist Course:
For beginners or those looking to sharpen existent makeup skills.

Private Make-up Classes:
1-hour & 2-hour
CMC School, Yucatan - Color Reading / Chromatology Workshop
Courses / Programs
Psychic ability practitioners, medical professionals & color therapy healing enthusiasts living in California may be interested in this unique short program in Mexico:

• Develop your psychic ability with Divination through color in the abundantly colorful and spectacularly scenic state of Yucatan in Mexico!

• Chromatology or Chromatics is the study of color, and at CMC School in Yucatan, we offer an exciting and highly educational chromatology, divination & color reading workshop (taught entirely in English) to develop your psychic ability and enable you to make color readings.

• Today, color therapy (also known as chromotherapy) is used extensively by interior designers, fashion designers, beauty therapists, holistic and healing therapists, doctors, mediums, and artists to enhance the power of color and color combinations.

• CMC School is owned by U.S. citizens from Texas, and we are excited to welcome tourists and alternative adventure travelers to our new destination workshop in Progreso Beach, a tranquil & picturesque location just 30 minutes north of the city of Merida (renowned in many articles for its safety, architecture, food and voted the #1 place to retire in Forbes Magazine!).

• Our programs appeal to professionals, therapists, vacation seekers & travelers from the neighboring border states of CA, TX, AZ and NM, from across the U.S., local students from Mexico, as well as international students from Europe, Latin America, The Caribbean, and around the globe.
Chromatology Workshop - Fall 2018:
• Learn how to develop your psychic ability through color, and how to do divination readings by utilizing the power of color.

• Divination is the art or practice of seeking to gain an insight into future events by gathering hidden knowledge through interpretation.

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• Learn how color influences our perception, and study color for its healing qualities.
Kisses 'N Makeup, Bay Area
Courses / Programs
Based in Alameda County in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kisses 'N Makeup offers a 5-day make-up artist training program called "Intro to Makeup Artistry and Basic Techniques".

This course takes place at the Hilton Garden Inn in Emeryville (between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, CA), and is offered five times per year.

Our course is designed to prepare the student for working in the TV/ Film, print, advertising, fashion and retail industries and a career as a professional makeup artist.

Our quality makeup workshops are divided into two sessions. The first session of the workshop is conducted with a lecture and demo of techniques.

The second session consists of a hands-on session for students to apply what they have learned during the lecture and demo on a model.

A completion certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the course.
5-Day Make-up Artist Training Program - "Intro to Makeup Artistry and Basic Techniques"

Modules include:
- Skin Prep
- Bone Structure
- Foundation Applications / Colorings
- 3-D Skin
- Eye Shapes
- Eye Brows
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- Evening Makeup
- Eyeliners
- Fashion Makeup, and more...