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Makeup Artistry Schools and Courses

Makeup artistry covers applying makeup for clients, events, photography, film and theatre. Training ranges from personal-use workshops to professional programs. 169 verified listings from 115 providers below.

169 programs & classes

Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per day, per course, per year, per instalment) are not comparable. Courses for teens and children appear only when you choose a youth audience. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.

What makeup artistry training covers

  • Face shapes, colour and skin types
  • Product and tool knowledge
  • Bridal, editorial and special-effects work, in longer programs
  • Hygiene
  • Building a portfolio

Typical routes

Short courses are common. Full-time programs and diplomas exist at colleges and specialist academies. Personal-interest workshops are kept apart from career training here.

Also searched as: makeup artist, makeup courses, mua, professional makeup, makeup school. Variants are folded into this page rather than split into near-duplicates.

Before you choose a course

  • Which authority, if any, approves the school or the course for the place where you want to work
  • Contact hours and practical hours, shown separately from elapsed time
  • Whether the certificate is an attendance record, an assessed provider award or an external qualification
  • What the price includes: kit, consumables, uniform, registration and assessment fees
  • Whether it is for your own makeup or professional practice
  • Whether a portfolio is part of the assessment

What this is not

Makeup artistry applies product to the skin surface. It is not permanent makeup, which implants pigment.

More in Makeup artistry

Professional, bridal, airbrush and personal makeup application.

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