Contemporary Hair And Makeup

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the basics of contemporary media makeup and hair. You will learn important skills such as how to use an airbrush, along with more traditional beauty and corrective makeup techniques for both men and women.

You’ll find out more about hair equipment, styling products and hair pieces, and discover how to create interest, movement, shape and texture. You will study how fashion and style effect colour and cuts. From light, bouncy styles to long, sweeping looks, from large curling waves to sophisticated updos – explore how to create these styles for celebrities, film stars and supermodels.

This contemporary hair and makeup course is also perfect for those who wish to embark on careers in freelance bridal hair and makeup, retail makeup artistry, photographic makeovers and event hair and makeup.

What You’ll Learn:

• Health and safety good practice when using products and tools
• Skin care, including cleansing
• How to achieve perfect eyes, lips, cheeks and flawless skin
• Basic facial anatomy for contouring, shading, highlighting, correction and camouflage (including tattoo camouflage)
• An introduction to airbrush: set-up, maintenance and the application of foundation, contouring and highlighting
• Eyebrow shaping, the application of false eyelashes (both individual and strip), how to use a variety of eyeliners
• Male makeup and grooming
• Hair and styling techniques using blow dryers, tongs, straightening irons and heated rollers, plus a range of hair products
• How to create up and down styles, and the use of hairpieces and extensions to compliment a hairstyle
• The importance of lighting
• How to ask the right questions to enable you to tailor-make your makeup choice to match your brief