Courses for all levels of ability

We are the only makeup training school in the world to have graduates who have won Oscars, BAFTAs, Emmys, Vogue Makeup Artist of The Year, Italian Academy Award and Guild Awards.

Starting out courses

Up-skilling courses

Courses for those starting out

The 10 Month Professional Makeup Design

- 10 months
- Includes Advanced Courses and full kit worth over £1,500
- Ideal for anyone wishing to have a career in Film, TV, Theatre or Fashion
- Fee: £21,750.00
26 August 2025 - 26 June 2026

The Advanced Complete Makeup Artist

- 22 weeks
- Includes full kit worth over £1,500
- Ideal for anyone wishing to have a career in Film, TV, Theatre or Fashion
- Fee: £16,550
28 April - 3 October 2025
26 August 2025 - 13 February 2026

The Complete Makeup Artist

- 16 weeks
- Includes full kit worth over £1,500
- Ideal for anyone wishing to have a career in Film, TV, Theatre or Fashion
- Fee: £13,250
28 April - 15 August 2025
26 August - 12 December 2025

Beginner Hair

- 1 week
- Learn classic techniques such a tonging, wanding, up-dos and the importance of tidy sectioning
- All materials included
- Fee: £1,050
15 - 19 September 2025
6 - 10 October 2025

Cotemporary Hair

- 1 week
- Learn structured styles with texture, pieces and volume
- All materials included
- Fee: £1,050
16 - 20 June 2025
13 - 17 October 2025
10 - 14 November 2025

Setting Week and Period Wigs

- 1 week
- Includes all materials
- Learn how to do various sets, a prerequisite to our Period Wigs Course
- Fee: £1,050
22 - 26 September 2025
13 - 17 October 2025

Afro and Curly Textured Hair

- 1 week
- All-round knowledge & practical skills
- Styling techniques for type 3 and 4 hair (Curly and Kinky Coiled)
- Blow outs, straightening, bantu knots, extensions, braiding and many more techniques
- Fee: £1,050
23 - 27 June 2025
20 - 24 October 2025
3 - 7 November 2025

Beauty Makeup

- 1 week
- Learn beauty techniques and looks from natural to full-glam makeup application
- All materials included
- Fee: £1,050
25 - 29 August 2025
5 - 9 January 2026

Period Hair & Makeup

- 1 week
- Learn authentic period styles and looks from history
- Includes all materials, wigs and equipment
- Fee: £1.050
9 - 13 June 2025
6 - 10 October 2025
27 - 31 October 2025

Fashion Makeup

- 1 week
- Learn perfect blending, graphic liner looks, red lips and different skin finishes + more
- All materials included
- Fee: £1,050
12 - 16 May 2025
1 - 5 September 2025
8 - 12 September 2025
(call us to discuss 2 week option starting 8 September )

Casualty and Character

- 2 weeks
- Includes blood work, wounds, ageing, skin effects, disease, burns and more
- All materials included
- Fee: £2,050
30 June - 4 July 2025 (Casualty)
7 - 11 July 2025 (Character)
3 - 7 November 2025 (Casualty)
10 - 14 November 2025 (Character)
17 - 21 November 2025 (Casualty)
24 - 28 November 2025 (Character)

Period Makeup

- 1 week
- Learn period makeup from 1920s onwards
- Includes all materials
- Fee: £1,050
1 - 5 September 2025
8 - 12 September 2025

Prosthetics & Bald Caps

- 2 weeks
- Includes all materials and equipment
- Learn how to take a life cast, sculpt, mould and apply silicone prosthetic pieces
- Fee: £2,050
14 - 25 July 2025
17 - 28 November 2025
1 - 12 December 2025

Facial Hair

- 1 week
- Learn how to mix hair, knot through lace, style and apply a facial hair piece
- All materials included
- Fee £1,050
28 July - 1 August 2025
29 September - 3 October 2025
27 - 31 October 2025

Body Painting & Airbrush

- 1 week
- Covering all the essential skills of body painting and airbrush
- All materials included
- Fee: £1,050
4 - 8 August 2025
22 - 26 September 2025
8 - 12 December 2025

Barbering

- 1 week
- Learn from the basics to more advanced techniques with scissor-over-comb and clippers
- Fee: £1,050
11 - 15 August 2025
1 - 5 December 2025

Courses for those up-skilling

Advanced Hair

- 6 weeks
- Learn advanced period, contemporary and wig work techniques
- Only for students with previous hair experience/training
- High employability success rate
- Fee: £6,250
5 January - 13 February 2026

Advanced Prosthetics

- 6 weeks
- Design
- Sculpting
- Moulding
- Application
- Painting
- All materials included
6 May - 13 June 2025
5 May - 12 June 2026

Advanced Fashion Makeup

- 4 weeks
- All materials included
- A professional photoshoots included
- Learn advanced fashion looks and techniques
19 May - 13 June 2025 (4 weeks)
26 August - 19 September 2025 (4 weeks)
19 January - 13 February 2026 (4 weeks)

Further Casualty and Character

- 3 weeks (some preparation required prior to course)
- Elevating the skillset of students or industry professionals who already have a grounding in SFX Makeup
- All materials included
- Fee TBC
2 - 20 March 2026