Studio Makeup Academy

After asking several Make up artists where they went to school I choose SMA.
And I am so happy I did. Make up is not brain surgery and although there are new products on these market everyday, it is about color theory, technique, lighting etc.
Our class was taught about eyeshadow primer, so maybe the last reviewer was absent that day. Anyways, I finished school Feb2011 and have been working ever since. I am working 4 jobs back to back from Oct. 20– Nov23. I am also booked 5 days in December and 6 days in Feb. I am so grateful to Studio Make up Academy for Helping me starts new career.

Amazing experience! I am so pleased with everything from this school.
This school teaches you the essentials of makeup tricks for HD Television and Film. You learn what you need to learn, and your art skills grow, in just a few weeks! It should not take anyone a whole year of schooling to learn how to apply pigments onto a face.
You’ll have fun while doing it in this class! I don’t see how anyone can dislike this course.
The instructor is so pleasant, and very easy to work with. She has many years of experience, and knows exactly what it is you need to do. She will always be glad to answer any questions and will give you great feedback on the work you’ve done.
Studio Makeup Academy is a wonderful experience, and is the only makeup school in SoCal that is on an actual studio lot. You get the feel of what you will be working for in the future, and you should leave confident, and excited with all you’ve become.
Thank you so much Doreen and Jim! I appreciate everything you do!

Teacher is good. No doubt about it. But, the teaching lacked detail and most certainly I felt that she wasn’t as passionate as how a veteran makeup artist should be. She has stopped learning all the new technologies in makeup. Heck, she didn’t even know what my Too Faced Eyeshadow primer was at that time. Foundation on the lid and some powder (which is what she taught) will not work if someone has really oily eye lids. This is the reason why Youtube is a wealth of information. It has up to date information and at the same time the Makeup Gurus are very passionate. Very detailed and they all do this for no money. So don’t hate on me when I tell the truth.

You know what? I disagree with that last comment. I went to this school about 7 years ago. I took both the beauty and special effects course which proved to be a great learning experience. They went through all the different time periods of makeup and went into great detail in each course. I would highly recommend them to anybody who want to expand on makeup. Nothing on you tube is like a hands on course.