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Make-up Artist Diploma

Enrol Anytime | Enrolment Fee £1,490

Our Make-up Artist Diploma is a fantastic all-rounder course designed to turn your passion for cosmetics into a fully-fledged career. We guide you through everything from everyday natural looks to glamorous evening styles, focusing heavily on practical application and industry standards. You can tackle the coursework whenever it suits you, allowing you to practice on friends, family, or yourself as you build up your skills. By the end, you’ll have the technical ability and the confidence to start offering your services professionally.

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Why Study Make-up Artist Diploma?

Would you like to learn how to transform someone’s appearance and carve yourself a new career at the same time? Why not take a look at our Make-up Artist Level 3 Diploma course, which will provide you with all the skills and knowledge needed to become a successful Make-up Artist. You will also have all the support available in order to begin your very own business in this sector!

Our Make-Up Artist course including Business Start-Up will provide you with the following:

  • Level 3 Make-Up Artist Certificate
  • Professional Make-Up Kit
  • Business Cards (250)
  • Appointment cards (100)
  • Guidance on starting your own business
  • Website with email address (Maximum 5 pages and includes hosting for 12 months)
  • Listing on Yell.com website, on 118 24 7 and in Yell.com’s Mobile apps
  • Ideas on how to promote your business

Not only will you gain a Level 3 Certificate but you will also be setup for beginning your very own business!

Enrol Anytime | Enrolment Fee £1,490

Course Content

Health and Safety
  • Hazards and Risks
  • Safe Working Practices
  • Fire Safety
  • Manual Handling
Consultation and Contra-Indications
  • Effective Communication and Consultation
  • Consultation
  • Data Protection Act 1998
  • Contra-indications
  • Contra-actions
Anatomy and Physiology of the Skin
  • The structure of the skin
  • Bones of the head, neck, chest and should girdle
  • Muscles of the head, neck and shoulders
  • Composition and function of blood and lymph
  • The structure types and and stages of hair growth
  • The structure of the nail
  • The anatomy of the hand and lower arm
Eyelash and Brows
  • Hygiene
  • Preparing the client
  • Eyebrow shaping
  • Tinting eyebrows and lashes
  • Types of artificial eyelashes available
  • Step-by-step guide for individual flare lashes
  • Step-by-step guide for semi-permanent lash extension
  • Eyelash perming
  • Retail products
Skin Care
  • Skin types and products
  • Exfoliators
  • Face masks
  • Facial massage
  • Effleurage
  • Petrissage
  • Tapotement
  • Aftercare
Make-up
  • Applying Make-up and Techniques
  • The history of make-up application
  • Equipment, products and brushes
  • Face shapes
  • Colour
  • Hygiene
  • Day look make-up
  • Evening look make-up
  • Special occasion make-up including bridal
  • Cost and budget
  • Camouflage Make-up
  • Bridal make-up
Additional Make-up units
  • Body art Design and apply face and body art
  • Fashion and photographic make-up
  • Plan and provide airbrush make-up
  • Media make-up
  • Create and cast small prosthetic pieces and bald caps
  • Design and apply mendhi
Marketing and starting your own business
  • Skills
  • Building a Portfolio
  • Creating your freelance make-up kit
  • Service and Fees
  • Gaining your brand presence
  • How to market and find clients
  • How to Expand the Business
  • Taxes, records and public liability

You must successfully complete a series of assessments. Once all assessments and activities have been completed and you have met the required outcomes, you will then be awarded your certificate. The good news is, there is no final exam.

Support

You will have dedicated Tutor Support for 12 months. All assignments are marked by one of our professional Tutors who will offer regular feedback and guide you through your course. You must have access to email in order to contact your Tutor.

You will be provided with the telephone number for your dedicated Student Support Team who will be available for any other queries that you may have whilst completing your course. You can be assured that you will receive unlimited support for your home study course, so there is no need to struggle or feel isolated during your studies.

Course Outcome

At the end of this course successful learners will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement by Abstract Education and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the details of all of the units you have completed as part of your course).

The Level 3 Make-up Artist Diploma course has been benchmarked at a level 3 which would give you some indication as to the difficulty of this course. I.e., GCSE would be equivalent to Level 2 and A’ Level would be equivalent to Level 3.

Will I need to pay anything else?

You will have no other fees to pay with this course. The course enrolment fee includes access to support, course materials, certification and registration with the awarding body.

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FAQs

How can I make payment for the enrolment fee?

You can enrol online right now by Card or PayPal (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro and American Express). Alternatively, we also accept BACS transfer or we can send you a payment link.

Is this course online?

If we have given you the option of “online” or “paper” at the top of the page next to the enrolment fee, you will be able to choose one or the other. If no option is available, it means that the course offered is online only.

Do I have to be available at specific times during the day?

With our courses, we have learners from all over the world enrolled. Therefore, if we restricted your learning to certain times, not everyone would be available. All our courses are accessible 24/7 via our online secure portal. Any videos on your portal would be pre-recorded meaning you can work through your course at your own pace.

What if I need longer to complete the course?

We understand that circumstances change and sometimes things can take a little longer. If you go over the course period then talk to us. We can normally extend your support for a small additional fee.

What support do you offer with your courses?

You will have access to a dedicated personal tutor who will be there to help you through your assignments.

Will I need to pay anything else?

You will have no other fees to pay with this course. The course enrolment fee includes access to support, course materials, certification and registration with the awarding body.

What if I still have questions?

Please feel free to contact us by telephone or email with any further queries.

What can I do with Make-up Artist Diploma?

There are all different routes you can take on completion of this course including:

Work as a freelance make-up artist building your own clientele.

Work within fashion photography, print and digital media or special effects.

specialise in medical aesthetics, using make-up techniques to hide scars and skin conditions to improve a client’s psychological wellbeing and confidence.

Work at a TV studio, in a theatre, on a film set or at a film studio.

Become a bridal make-up artist and setup your own successful business.