PDV 328 - Makeup Artistry Professional

3.2 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable the student who seeks entry-level employment as professional make-up artists, beauty consultants, or cosmetics sales representatives. Emphasis will be placed on skills and starting a business, and customer service as a professional makeup artist. Topics to be covered include origins of makeup, sanitation, skincare techniques, tools, and products identification, application of the correct makeup techniques for different face and eye shapes, eyebrow grooming, the proper foundation for a specific look, application of eyelashes, and basic symmetry, contouring and highlighting, custom-blended foundations, airbrush make-up demonstrations; and how to enhance the natural beauty of a client for special events.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. describe basic skincare techniques and how they work;
2. discuss the origins of makeup, tools sanitation, cleansing, and toning the skin to prepare it for makeup application;
3. explain the different skin types to ensure that makeup will not cause breakouts or skin irritations;
4. demonstrate the ability to apply correct makeup techniques, tools, and products for different facial types, eye shapes;
5. demonstrate the ability to apply temporary full band and individual eyelashes, and corrective eyebrow grooming;
6. practice creative makeup artistry from subtle to and imaginative contouring, highlighting, and airbrushing techniques;
7. conduct consultations for bridal clients, photoshoots, and other similar industries; and
8. describe the latest makeup trends and advanced makeup solutions for film, fashion, magazines, job interviews or performance reviews, and all aspects of the modeling industry.