Discover the fundamentals of professional make-up application with our Beginners Make-up Course, designed for anyone wanting to develop their make-up skills or take their first step into the beauty industry.

This practical, classroom-based course will teach you how to prepare the skin, select suitable products and shades, and confidently apply make-up to create a polished, professional look.

With tutor demonstrations and plenty of hands-on practice, you will learn techniques that can be adapted to suit different clients, skin types, face shapes and occasions.

What You Will Learn

During the course, you will cover:

• Health, hygiene and safe working practices

• Professional make-up kit essentials

• Brush selection, use and hygiene

• Client consultation

• Skin types and skin preparation

• Understanding different face shapes

• Colour theory and choosing suitable shades

• Foundation selection and application

• Concealing and colour correction

• Contouring, highlighting and bronzing

• Blusher application

• Eye shapes and eye make-up techniques

• Eyeshadow application and blending

• Eyeliner and mascara application

• Lip preparation, liner and lipstick application

• Creating a balanced, professional make-up look

• Adapting make-up for different clients and occasions

• Client aftercare and product advice

Practical Training

This is a hands-on course with tutor demonstrations followed by supervised practical training.

You will work through the different stages of professional make-up application before bringing your skills together to create a complete finished look.

Course Details

Duration: 1 day

Location: Beautybase Training Academy, Chester

Delivery: Classroom-based practical training

Experience Level: Complete beginners welcome

Entry Requirements

No previous make-up or beauty experience is required.

This course is ideal for complete beginners, beauty therapists wanting to expand their services or anyone considering progressing into professional make-up artistry.

Begin Your Make-up Journey

Develop the fundamental skills and confidence needed to create professional make-up looks for clients.

This course also provides an excellent foundation for progressing onto more advanced make-up training, including occasion, bridal and creative make-up.

Places are kept limited to ensure plenty of hands-on practice and individual tutor support.