Become a Professional Hair & Makeup Artist in 12 weeks

Become a professional in all things hair and makeup.

Our hair & makeup artist course will teach you everything you need to know to be able to style your clients for any event or party. FÄRG ACADEMY always implements true diversity on all levels, giving you the right tools to help any client, no matter their skin tone, age, gender indentity or personality.

Through the course, we'll go through everything from hygiene, skin care, makeup color theory, sculpting, beauty makeup through the ages, makeup for TV and film sets and so much more. We'll also go the basics of hairstyling for all hair types and seasons, with and without heating tools.

Our Hair & Makeup Artist course includes an extensive makeup kit with high-quality products and professional tools to the value of approx. SEK 30,000.* The kit along with the know-how and expertise taught during the course will give you everything needed to start working as a hair & makeup artist in a dynamic, fast-moving and diversity conscious industry.

*The Makeup kit may vary depending on season and course but will always include relevant and high-quality products from FÄRG MAKEUP and our partners!


Note that this course cannot be combined with other discounts.

Course Contents - The basics

  • Study guide
  • Basic preparatory skin care
  • Color theory & symmetry
  • Product knowledge & areas of use 
  • Material knowledge and tool care
  • Hygiene
  • Ergonomics

Course Contents - All things makeup

BASICS: color matching & color correction, product types & application techniques, customization by skin type & finish, sculpting with shading & highlighting.

EYEBROWS: plucking & filling the brows

EYE MAKEUP: eye shapes & shadow techniques, eyeliner & false lashes.

PERFECT MOUTH: applying techniques using pencil, lipstick and lipgloss.

MAKEUP STYLES: Natural makeup & grooming; Clean beauty & bridal makeup; Party makeup & red carpet; Fashion - editorial & runway; Makeup for photo shoots - studio & outdoors; Makeup for TV & film; Makeup for the stage; Makeup history (1920-2000).

Practical & theoretical exams.

Course Contents - Digging in to hair

  • Product knowledge
  • The history and importance of hair
  • Different hair textures
  • Textured hair - caring and styling
  • Tools and equipment
  • Styling techniques with tools such as flat irons and curling irons, etc 
  • Styling techniques without tools
  • Hair extensions, weave-in etc
  • Braids and braiding techniques with and without extensions 
  • Styling short, long and curly hair 
  • Bridal
  • Styling for productions and sets (TV, film, runway and editorial)

Course Contents - Getting to work

  • Starting and running a company
  • How to freelance as a hair & makeup artist
  • How and what to charge
  • Sales techniques
  • Ethics and morals in the industry
  • Researching
  • Sources of inspiration & mood boards
  • Working under time pressure
  • Continuity work
  • Consulting & customer service
  • Marketing
  • Social media & content creation
  • Building your portfolio

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