Makeup Artist

While we all have our own beauty secrets, there is so much to learn in a professional environment! At Chic Studios, you will learn the ins and outs of the beauty industry.       There is a reason why you are interested in beauty school. You are already a...

1. Do Your research The best way to ensure major success in your business is to know your field. Do your research on what it takes to be successful in this particular field. Find out what works and what doesn’t. 2. Find a Mentor Find someone who you admire who...

Are you getting excited for Halloween? We’re right there with you! This is the perfect time to showcase your makeup skills with a creative, spooky look.  Parties to Attend? LA HALLOWEEN PARTY NYC HALLOWEEN PARTY P.S. With incredible makeup, you can keep the outfit simple. Talk about easy breezy.  Try...

    Contouring and highlighting are essential parts of makeup routine nowadays, whether it be applying in editorial works, weddings, film/television, or everyday wear. These techniques will work wonders with changing your facial structure/highlighting your best assets of your face! You do not have to get a nose job or...

Season is a changin’ here, which means hello to sweater weathers, pumpkin spice everything, and of course… new fall makeup trends! Here at Chic Studios LA, we are going to be teaching four awesome trends to rock this Fall and have people swooning at your looks! These trends would surely...

Halloween is approaching! Time to get creative and spooky with some Halloween makeup! At Chic Studios LA, we absolutely love to recreate some of our favorite looks ranging from comic book characters to movie-inspired looks for this spook-tacular season. We encourage everyone to have some fun to achieve the looks,...

A self-confessed cosmetics nerd, Pat McGrath creates the looks for 80 major fashion shows a year. She’s had her work published in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and W, to name a few, and has worked with designers like Prada, Miu Miu, and Dolce and Gabbana. She’s also designed Armani’s cosmetics line and been in charge of Max Factor and Cover Girl cosmetics since 2004. Because of her success in the pro makeup industry, she is one of our muses at our LA makeup school! 

At Chic Studios, we take the expertise and knowledge of Pat McGrath’s legacy and cover it in our Fashion + Runway add-on! Our students not only re-create some of her runway looks, but they’re also given scenarios like working to create a uniform look and are timed to experience a real backstage setting. 

McGrath has launched so many items in the last year, but here are some of the products that are super chic and a must-have in any makeup lover’s collection! We can’t wait to get our hands on these products from Pat McGrath Labs in our LA makeup school classroom!

In our LA makeup school, we touch on how to set yourself up as a freelance artist as well as establishing yourself in professional makeup industry. In our Bridal + Business course, which is an intensive 22 hour course, you not only learn how to create bridal looks, but also how to handle clients, finances as a freelancer, and how to create a professional resume. 

After becoming a certified makeup artist, there are many paths to choose from in order to build your client base and nab a spot in the professional makeup industry. You not only received a great education, but have learned from the best and have a huge array of makeup products in your kit prepared and ready to create! Here are 4 ways to become a successful makeup artist in Los Angeles and set yourself apart from others in the industry. Good luck and stay true to yourself!