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New Year rings in new Chic grad success stories! Want to know more on what our Chic Studios grads have been doing in their makeup career? Below are 4 of our lovely Chic alumni: Reyna Marte, Larissa Fazle, Brenda Reynoso, and Sandra Garcia! Reyna Marte 1. Most recent career highlights?...

Does au natural makeup even exist? As in totally organic products? The answer is… of course! Although not as mainstream as dramatic makeup looks with the typical ingredients, natural makeup with true organic products are becoming a trend in recent months, especially in bridal makeup (big time)! Brides love au...

Fall season is happening! At Chic Studios LA, staff and students share some of their cannot-leave-without items with us. It’s getting a bit chilly here so better pack your bags with some of these, so you’ll prepare to shine all day! Here are 10 of our Fall must-have travel essentials!...

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,...

Let's hear it for the boys! Since the beginning of time, the concept of men wearing makeup wasn't completely taboo. It wasn't until the mid-1800s that makeup was relegated to one end of the gender spectrum: only women could wear it. Now, makeup is beginning to reach the stages of being gender inclusive and a huge part of it is due to social media! With Instagram being a huge platform, we have a huge community of male beauty influencers who are changing the way we perceive the idea of beauty. Makeup is for everybody and we're glad the following makeup artists and beauty gurus have dominated the industry as the chic men of makeup!

Did you know? Denver is a bustling city made up of various neighborhoods that exude their own personality and atmosphere. People visit Denver for all types of reasons but how about the people who are locals there? Despite contrary belief, Colorado isn’t full of cowboys and dirty hippies-- it’s actually a growing city with amazing architectural and artistic influences. Of course, with all this inspiration sparks the need for influencers and bloggers. Every city has some, but we’ve researched and narrowed it down to our top chic Colorado influencers who focus on beauty, fashion, and lifestyle that you should follow immediately! At Chic Studios, we're so excited to call Colorado home for our next makeup school in Denver!

All successful makeup artists had to start somewhere. Like most, they had humble beginnings working behind a makeup counter inside a department store or at a makeup boutique. Here are some amazing men and women who started behind the beauty counter before getting their big break. In our Chic Studios NYC makeup school, we put our graduates in an aftercare program called the Chic Pro Community where they are given exclusive access to events, shopping discounts, and job listings and opportunities. Recently, we've posted about being a beauty consultant for Nars and when our Sephora Hiring Fairs are coming to our studio. All makeup artists had to start somewhere, so we're excited to give our graduates a platform where they can research jobs and connect with our other graduates around the world. 

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!