

Wedding Season Inspo
If you want to have an amazing wedding season watch the video below which will help ensure that you focus on the most important things that will make the biggest positive impact to your business. If you need extra motivation, or to boost up your skills, or if you'd...

What to Expect When Starting a Career as a Bridal Makeup Artist/Hairstylist
I have worked as a bridal MUA for 12 years and have taught hundreds of others from scratch. I am also now following the career paths of 1,900+ bridal MUA/Hs from all over the world in the Online Academy. I think that makes me have a really good insight into the...

How to Become a Hairstylist Q&A with Kasia for Cliphair
Hello again to all of our blog readers, Academy hairstyling tutor Kasia was recently invited by her fave hair extensions brand Cliphair to do a Q&A session for their blog on how to become a hairstylist, you can check it out on their website at the link...

Online Academy FAQs
Hi my lovely blog readers, As the word about our Online Academy spreads far and wide, we've started to get more and more questions and enquiries about it, so I thought I'd put together a blog post with the FAQs, to save you having to email in to us...1. Does the...

Online Academy Member’s Spotlight – Kim Annesley
Hi lovely readers, We want to celebrate our fantastic Online Academy members so we've been asking them to tell us their stories. Everyone's career path is different and we think sharing them is a brilliant way to provide fellow industry peers with a fantastic insight...

Locked Down But Not Out
Hi lovely blog readers, I hope that you're staying healthy, sane and positive in this time of uncertainty and challenges that we'd never have imagined that we'd ever have to face. Our feathers have been ruffled beyond belief! I feel it's time for an honest insight...

It’s My 10-Year MUA Anniversary!
This month I’ll be celebrating my 10th anniversary as a full-time MUA. I can’t quite believe that so much time has passed since I did my first ever wedding, but here I am! My anniversary got me thinking about all the events and milestones that led me from my very...

Student Spotlight – Phoebe Hayter
We love celebrating sharing our students’ stories. They inspire us, and we hope they inspire you too. Our latest MUA story comes from the wonderful Phoebe, who studied with the Academy last year... I adore my job as I love the capacity makeup has to change the way...

23 things I’d do if I was starting out again…
After 10 years in the industry continuously training, learning and experimenting, I have a pretty good handle on what works and what doesn't - so I thought I’d pull together a list of the key things I’d do if I was starting my journey all over again. Things that I...

A Look at Our Colour Theory Masterclass for MUAs
After our recent phenomenally successful Colour Theory Masterclass for Makeup Artists, which was attended by 43 MUAs, here's a little overview I've put together of the event. So why did I organise this? Makeup artists work with thousands of colour combinations daily...