The Makeup Artist Academy
From beginner to certified artist in 8 weeks.
Hands-on training in a working studio, taught personally by Jackie Alves. Small classes. Real faces. A career you can hold in your hands.
The Makeup Artist Academy
Hands-on training in a working studio, taught personally by Jackie Alves. Small classes. Real faces. A career you can hold in your hands.
The shape of it
Admission is by application. Class sizes are small and the training is personal, so we accept students by fit, not first-come. Applying is free, takes a few minutes, and tuition details are covered one-on-one with every accepted applicant.
What you'll master
Your instructor
Jackie Alves teaches every Academy class personally. Three decades of experience from photo studios and Las Vegas shows to training for world-renowned cosmetic companies, poured into you, brush in hand. Her graduates work in this studio. Some of them are on our About page right now.
Asked by every future artist
Tuition is covered one-on-one with every accepted applicant. Class sizes are small and we accept students by fit, so applying is free and there's never any pressure. Apply, and we'll walk you through everything.
No. The Academy is built to take beginners to certified professionals in 8 weeks. If you've never held a professional brush, you're exactly who this is for.
Eight weeks of hands-on training taught personally by Jackie. Skin care, color matching, contour and artistry, bridal, soft glam, and how to run your beauty business, plus a fully loaded professional kit worth over $1,000.
Arizona doesn't require a cosmetology license for makeup artistry alone, which means your Academy certification and portfolio are what set you apart. We cover the business and legal basics in class.
Classes are small with limited seats. Apply now and we'll reach out with the next start date. Application is free and takes a few minutes.
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Free to apply
A few minutes now. A certification, a kit, and a craft on the other side.