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  The Pasadena Civic Center was surrounded by beauty enthusiasts over the weekend with a line of shoppers waiting to get their hands on the latest beauty tools and to see their favorite make-up artists at this year’s IMATS Los Angeles 2014.  The sold out show featured a slew of beauty product companies, schools and…

  With IMATS Los Angeles just around the corner, the buzz surrounding this huge industry event is deafening. To give you an idea of how big, let’s just say 10K tickets were sold and over 200 vendors will be present. The show offers excellent make-up educations classes taught by the industry’s best, live on-stage presentations,…

Last night, Make-up Designory hosted a Face Off viewing party to celebrate MUD Alumni Bethany Serpico, Cat Paschen and Niko Gonzalez’s debut on the show. The party was held at Gordon-Biersch in  Burbank, CA. Guests included MUD’s CEO Tate Holland, Director of Education Paul Thompson, MUD LA’s school Director Gil Romero, VP Karl Zundel along…

A couple of months ago, we had the honor of hosting Michael Westmore as a guest speaker for our Industry Speaks series. The students and staff were inspired tremendously by Mr. Westmore’s experience and knowledge. We wanted more — and to our delight, he agreed to return. Last night, Mr. Westmore walked the audience through an impressive…

If you didn’t make it to our Free Smoky Eye Workshop in L.A. or N.Y., don’t worry, we’ve detailed the steps for you below! Item List: Eyes: Bone, Honeysuckle, Chamois, Sienna, Espresso, Onyx Black Eye Pencil Volumizing Mascara Get the Smoky Eye Kit Tools: 330 Brush 800 Brush Travel Brush Kit Eyes: First, apply a Cream…

What do you get when you place make-up brushes in the hands of a guy in a storefront window in New York City? Kevin James Bennett. As MUD’s Industry Speaks weekly event invited Kevin to speak to MUD students, he wanted to do more than simply give words of encouragement. Prior to the event, the Emmy Award…

  Make-up Designory is proud to report that three of our recent grads will be competing in Season 6 of SyFy’s Face Off. Among the 14 contestants, MUD alumni Nicholas Gonzalez, Cat Paschen, and Bethany Serpico will be competing in what SyFy calls “Face Off’s boldest season yet!” Good luck to Niko, Cat, Bethany and the rest of…

Q&A – Makeup Artistry School Every once in a while I do something called “Just Ask”…meaning ask me anything beauty-related and then I post my answers in this Q&A beauty blog. I found this question pretty neat! Q: When I grow up, I want to work as a makeup artist like you. I watch tons of…

  There are only a few families that are considered true Hollywood Dynasties: Barrymore and Fonda (ask your parents) come to mind, but there is only one name that is considered Hollywood make-up royalty: Westmore. For almost one hundred years the Westmore family has played a role in the films and television shows that inspire new generations of make-up…

Make-up Designory is proud to announce that our Los Angeles campus has received the prestigious School of Excellence title by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) at the annual Professional Development Conference on September 11, 2013. The School of Excellence Award recognizes ACCSC-accredited institutions for their commitment to the expectations and rigors…