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The IATSE Local 706 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild held its 7th annual MUAHS Awards this past Saturday night in downtown Los Angeles. The guild handed out honors in 23 categories for the year’s best make-up and hair styling in television, film, and live theater. On the television side, Big Little Lies and Fosse/Verdon…

Our Beauty 201 course concentrates on the basic fundamentals of hairstyling, from simple blow-drying techniques to creating elaborate period-inspired hairstyles like the finger wave design. Students will learn to create modern styles, as well as edgy and creative hair designs using hot tools and roller sets. The finger wave style is the art of directing…

Ronda Althen is a native of Minnesota. She began her career as a professional make-up artist and hairstylist after graduating from Fern’s Beauty School, Brooklyn Center, MN, in 1981. She owned a “Touch of Class Salon” in Minnesota before moving to Los Angeles to continue her education in make-up artistry, studying at Joe Blasco Professional…

MUD LA Associate Instructor Kimber Parrish is an accomplished make-up artist with over 16 years of experience. Her skills and talent include beauty and character make-up, as well as fabrication and hair styling. After graduating from the Make-up Designory Journeyman Program, she worked at Universal Studios Orlando for over 14 years. Here she worked on…

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Vincent Van Dyke is an industry leader in special make-up effects. Getting his first job at just 14 years old, Vincent Van Dyke has gone on to work on TV shows and movies like I Tonya, Darkest Hour, Code Black, and Dexter. Acting as the owner and creative director…

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…

Make-up Designory is excited to announce the Sculpting Course for Make-Up Artistry at the LA campus.  This class will teach the techniques used by special make-up effects artists in labs to create clay models of a person or character in half scale.  This is a non-vocational course to help make-up artists be better sculptors or…

Industry gurus Maurice Stein, Byrd Holland, and Tommy Cole took to the stage at this year’s Makeup Show in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 17th to hold a panel discussion before an audience of young make-up artists and aspiring professionals. Maurice Stein shared his over fifty years of experience starting off as a hairstylist in cosmetology school, working under…