With guidance from MVA Career Counselors, your own Customized Beauty Level is created using flexible, stand-alone courses that fit your schedule and career aspirations.
Fundamentals:
Master Beauty Artistry
Learn your fundamentals. You’ll learn the A-Zs of makeup artistry from tools, to skin types, to undertones, color theory, classic glam looks, bridal and much more. After you’ve completed either Online Master Beauty Artistry (OMBA) or Master Beauty Artistry (MBA), which is in-person, you’ll be ready for Portfolio Building In-Person, where you’ll develop your portfolio through the Elite Master Beauty Artistry (EMBA).
The curriculum includes, but is not limited to:
- Sanitation, Brushes, and Makeup Artist Tools
- Product knowledge
- Understanding Skin Types
- Skin Prep and Skin Care
- Color Theory
- Skin Undertones
- Face Shapes, Eye Shapes, and Contour & Highlight
- Makeup for Deep Skin
- No-makeup makeup
- Editorial Makeup
- Classic Hollywood Glam
- Cut Crease Eye Makeup
- Full Smokey Eye
- The Half-Smokey Eye
- The Halo Eye
- Bridal Makeup
- Male Grooming
- The History of Makeup
- The 60s Mod Look
- The 1920s Look
- Avant-Garde Makeup
- Best Business Practices
- Mood Boards
- Photography and Photoshoot Tips and Tricks
- Film & TV Makeup
- Sanitation, Brushes, and Makeup Artist Tools
- Product knowledge
- Understanding Skin Types
- Skin Prep and Skin Care
- Color Theory
- Skin Undertones
- Face Shapes and Eye Shapes
- Highlight and Contouring
- Makeup for Deep Skin
- No-makeup makeup
- Editorial Makeup
- Classic Hollywood Glam
- Full Smokey Eye
- The Half-Smokey Eye
- Bridal Makeup
- Male Grooming
- The History of Makeup
- The 60s Mod Look
- The 1920s Look
- Halo Eye
- Cut Crease Eye Makeup
- Avant-Garde Makeup
- Film & TV Makeup
- Best Business Practices
- Mood Boards
- Photography and Photo Shoot Tips and Tricks
There is no difference in curriculum between the two. Online Master Beauty Artistry is an online course which is designed so you can learn at your own pace. Watch video demos, read your ebook, take quizzes, complete HW, all through your portal with direct support, review, and feedback from our pro instructors. Online is a great option for non-local students or students who need more time to complete their education. Master Beauty Artistry is in-person at our Academy in Hollywood. Class is once a week for 6 weeks and it is an excellent option for those who prefer learning their fundamentals in-person.
OMBA can be purchase through our website HERE. To enroll in MBA please contact us to speak with Career Counselor.
Portfolio Building In-Person:
Elite Master Beauty Artistry
It’s time to build your portfolio and get hands-on in the studio. Elite Master Beauty Artistry can only be taken after you complete either Online Master Beauty Artistry or in-person Master Beauty Artistry. Elite is in-person at MVA. Class is once a week for 8 weeks. Each week focuses on a specific makeup look. Students do the look on a model, the model is professionally styled, and then professionally photographed in our studio. This unique customized course selections, only at MVA, builds student’s portfolios and provides invaluable hands-on experience.
EMBA builds off of what you learn in Fundamentals and teaches you new and advanced techniques that you did not cover in Fundamentals via hands-on learning. Each week you’ll create a makeup look using your Fundamentals theory and take it to the next level using new techniques taught only in EMBA. After completing the look it will be taken to the studio to be professionally styled and photographed. Here are the looks you will complete:
- Fundamentals and Skin Focus
- Editorial/No-Makeup Makeup Looks with a Bump Up
- Bridal
- Red Carpet Glam
- The Cut Crease
- The Half Smokey Eye
- The Full Smokey Eye
- Avant-Garde Makeup
To enroll in EMBA please contact us to speak with career counselor.







Join us and become a master of beauty artistry. Whether you dream of working in fashion, film, bridal, or beyond, our Master Beauty Artistry will equip you with the knowledge and expertise to turn your passion into a thriving career.


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