Learn everything about makeup they didn’t teach you in beauty school!

In 2007 Method Makeup began our very first makeup workshops. They started simply enough, a single day Smokey Eye class for local cosmetologists to teach the latest trend. That single class was the catalyst for our whole program for one simple reason, these licensed Estis and Cosmos didn’t know the basics of color matching or shadow contouring for various eye shapes. What they had learned in beauty school had allowed them to pass the State Board, yet it left them with no real-world skills to offer their clients. In the last 16 years not much has changed in what the cosmetology schools teach, even the best programs can’t go into the specialized and detailed training required to create a skilled makeup artist. They’re job is to prepare their students to pass the State Board to become licensed, leaving their graduates with a basic understanding, yet no true knowledge of how to work with clients of all ages, skin colors and skin types. These students are able to pass the written and practical tests where sanitation is the focus, yet when faced with clients they don’t have a clear understanding of color matching, of undertone, of facial structure and proper shadow placement for every eye shape.

That’s why Method Makeup was created, to bring these foundational techniques to our students, to help them become truly professional makeup artists. Artists who can work on any skin color, handle any skin type, face shape and eye shape. Our Pro Class teaches all the necessary skills, including business development, so you can begin your career as a Professional Makeup Artist with all the skills of a true Pro.

Method Makeup Academy, Sacramento’s Makeup School