life without art: Which One is The Best Make-up School in Manila

I have never put on make-up regulary until my dear friend Mea introduced me to the possibility of joining her in a make-up school last July. Dear old me saw it as another oppurtunity to do art, on myself and even on other people's faces. I've searched the net for make-up schools in Manila that offer short WEEKEND courses on BASIC MAKE-UP and found the ff:

1.) Center for Aesthetic Studies (CAS)

They offer Basic Make-Up Artistry which covers the essentials for make-up artists. They teach skin care, personal make-up application and professional make-up application for various events like bridal, runaway and haute couture (high fashion), glam, avante-garde, make-up for photograhy, etc.

They have Saturday classes from 8am to 5pm as well 2 other weekday classes every MWF from 1 to 5 pm and 630 to 1030 PM. There's a total of 108 hours to be covered for this class. Hence, Saturday classes will have 12 sessions wile weekday classes will have 24 sessions.

At the end of the course, the student will get a Certificate of Completion, upon completion of the 12-hour on-the-job training (OJT) at the end of the course.

The tuition for Basic Make-up Artistry is P22,000. The other fees you need to pay are: P1,455 for the Uniform etc., P1,000 for the CAS privilege card and P2,100 for the class photo shoot. The total fee is P26,555.

They accept cash, check, and credit card payments.

If you choose to pay by installments , you will pay half of the tuition fee upon reservation. The remaining 50% is to be paid during the first week of classes if you want to avoid surcharge. A 5% surcharge will be added if payment is made later than first week of classes.

CAS is located at 2/F Franck Provost Building, 120 Jupiter St. Bel-Air Village, Makati City.You can also reach them at 8970383, 8970307, 09188970383, and 09178970383.

2) Lasalle College International Manila

LaSalle College International Manila offers a great variety of technical courses for people who have the passion but lack the time to acquire the necessary skills, and for those who wish to develop new competencies. No matter which subject you choose, these courses will provide you with the knowledge that you've been seeking.
Each course of the Continuing Technical Education Program consists of 42 hours of unique hands-on training, provided by talented, skilled, well-known and award-winning designers and entrepreneurs. These courses are divided into 7 Saturday sessions.

One of the CTE courses LCI manila offers is Artistic Make-Up.In this course, students will learn the unique and fascinating aspects of facial makeup from concept development to actual application. It will explore the influences of fashion designers, trends and the entertainment industry as they relate to product innovation and commercialization. Course instructor is make-up artist RB Chanco, an accomplished MAC certified make up artist(2000-2006), NYC trained (November 2009), Freelance (1997-present), had been working in the industry for over 12 years, in every aspect from Weddings, Magazines, Runways & Advertising. Sharing her passion for the art of makeup is something RB has been doing since 2006. He started teaching at the prestigious LASALLE COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL- MANILA(2006-present) and has trained and internationally credited over 400 graduates since then under the LASALLE COLLEGE curriculum. Following that, she studied in New York’s Temptu- where beauty meets science (November 2009), the leading airbrush company in the world. He already won several awards and is very popular in magazine shoots.

Below is the curriculum of the Artistic Make-Up Course:

Terminologies

Parts of the face

Parts of the eye

Necessities (Tools, Cosmetics, Skin Care)

Skin Care Needs

Preparing the face

Prime Look (Natural)

Skin-tone balance, foundation application (mixing foundation colors)

Concealing

Powder-setting

Eyebrow (Perfect arc, coloring and grooming)

Eyes (Application + Blending 2 colors, perfect curling/eyelining/ mascara)

Blush

Lips

Contours and Highlighting

Advanced Eeyshadow

Smokey Eyeshadow

False Lashes

Colored Eyeshadow

Colored Smokey

Makeup for males

Beauty editorials

Runway

How to make resume for artists that’s recognized around the world

High-fashion make up shoot

At the end of the course, the student will also get a Certificate of Completion after completing several hours of appreticeship and OJT.

The tuition fee is P14,500 excluding all materials and payment for the finals photo shoot. They accept cash or cheque payments.

LCI Manila is located at the 5th Floor 111 Paseo De Roxas Bldg.,Paseo De Roxas cor Legazpi St.,Legaspi Village, Makati City. You can also reach them at 840-1543.

3) School of Fashion and the Arts (SoFA)