Makeup lessons
Learn the look that suits your face, with the products you already own. Every lesson ends with your own face chart.
The chart you take home
This is the chart from a real everyday lesson (sample). The artist writes your products and shades beside the nine steps, so the routine still works on a Monday morning in your own bathroom.
Everyday look, ten minutes, from a lesson client’s own makeup bag (sample chart).
Prep
Your moisturiser, warmed between the palms
Skin
Tinted fluid, shade 3N (sample), only where you need it
Conceal
One concealer, tapped in with the ring finger
Brows
Tinted gel, brushed up and out
Eyes
One matte taupe, finger-blended on the lid
Lashes
Brown mascara, roots only, one coat
Cheeks
Cream blush on the apples, pressed in
Lips
Tinted balm in berry (sample)
Set
Powder on the nose only
Lessons and prices
One-to-one lesson
Two hours; one look, practised twice
$140
Lesson for two friends
Two and a half hours, one artist
$230
Group masterclass
Three hours on Thursday evenings, six people at most
$95
Refresher, within three months
One hour, bring your chart
$60
Example prices. Gift vouchers for any lesson.
What to bring
- Your own makeup bag, even if it is nearly empty
- A clean face, or time to cleanse at the studio
- A hair tie or headband
- Photos of looks you like
Taught by a working artist
Lessons are taught by Tess Okafor (sample), who does photo and editorial work during the week. She teaches what holds up in a photo and what is just for the shoot.
Book a lesson for a quiet weekday
One-to-one lessons run Tuesday to Friday. Tell us the look you want to learn on the booking form.