Blog, Broadening your skills, Creative skills, Hair and barbering, Proper make-up training, Student blog
Ella Rolph Brushstroke 2nd year student (2 Year Make-Up & Hair BTEC) Instagram Hello, I’m Ella Rolph, 2nd year student on the Brushstroke 2 Year Make-Up & Hair BTEC course. Towards the end of last year, I worked on a fantasy hair project for one...
Blog, BTEC diploma in make-up & hair, Film make-up, Proper make-up training, TV make-up
Working as a make-up artist on a top TV drama is a dream job for many and we’re delighted when our students achieve their ambitions. Take, for example, Alanna Sadler, the junior make-up artist on BBC2’s MotherFatherSon, starring Richard Gere. Alanna...
Blog, Film make-up, Proper make-up training, TV make-up
Blog, BTEC diploma in make-up & hair, Film make-up, Proper make-up training, SFX and prosthetics, Theatrical make-up, TV make-up
Applying a bald cap is an important skill. It’s one our students learn as part of their special effects make-up training at Brushstroke. Harrie Sheppey is one of our 9 month ITEC students. This was her first time working with a bald cap and it turned out really...
Beauty and make-up, Blog, BTEC diploma in make-up & hair, Proper make-up training, Student blog
Danielle Shepherd Brushstroke 2nd year student (2 Year Make-Up & Hair BTEC) Instagram Hi there, I’m Danielle, a student at Brushstroke make-up school. I’m in my 2nd year now and, together with my class, I’m working on a series of projects for my...
Blog, BTEC diploma in make-up & hair, Interviews, Proper make-up training, Theatrical make-up, Working with wigs
Voilà Lola! What’s it like doing theatrical make-up and hair on a big, London musical? Here to give us some insight is Lorna Stimson, head of wigs for the west end show Kinky Boots currently playing at the Adelphi Theatre. Lorna studied at Brushstroke on the 9...
Blog, Period make-up training, Proper make-up training, Student blog, Work experience
Hannah Knight Brushstroke 2nd year student (2 Year Make-Up & Hair BTEC) Hello – I’m Hannah Knight a 2nd year student at Brushstroke Make-Up School. Recently, I got some valuable make-up work experience as part of the team that tutor, James Anda, took...
Barbering, Blog, Broadening your skills
We’ve designed a 5 day barbering course to help you develop your career and make you an indispensible make-up artist. We know that being a skilled hair stylist can be a deal breaker for a job in film, TV, stage and fashion. With this specialist barbering course,...
Barbering, Blog, Broadening your skills, Celebrity make-up, Film make-up, Interviews, Proper make-up training, TV make-up
“I was turned down for a make-up job the other day because I can’t do men’s hair or trim a beard!” This is a statement made by a freelance make-up artist to our barbering tutor, Richard Jones, while they were working at a London TV studio...
Beauty and make-up, Blog, Celebrity make-up, Hair and barbering, Make-up school, Proper make-up training, TV make-up
Make-up artist Elizabeth Rita is famed for her work across music, TV, editorial and advertising. Since graduating from Brushstroke, she’s worked hard putting her skills and talents to good use. She’s now built a really good career as a make-up (and hair)...
