Donna Mee is back in Australia this spring to attend IMATS Sydney and is also holding some educational workshops.
American makeup artist, Donna Mee is considered one of the top beauty makeup educators in the world. She teaches her personally developed, advanced methods for Colour Theory, Contour & Highlight and other application techniques that spark career changing light bulb moments to both new and veteran makeup artists. Donna has helped hundreds of successful makeup artists all over the world with her wisdom and skills.
Donna's before and after
The workshops are as follows:
MAKEUP MASTERCLASSES
Sept 3rd – 28th (Mon – Fridays 1-9pm) at Australasian College Broadway, Glebe:
Week 1:
Day 1 and 2) Sept 3rd . 1pm – 9pm. All day Lecture: Skin Care Myths & Marketing Gimmicks. Day 2) Sept 4th. 1pm – 5pm. Lecture. 6 – 9pm. Acne Troubleshooting; Determining Skin Type; Proper Skin Prep Techniques; Review Skin Analysis & Client Consultation; Review Product Recommendations; Hands-on Skin Analysis, Prep, Recommendations. Two-day Skin Care Class $795.
Day 3) Sept 5th. 1pm – 5:30pm Lecture/Hands-on 6:30 – 9pm. Epitome of the Perfect Eyebrow; Eyebrow Shaping with Color only; Brow Makeup: Powers, Pencils, Gels & Stencils; Determining Eye Spacing; Interpreting Eyebrow Spacing; Altering Brows for Eyes; Hair Removal Options; Pain-Free Tweezing Techniques; Communication Skills. One-day Brow Class $450
Day 4) Sept 6th. 1pm – 5:00pm Lecture/Hands-on 6:00 – 9pm. Proper Blush Application; Powder Blush & Cream Blush Techniques; Loose and Pressed Face Powder; Various Types of Face Powder Application; Mastering Corrective Lips; 7 Stroke Lip Color Application; Hands-on Models; Prep, Brow Tweezing / Colour Lips & Cheeks. One-day Lip, Cheek Class $450
Day 5) Sept 7th. 1pm – 9pm. All day Lecture & Workshop. History of Cosmetics; Client Psychology; Industry Selling Skills; How to Give a Valuable Makeup Lesson; Generating Local Business; Booking Clients for Makeup Lessons, Proms & Events; Industry Face Charts for Retail, Bridal & Client Lessons; Advanced Techniques for Charting Clients. One-day History of Cosmetics / Marketing class $450
For all of week one classes $2,000 (save $250).
Week 2:
Day 6) Sept 10th. 1pm – 9pm. Lecture & Workshop. Science of Colour Theory; Colour Theory for Makeup; Custom Colour Mixing & Re-Creation; Colour Harmony & Complimentary Colours; Muting, Neutralizing Colours; Colour Enhancement; The Grey Scale; Interpreting Colour in Black & White Images. One-day Colour Theory Class $450.
Day 7) Sept 11th. 1pm – 9pm. Lecture & Workshop. Seasonal Colours & Trends; Colour Symbolism; Colour Analysis; Pro Makeup Tools & Usage; Brush Facts & Benefits versus Marketing Gimmicks; Determining Quality Brushes; Purpose and Benefits of Synthetic & Natural Bristles; Usage, Blending & Application Techniques; Proper Cleaning for Lifetime Usage; Sterilization of Brushes & Tools; Keeping Cosmetics and Your Kit Hygienic; Colour Theory Utilisation Challenge with Makeup Kits. Two-day Advanced Colour & Tools Class. $795.
Day 8) Sept 12th. 1pm – 5pm. Lecture/Model Hands-on. 6 – 9pm.
Mastering Foundation; Foundation Facts; Non-Photo Friendly Ingredients; Various Foundation Coverage & Finishes; 7 Most Common Foundation Formulas; Product Shelf Life & Signs of Expiration; Skin Undertones & Surface Tones. Foundation Colour Selection; How to Test Foundation Techniques for Using Fingers, Sponges & Brushes; Foundation Application for all Formulas & Finishes; Custom Mixing for Best Colour, Coverage & Finish; Hands-on: Matching & Application. One-day Foundation Class. $450.
Day 9) Sept 13th. 1pm – 5pm. Lecture/Model Hands-on. 6 – 9pm. Layering Foundation Formulas for Additional Coverage; Proper Setting of Foundation; Powder Application for All Foundation Formulas; Concealing Under Eye Areas; Concealing Redness; Proper Blemish Concealment; Covering Facial Discolorations; Band-Aid Theory Concealing Techniques; Colour Theory Concealing Techniques; Advanced Concealing Techniques; Camouflage Cover. Two-day Advanced Concealing & Foundation Class. $795.
Day 10) Sept 14th. 1pm – 9pm. Lecture and Demos. Ethnic Makeup Techniques; Troubleshooting; Colour Challenges; Asian Eye Makeup; Mature Makeup Application; Mature Skin Issues; Products, Formulations and Colours; Foundation and Concealing. One-day Ethnic and Mature Makeup. $450.
All of week two classes $2000 (save $250).
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Donna's wet-look smokey eye
Week 3
Day 11) Sept 18th. 1pm – 5:30pm. Lecture/hands-on. 6:30 – 9pm. Basic Eye Makeup Techniques; Order of Application; Eye Liner Pencil Application; Eye Liner Troubleshooting; Eye Shadow Placement; Eye Shadow Blending Secrets; Troubleshooting for Eye Shadow; Lash Curling; Basic Mascara Techniques; Pro Mascara Application for Print. One-day Pro Eye class $450.
Day 12) Sept 19th. 1pm – 5:30pm. Lecture/hands-on. 6:30 – 9pm. Cake Eyeliner; Advanced Liner Techniques; Mastering False Eye Lashes; Correct Illusion of Lash Placement;11 steps to Perfect False Lashes; False Eye Lash Application; Cake Eyeliner with Lashes. One-day Pro Eye Liner & Lash class. $450.
Day 13) Sept 20th. 1pm – 5pm. Lecture/hands-on. 6 – 9pm. Advanced Color Theory for Eye Makeup; Analysing the Iris; Analysing Eye Colours; Colour Selections; Custom Mixing for Exact Colours and Shades; Choosing Best Colour Combinations. One-day Mastering Eyes/Colour Theory. $450.
Day 14) Sept 21st. 1pm – 9pm Lecture/hands-on. 5:30 – 9pm. Smokey Eye Makeup Basics; Steps for Smokey Eye Looks; Various Types of Smokey Eyes; Adjusting Shapes for Various Eye Shapes; Matte Smokey Eye; Shimmer Smokey Eye; Wet-look Smokey Eye. One-day Smokey Eye Class. $450.
All of week 3 (a 4 day week) $1700 (save $100).
Week 4
Day 15) Sept 24th. 1pm – 9pm Lecture. Epitome of Beauty; Facial Symmetry; Facial Feature Analysis; Optical Illusion; 5 Concepts for Creating Illusions; Corrective Makeup; Mastering Colour & Highlight; Face Shapes; Cheekbones; Contour & Highlight for Noses; Work on Facial Images. One-day Contour/Highlight class $450.
Day 16) Sept 25th. 1pm – 5pm. Lecture/hands-on 6 – 9pm. Review of Contour & Highlight; Colour Selection for Perfection of Work; Utilising Contour and Highlight Creams; Liquid Foundation for Contour & Highlight; Contouring & Highlighting with Powder Products; Facial Feature Challenges; Half Face Challenges. Two-day Mastering Contour/Highlight Class $825.
Day 17) Sept 26th. 1pm – 5pm Lecture & Demos/hands-on 6 – 9pm. Corrective Eye Makeup; Client Eye Analysis; Eye Spacing; Eye Angles; Eye Shapes; Various Eye Lid Sizes & Combinations; Arch of the Brow; Corrective Eye Liner Placement; Inner Rim Liner Techniques; Eye Lash Styles & Shapes; Eye Lash Selection for Best Illusion; Colour Selection for Best Illusions. One-day of Corrective Eye Liner, Mascara & Lashes $450.
Day 18) Sept 27th. 1pm – 4:30pm. Lecture/hands-on 5:30 – 9pm. Corrective Eye Makeup; Eye Analysis; Determining Eye Makeup Placement Push, Eyelid Shapes; Trouble Shooting Dual Beauty Issues; Advanced Corrective Illusions. This day can only be done in addition to other classes. Two-day (Day 17 and 18) Corrective Eye Makeup class $825.
Six-day Complete Advanced Eye Makeup class (Day #11, #12, #13, #14, #17, #18) $2,400 (save $125) .
Day 19) Sept 28th. 1pm – 9pm. Lecture/hands-on. All Day. Critiques & Light Bulb Moments; Final Day of Advice, Feedback & Critiques. This day is only available to students who have done all of week 4 classes. $500 or Week 4 Classes $2150.
ADVANCED PRINT MAKEUP WORKSHOP
The George Favios two-day class is Oct 2nd and 3rd in Sydney. (Location TBA)
Image courtesy of George Favios
Day 1: Advanced Beauty Makeup for Print.
Day 2: Demos by Donna Mee on models. Model will be shot by famous photographer, George Favios.
In this two-day course Donna Mee will cover advanced print makeup focusing on what is necessary to master your skills for close-up beauty shots. Learn the common mistakes artists make and the possibilities of Photoshop. George Favios will teach a section of the course to reveal what he looks for in a makeup artist. Each makeup artist will also be assigned a model to create two looks on; a beauty look and a fashion look. George will shoot both looks created by each artist and the artists will receive edited images of the best shot from each look.
The 2-Day Advanced Print Makeup class, Agency Model, Photo shoot, Image Retouching and 2 Edited Images is $1,200.
Donna is also holding makeup workshops in Melbourne.
TO ENROLL: Email Donna@DonnameeInc.com. Payment is via credit card only.