The Makeup School the Industry Trusts. Discover Why at Our Open Day!
Sat 21st March 2026
11am to 2pm
We will have a Special guest who hosts the day together with our Principal Christine Blundell & the rest of the CB*MA students & graduates!
We will attempt to bring in the early Spring by celebrating early Valentine’s Day at our Open Day, too!
It is Halloween soon and the Day of the Dead!
This is going to be an Amazing Makeup School Open Day!
The Makeup School the Industry Trusts. Discover Why at Our Open Day!
Sat 21st March 2026
11am to 2pm
This is going to be an Amazing Makeup School Open Day!
We will have a Special guest who hosts the day together with our Principal Christine Blundell & the rest of the CB*MA students & graduates!
Our Special guest is the two – time Emmy & BAFTA TV Craft winner, Hair & Makeup ‘Bridgerton’ Designer, Erika Okvist! In honour of Erika winning her 2nd Emmy recently, we asked her to come up with a theme for the day. Erika’s imagination ran wild and she said we should do …
We will attempt to bring in the early Spring by celebrating early Valentine’s Day at our Open Day, too!
Queen Charlotte meets 'BeetleJuice Soul Train'!
It is Halloween soon and the Day of the Dead!
This is going to be an Amazing Makeup School Open Day!
Our Principal Christine Blundell with ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Actor Michael Keaton
Our Graduates Worked on These Productions Last Year
What to Expect at Our Open Day
- Join our Open day and take part in our Interactive SFX makeup demos, wig styling and much more!
- You will also be able to chat to Our Principal, Oscar & BAFTA winning Hair & Makeup Designer, Christine Blundell - filming permitting !
- Get a real feel for life at our professional Film Hair & Makeup Academy
- Discover the essential steps to launching your career in Film, TV, or Theatre
- All attendees will be entered into a raffle to win an exclusive TILT Makeup Bag, courtesy of our industry partner and professional makeup supplier, TILT Professional Makeup
What to Expect at Our Open Day
- Speak directly with Oscar-winning Hair & Makeup Designer and CB*MA Principal, Christine Blundell
- Meet special guest Kristyan Mallett, one of the UK’s leading Prosthetics Makeup Designers
- Take part in interactive SFX and Casualty Makeup demonstrations
- Join our Open day and take part in our Interactive SFX makeup demos, wig styling and much more!
- You will also be able to chat to Our Principal, Oscar & BAFTA winning Hair & Makeup Designer, Christine Blundell - filming permitting !
- Get a real feel for life at our professional Film Hair & Makeup Academy
- Discover the essential steps to launching your career in Film, TV, or Theatre
- All attendees will be entered into a raffle to win an exclusive TILT Makeup Bag, courtesy of our industry partner and professional makeup supplier, TILT Professional Makeup
Meet Special guest Erika Okvist Emmy winner and Leading Hair makeup and Prosthetic Designer.
Take part in many various interactive Makeup, Day of The Dead, wig styling and much more!
Kristyan Mallett is the creative director of KM Effects Studios, which is a leading Prosthetics Make-Up and Special Effects company based in the U.K. From first ideas right through to the final product we create concept designs and prosthetics for Film, TV, and Theatre. Kristyan is an Award winning Prosthetics Designer who designed feature films like ‘Kraven the Hunter’ and was Prosthetics Department Supervisor on projects like ‘Mission Impossible – The Final reckoning’, ‘ Black Mirror’ , to mention just a few.Â
Celebrating Our Tutors and Graduates Success at the Makeup School Open Day!
- The purpose of the Open Day is to come and chat with our tutors, Graduates and Students & Quiz Them About Their Careers So Far and their course so far!
- Not only watch the make up graduates demonstrate but get actively involved!
- You will also be able to chat to our Principal, Oscar & BAFTA winning Hair & Makeup Designer, Christine Blundell ( filming permitting) !
- We will also be joined by ’Tilt’ Professional Makeup showcasing their latest makeup and hair products for film, TV & theatre.
Most Importantly You Will See Why We Are The Best Makeup School In Town!
Numbers Are Limited & Places Are Allocated on a First Come – First Served Basis!
Celebrating Award-Winning Graduates & Tutors @ Our Open Day
It makes us so proud that so many of our tutors and graduates worked on Award nominated and winning films, below is just a short list of some of them: Donald, Nuria, Jana to mention but a few!
Our Tutor Donald Mowat was Hair & Makeup Designer for ‘Dune 1‘ and Head of Makeup department for ‘Dune 2’Â
Our Tutors Shelley King , Nuria Mbomio , winner of the MUAHs Award and Wendy all worked on ‘Wicked’ and Nuria was a Personal makeup artist to Ms Ariana Grande
Our Tutor Jana Carboni designed & Stefania Pellegrini worked on ‘Gladiator II‘
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Our graduate Liz Bowden was Hair & Makeup Supervisor of the Award-winning ‘Brutalist’ film
Our Graduate Alice Jones is a winner of MUAHs Award for her work on the ‘Wicked’ film as the Personal Makeup artist to Ms Erivo
Our Graduates Alice Heappey and Ailsa Lawson worked on ‘Nosferatu’
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Quiz Our Graduates & Experienced Makeup Artists About UK Film Industry!
You will also be able to chat to our graduates & Makeup artists about their experience of studying at our Academy & their careers so far. They will be happy to share their journeys with you & answer any questions you may have.
5 Star Reviews & High Praises
from Our Students & Graduates – Another Great Reason to Study @ CB★MA!
Our Next 4 Month Course Starts on 27th April 2026 – Contact Us if You’d Like to Reserve Your Place!
Our intensive 4 Month SFX, Hair and Makeup course will give you all the professional media makeup, theatrical hairdressing & prosthetic makeup skills you need to become a Makeup trainee and makeup artist, enabling you to pursue a career in Film, TV & Theatre industries. No previous makeup and hairdressing experience is necessary, although some hairdressing skills can often give you an advantage at the beginning.
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