Wanting to up your makeup skills? Wanting to work behind the scenes on some of the biggest runway shows and editorial shoots? Then your best bet is to do a makeup course.

Beauty Bible has been doing a lot of research and we have compiled our top 3 makeup courses here in NZ and across the ditch.

Napoleon Perdis Makeup Academy - AUS
The Napoleon Perdis Makeup Academy represents a dynamic new take on makeup education. A global beauty guru with a coveted cosmetics range and celebrity clientele, Napoleon Perdis is also a pioneer in makeup education. The Academy now has seven campuses in Australia—including Sydney’s Alexandria and Parramatta, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Perth—making it the largest training facility of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Offering courses for novices and aspiring professionals alike, the Academy can help students shakeup their makeup or retrain for a promising new career. With stimulating lessons, state-of-the-art facilities and trainers at the top of their field, these industry-recognised programs ensure students gain valuable experience in the retail, fashion and television spheres. Fun, affordable and flexible, the Napoleon Perdis Makeup Academy opens up a world of possibilities.

The Makeup School - NZ
The Makeup School is an Auckland based Makeup training facility owned by two of New Zealand's most respected Makeup Designers. Gabrielle Jones and Dianne Ensor together have over 30 years experience as makeup artists, and with their knowledge and expertise will offer students in New Zealand an international standard of training. Finding well trained and confident makeup/hair artists is proving a challenge in NZ. The Makeup School offers training for students to excel in todays multifEmphasis is placed on observation of demonstrations and application of techniques in practical workshop sessions. Students will be assessed at the end of their training with both practical and an written exam. Individuality and creating an original personal style are actively encouraged.

Samala Robinson Academy - NZ
The Samala Robinson Academy has won the Provider of the Year 2008 Award from NZAPEP, the NZ Association of Private Education Providers. At SRA our philosophy is that makeup is both a technical skill and an art form therefore emphasis is placed on perfecting the basic skills first. Students are exposed to a curriculum carefully designed to develop and draw out the innate creativity we all possess. The Academy has grown in the number of classes it runs every year. The size of each class remains small so that our philosophy stays true. Our comprehensive courses cover the wide spectrum of makeup techniques with emphasis on fashion makeup and hands-on instruction. In makeup you are taking on a career that calls for hard work and commitment but in return offers exciting and rewarding creative opportunities. We are here to help you achieve those goals. Our aim is to continue to produce international class makeup artists to the same talent and creative ability of New Zealand's leading fashion designers.