Chicago Makeup School

Make Up First ® School, state-certified since its inception in 2006, offers a comprehensive program for the training of makeup artists. The students of Make Up First train, using several pro products, and are eligible for various student discounts from Make Up For Ever, Kryolan, Kett Cosmetics, and a variety of other product lines. In addition, the students of Make Up First are eligible to participate in the MAC PRO Student Program. The School is now nationally recognized as the premier makeup artistry program in the entire Midwest.

Professional Makeup Artist

Jill Glaser is a state-certified makeup artist, specializing in commercial media makeup application. Professionalism, creativity, and attention to detail, combined with formal education and work experience, make Jill Glaser one of the best media makeup artists in the field.

Makeup Products

Make Up First ® offers the finest makeup artist quality products for sale. Check out the various products, most of which are included in the kits of the most successful makeup artists in the industry, both in the USA and abroad.

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about the SCHOOL

Make Up First ® School of Makeup Artistry, founded in 2006, is the only state-certified comprehensive art program for the training of makeup artists in the entire Midwest. Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, the School is dedicated to the art of makeup and its many facets.

Classroom sizes are kept to a minimum for optimal learning. Make Up First ® is the premier makeup training school in the region, offering extensive hands-on studio time required to perfect techniques. Students will learn by applying, not just listening, and will have the opportunity to build and replenish their makeup artist kit from high-quality, student-discounted makeup artist cosmetics offered for sale at the School.

Each of the School’s instructors is a professional, working in the industry of their craft. The instructors include artists from Broadway productions, Ravinia, the Goodman Theater, Lyric Opera of Chicago, board-certified dermatologists… read more »

about the ARTIST

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Jill Glaser is a freelance media makeup artist. She received her formal training at Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois. Several renowned makeup artists, including Linda Mason and Eve Pearl from New York City, and Maurice Stein of Cinema Secrets, from Los Angeles, have also trained her.

Jill is considered to be an expert in makeup and hairstyling for the demands of high definition television, film, video and print» read more »

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