Category: School
March 12, 2020
MUD Goes Backstage with KTLA News Make-up Artist Jessica Pacetti for Portraits
At MUD, we’re always excited to see where our graduates go. In the latest issue of Portraits, we profile Make-up Artist and MUD LA grad, Jessica Pacetti. She is a featured Make-up Artist for KTLA 5 News Los Angeles (a CW affiliate), where she has worked since 2009. After graduating from MUD’s Los Angeles Campus…
January 13, 2020
MUD Honors Grad Achievements at 7th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards
The IATSE Local 706 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild held its 7th annual MUAHS Awards this past Saturday night in downtown Los Angeles. The guild handed out honors in 23 categories for the year’s best make-up and hair styling in television, film, and live theater. On the television side, Big Little Lies and Fosse/Verdon…
December 11, 2019
MUD Sits Down with LA Grad & Beauty Business Maven Nicole Faulkner for MUD Portraits
Celebrity make-up artist Nicole Faulkner, aka “Lipsticknick,” has put herself on the map with a vibrant artistic style characterized by bold lips, feathery eyelashes and flawless skin. After graduating from MUD in 2010, Nicole established a career distinguished by Emmy®-nominated work on RuPaul’s Drag Race, a stint on an MTV reality show, and a beauty…
December 2, 2019
Meet Sean: LA Campus Instructor
LA Campus instructor Sean Conklin is a freelance make-up artist and graduate of several of MUD’s educational programs. His commitment to perfecting his art and years of dedication implementing MUD’s brand philosophy earned him the role of MUD’s Lead Artist. He is an active contributor to the development of MUD products, designer for MUD’s seasonal…
November 21, 2019
MUD Congratulates Grads Nominated for 7th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards
Nominees for the 7th annual Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild “Artisan” Awards were unveiled and we would like to recognize and congratulate all of the MUD grads who were nominated this year! The awards will be handed out on January 11, 2020 so stay tuned for more and best of luck to our talented…
October 29, 2019
Injury Simulation Demo by MUD LA Instructor Kimber Parrish
Just in time for Halloween: MUD LA Instructor Kimber Parrish created this injury simulation using various MUD Cosmetics products including the FX Palette 2—a full assortment of wound and injury simulation make-up colors which can be used to create a variety of trauma or character-type effects. Read on to see how Kimber achieved this look….
October 16, 2019
Finger Wave Demo with MUD LA Instructor Ronda Althen
Our Beauty 201 course concentrates on the basic fundamentals of hairstyling, from simple blow-drying techniques to creating elaborate period-inspired hairstyles like the finger wave design. Students will learn to create modern styles, as well as edgy and creative hair designs using hot tools and roller sets. The finger wave style is the art of directing…
October 4, 2019
Meet Ronda Althen: LA Campus Instructor
Ronda Althen is a native of Minnesota. She began her career as a professional make-up artist and hairstylist after graduating from Fern’s Beauty School, Brooklyn Center, MN, in 1981. She owned a “Touch of Class Salon” in Minnesota before moving to Los Angeles to continue her education in make-up artistry, studying at Joe Blasco Professional…
September 17, 2019
MUD Celebrates Our 2019 Creative Arts Emmy-Winning & Nominated Grads
The 71st Emmy Awards kicked off Saturday and Sunday with the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. We are so excited for and proud of all our MUD graduates who were nominated and won awards this year. We would like to especially congratulate 2004 LA Master program graduate Hugo Villasenor and 2011 NY…
September 10, 2019
Meet Kimber Parrish: LA Campus Instructor
MUD LA Associate Instructor Kimber Parrish is an accomplished make-up artist with over 16 years of experience. Her skills and talent include beauty and character make-up, as well as fabrication and hair styling. After graduating from the Make-up Designory Journeyman Program, she worked at Universal Studios Orlando for over 14 years. Here she worked on…