Makeup School: Session 1, Day 1

View of our studio on arrival at the Brisbane Academy

Butterflies were rampaging in my stomach all day from the excitement of finally starting my first class in makeup. I brought all my gear (brush roll, toolkit, and stationery) but we didn't even pick up a brush. At least, not until a ton of paperwork were first completed.

Ok, let me back up...

Seemed like I wasn't the only one super excited about first day of school, so most people arrived between 6.00-6.15pm (class starts at 6.30pm), although this may be due to Academy of Makeup (AOM) being in such a tucked away alley that no one could find (down Burnett Lane, back of Chiefly Hotel).

Of course, there were the obligatory introductions (tell us 3 things about the person next to you), the background info on AOM, founder, and trainers. At least our welcomer, Trainer Hayley, kept it interesting with some music and gave us intermittences to talk amongst ourselves.

As for the paperwork, we spent the next hour or so signing our life away on things like policies, emergency contacts and release forms.