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Discover how to cook a selection of great dishes from around Asia...

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Discover how make your own great pasta, tortellini, ravioli, gnocci and focaccia in this course.

This Knife Skills course will enable you to chop, slice and dice like a Ninja!

Love eating fish & shellfish, but not confident when it comes to preparing or cooking it? Join this class to see exactly how to do it perfectly every time...

Be inspired by the flavours of India, experience the colours, aromas and tastes of new and familiar Indian dishes...

In this Advanced Bridal Hair and Makeup Course you are taught 20+ Bridal Makeup Looks and 37+ Bridal Hairstyles with scope to creating more than 50 makeup looks and more than 50 hairstyles. This course is suitable for beginners (no experience required) and professionals wishing to update their existing knowledge and skills and add new ones. The course is accredited by the Guild of Beauty Therapists, one of the largest trade bodies in the beauty industry. Accredited certificates help to obtain liability insurance, discounts (upto 35%) from makeup brands, and access to specialised hairstyling products through trade only companies. Whereas, non-accredited courses run by many academies are unable to provide such benefits. Students Work After Course All makeup, hairstyling, jewellery and outfit setting is done solely by the student. Practice Sessions All makeup, false eyelashes, hair pieces, padding, hair products tools and equipment will be provided for students to use during the course in their practice sessions. During this Advanced Bridal Hair and Makeup Course you will be given full details of all products and tools used, both high end and cheaper alternatives. A lot of information is covered therefore students should take suitable notes and photographs to assist in further practice after the course. For the first 4 days you will be practising makeup techniques learnt on the course on a model which you can bring, or one can be provided for you for an extra fee of £60 per day. Training heads / mannequins will be provided for students to use during the hairstyling part of the course. It is not practical to use live models as multiple hairstyles are demonstrated each day and it is necessary to use different hair products and backcombing. Continuous backcombing and application of strong hair products on a live model would cause severe damage to the hair. View Content for Advanced Bridal Course: Day 1, Makeup : Health and Safety including safety practices for covid-19. Importance of using correct PPE. Keeping Products and equipment clean – brush cleaners and makeup sanitisers. Different types of lighting, makeup chairs, additional equipment for speed and efficiency. How to make your business cost effective. Different types of primers for eye makeup and face makeup, and which ones to use according to skin type and skin tone. Different types of foundations. How to assess different skin types and skin tones. How to select the correct eye primer, face primer and foundation. Different makeup removers. Different moisturisers for different skin types. Recommendations for eyeshadow palettes especially for beginners. How to blend eyeshadows seamlessly. How to do eyebrows, ombre, natural, and 3D. Different types of eyebrow products. Different types of eyelashes. How to correctly apply false lashes. Different types of colour correctors, and how to use them. How to highlight and contour. Highlights and contouring products. How to apply blusher. Recommendations for blusher colours for different looks. How to identify different skin undertones to help select correct face and eye products. How to set makeup for lasting results. How to avoid creasing under eyes and around mouth. How to stop lipstick bleeding. Covering dark circles and blemishes. How to apply lipstick including over-lining lips. Different types of lipsticks.x How to do eyeliner including winged eyeliner. How to do smokey eyes. Which brushes to use. Different types of eyeliner and how to preserve gel eyeliner. Traditional Asian Bridal Makeup. How to change soft bridal makeup to bold bridal makeup. Foundation colours required for different ethnicities. How to do Glitter makeup How to apply mascara. Day 2, Makeup : Smokey eye makeup Registry makeup Mehndi makeup Engagement makeup How to transform one makeup look into a completely different makeup look to save time where clients have booked for more than one event on the same day, and time constraints apply. Bold Makeup – how to Smokey Eye Makeup. Spotlight or halo makeup Subtle makeup. Ombre Makeup. Ombre glitter makeup How to apply pigments. How to use or apply liquid foundation. Different tools for different applications. Where to purchase makeup tools and makeup products. How to apply for pro makeup artist discount schemes. Soft cut crease makeup Different types of setting sprays. How to use different highlighting products. How to prevent creasing under the eye and mouth. How to makeup last longer. How to conduct client trials. How to manage bookings. How to avoid scams. How to conduct phone consultations. How to deal with difficult / fussy clients. Must have products for beginners and how to build up your kit. Reverse highlighting and contouring. Colour correction theory. How to use an artist colour wheel to coordinate eyeshadow colours. Customer care. How to use glitter. Day 3, Makeup : How to highlight and contour for different face shapes i.e. corrective highlighting and contouring. How to identify different eye shapes. How to apply makeup for different eye shapes. Advanced foundation makeup technique for flawless bridal makeup. Monolid eye makeup Protruding eye makeup Hooded eye makeup. Downturned eye makeup. How to select the correct style of lashes for different eye shapes. How to make small eyes look bigger. Different lip shapes and how to correct them. Ombre lips. How to make lips look bigger. Arabic makeup Cut crease makeup Double cut crease makeup Floating cut crease makeup Glitter cut crease makeup Day 4, Makeup : Photographic makeup technique. How to make your client look more than 2 tones lighter than their natural skin tone without skin looking grey or ashy. Dos and Don’ts of baking. Sweatproof / waterproof makeup. How to set makeup for hot weather and destination weddings in hot countries such as Dubai, etc. Glass skin technique and products. Nude lipstick for different skin tones. 3D eye makeup How to customise / change foundation colour for different skin tones. Makeup products for dark skin tones Mature ladies makeup techniques and products. Marketing and social media. How to organise your own photoshoots. Advice and tips on photography to showcase your work. European bridal makeup Day 5, Hairstyling : Health and Safety including safety practices for covid-19. Importance of using correct PPE. Advice on purchasing mannequins for further practice after the course. How to wash the mannequins hair and which products to use. How to apply for trade cards for specialist hair products. Must have hair products, high end and cheaper alternatives. Must have tools for hairstyling, high end and cheaper alternatives. What advice to give clients for prepping hair. How to conduct trials. How to prepare and conduct bookings. Customer care. How to avoid customer scams. Phone consultations. Which hair pieces required for different hairstyles and where to purchase. Different types of padding required for different hairstyles. How to make your own padding. Traditional bridal bun. How to create different designs on a bridal bun. How to section hair. How to create a vintage fringe with side parting. How to backcomb correctly. Half up half down. Layered vintage fringe with middle parting. Messy Plait. Low messy / curly bun. How to change one hairstyle into another to save time for clients with multiple bookings. How to pop synthetic hair. Different types of pins. How to secure jewellery where padding has been used in the hairstyle. How to secure the dupatta where padding has been used in the hairstyle. Day 6, Hairstyling : Side bun 1. Side bun 2. Greek braid 1. Greek braid 2. Structured bun. Simple curls (barrel or ringlet). Hollywood waves. How to prep hair. Products required to create different textures for different hairstyles. Textured updo. Messy updo. Textured updo. Messy updo. Textured fringe. How to curl synthetic hair. Mermaid hair. How to make curls last longer. Sleek bun. Sleek low bun. How to secure jewellery when no padding has been used for the hairstyle. How to secure the dupatta when no padding has been used for the hairstyle. Day 7, Hairstyling : French braid. Fishtail braid. Boho pull through braid. Textured plait. How to create extra long plaits for asian brides. Solutions for thinning hair. How to create volume for fine hair and medium thickness hair. Backcombing to create volume. How to apply clip-in hair extensions. Boho frech braid updo. French braid bridal updo. French twist. Textured hairstyle for the and / or short hair. Plaited fringe. Dutch twist braid. Dutch braid. Day 8, Hairstyling : Textured High Bun / Top Knot Low Textured Bun Textured Low Bun with Pulled Lines 3D Curls Half Up Half Down Textured Low Curly Bun Introduction to Russian / textured hairstyling. How to prep Hair for Russian Hairstyles. Products and tools required for Russian Hairstyling. How to create Texture for Russian Hairstyles. How to create lines for Russian Hairstyles. Different types of padding for Russian Hairstyling. Correct way to crimp hair. Correct way to backcomb hair. Optional Day 9, Photoshoot You will receive professionally edited images for your portfolio to kick start your new career. The model, photographer, jewellery and outfit are all provided. The tutor is present to provide guidance with the hairstyle and makeup thus reinforcing all that has been learnt on the course. Photoshoots take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays following the end of the hair and makeup course. The Photoshoot is Evidence of the Students Achievement The students portfolio work is strictly the students work only i.e. the student has done all the makeup, all the hairstyle, and all the jewellery and outfit setting by themselves at the end of the course without any physical help from the tutor or anyone from her team. Many other teaching establishments pass off pictures as students work whereas the tutor or helper usually do all the hairstyling, and dupatta and jewellery setting themselves, and the student only does the makeup, and in some instances makeup by the student is done on only half the face, whereas the tutor has done makeup on the other half. The whole point of doing a hair and makeup course should be so that the student can complete total hair and makeup looks by themselves by the end of the course without any further help. Course Benefits The Advanced Bridal Hair and Makeup Course teaches students to confidently style hair and apply makeup on asian, middle eastern and European brides and party guests for different functions. You will learn about hair and makeup products and tools. You will be able to offer your clients different styles of makeup both bold and subtle. You will be taught how to deal with clients with different features and skin tones (including dark skin tones). You are taught advanced bridal makeup techniques on the fourth day of the course. We teach you how to create several hairstyles from one basic foundation. We also show you how to transform one hairstyle into another within minutes. You will learn how to prep different hair textures. Students are taught a huge range of hairstyles including advanced bridal hairstyles. On the eighth day of the course students are taught how to create some Russian hairstyles and the latest textured hairstyles.You will gain a detailed knowledge of techniques and products both high end and cheaper brands. You will be able to start your business as a professional hair and makeup artist without wasting money on unnecessary products and equipment. Successful completion of the course rewards students with 3 accredited certificates: Asian Bridal Makeup, Asian Bridal Hairstyling, and Professional Standards for Therapists. Thus enabling students to apply for makeup discount schemes, and gain access to specialised tools and products from trade only companies for professional hairstylists. This course is designed to maximise the success of your business and earning potential. We teach you not just the current makeup trends and hairstyles but also the types of looks and hairstyles expected to be in demand in the near future. We are probably the only training academy offering students advice and tips on how to create their own portfolio to suit their budget. Fees & Enrolment for Advanced Bridal Course Class Size: All courses are limited to a maximum of 3 students per class. Each student receives plenty of individual attention in all aspects of learning to fully benefit from the course. Course Location: Slough, near Heathrow, Hounslow and Southall. Easily accessible by road (Junction 5 of M4) and train (Slough Station – Elizabeth Line (London Underground) and National Rail (15 minutes from Paddington station, central London)). Course Timings: 10am – 5pm Course Fee: £1595 for 8 Days without photoshoot or £2400 for 9 Days with photoshoot Course Dates are below. If these dates are not suitable then we may be able to accommodate provided we have 1-2 months advance notice, please ask. (Refreshments and lunch is provided free of charge)

This qualification is suitable for those who are new to or would like work in catering, hospitality or tourism. The Maths & English element of the course will be tailored to your specific needs.

Why not treat yourself to a deluxe culinary experience? A two week cookery course immersing you in a wonderful world of tastes, techniques and cookery skills to leave you a more confident cook. This course is ideal for the home cook who is looking to get more from their cookery and learn new tricks and techniques as well as discovering a wider range of cuisines and ingredients. Or maybe you are thinking about a career in food and drink? This is the perfect taster as you begin your culinary journey. What’s included on the course? International dishes from India, Thailand, North Africa, China, France, Italy and the Middle East. How to make Fresh Pasta and delicious Ravioli and Tortellini with different sauces to accompany them. A range of pastries including Rough Puff, Shortcrust, Hot Water Crust and Choux. Seafood - Preparing gorgeous local scallops from scratch as well as filleting a Flat Fish, a Round Fish and learning different techniques to cook them. A range of Breads. Farmhouse, Ciabatta, Soda Bread, Flat Breads and Sourdough are all covered. Basic butchery. How to joint a chicken. Ice creams and sorbets. Dairy. How to make your own Butter, Yoghurt and Soft Cheese. Stocks and Sauces. Cover Vegetarian and Vegan Cookery. How to use Herbs to best effect. The importance of Seasoning. A visit to a local Scottish Assured Venison Park and Venison Cookery. And lots more…