The Academy for Makeup Artists Pty Ltd

About Us

The Academy For Makeup Artists was born when professional makeup artist, qualified trainer and successful businesswoman Candice Tabone set out to provide the next generation of make up artists with the creative and business skills needed to pursue a career in their chosen field.

We engage some of the industry’s most experienced and insightful professionals as tutors and guest speakers for our makeup artist courses, so our students learn from the best.

About Candice

Candice is Managing Director and founder of The Academy For Makeup Artists. A passionate, creative and entrepreneurial businesswoman, she brings a diverse set of creative, business and technology skills to the Academy.

She is a professional makeup artist who studied under the world renowned, late great Richard Sharah.  She has worked as a freelance professional make up artist, specialising in bridal clients, part time for over 10 years.

Her industry expertise includes working as client services director for Makeup Artists Incorporated, a creative artists and management agency that provided digital marketing services for  makeup artists, stylists, photographers, beauticians and hairstylists.

She is also a digital media and marketing specialist, and has worked in media and agency roles on a range of digital and mobile projects for high profile clients.

Candice has a passion for education. She is a qualified trainer, with a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and a Bachelor of Business Marketing.  Candice develops relevant, engaging content for TAFMUA students and designs all of the course programs.

An engaging speaker, trainer and presenter, Candice was invited to be a guest panel member for the Small Business September ‘Man versus Machine’ debate (2010), a guest speaker on mobile for the Australian Direct Marketing Association’s (ADMA) digital course (2008) and was chosen to participate in the Mobile Enterprise Growth Alliance Program (MEGA).