This school is a fraud. First, they verbally intimate that the school is very exclusive and that…read morethey turn down a lot of applicants each year. I was interviewed for a slot in their makeup artist program. I was told that they are very exclusive and that only applicants with experience in the makeup or cosmetic industry would be accepted as well as applicants that showed great potential. The interviewer told me there are between 15-20 students per year. I was accepted by the school.
The orientation day was interesting becuase instead of 15-20 students there were close to 30. The "teachers/professors" described the course curriculm and stated that there would be one teacher to instruct the entire class. I was a bit skeptial about this becuase close to 30 students in a normal class room can be a bit overwhelming and for an art school it can be discouraging. Furthermore, art is subjective, and a makeup school is even more subjective because there are student's with varing styles and if there is only one teacher it could mean that a lot more students are over looked for their individual styles and techniques. But I will get to the later.
The day the actual classes commenced there were 80 students.80.
Furthermore, instead of the exclusitivy they boast about, they accepted students that do not hold any basic understanding about makeup what so ever. The age range was also very shocking. The majority of the class was just out of highschool. Now, with 80 students, the class is taught by the lowest common denominator. What that means is, teachers treated everyone as children. They tought according to the class having no knowledge of makeup what so ever.
It was very different than what they boast and advertised.
Honestly, it was as if the class room was an army boot camp and the teachers used abusive tactics to put people in line. Yelling, kicking the class out if students weren't quiet, putting students down for their work (even though it is a subjective course), and so much more.
I am not the only one that suffered through this, a lot of students felt the same way, I am just the only one that feels that it's necessary to tell other people that may pin their hopes and dreams in this school to not waste your money, time, energy, and excitement.
There aren't very many reviews about this school because they've structured a contract for students to sign to state that they can not discuss the course curriculum. People that went to this school that I spoke with after I experienced these and many more things confirmed that this school has grown and expanded to where they do not really care about their students and makeup any more. They care about making money. The integrity of what it once was is now lost.
Of course there are students that love the school. Those students go on to work for Make Up For Ever Academy, some still hope to work for them. If you understand that, than you'd know why they love the school.
The courses, as I've mentioned is taught in mind with the student that is the least knowledgeable in the class. In a class of 80 where at least 85% is between 18-20 years of age (not to say that, some were mature in that age range) and are very new to makeup and all its facets you can imagine the maturity level and course level. It was too much for the small percentage of the class that are real professionals. For five days a week for about 8-10 hours the first half is a verbal lecture in French, whilst the second half is a short demonstration in French, by the teacher, and then the remaining 2-4 hours is the student practice. Which they practice on each other.
I wish that I had found someone that was willing to tell me the truth about the school before I signed up and move to Paris to 'study makeup'.
I think it was worse for the small percentage of the class that are professionals, me included, that a lot of us have decided to move on from this negative and horrid experience and get out of the program.
Of course, as what was mentioned to me before by previous students, Make Up For Ever Academy in Paris, France has lost their integrity and only cares about making more money and uses the Hope of aspiring or professional makeup artist as a way to make more money. Is.True.
If you want to be treated like you don't matter.
If you don't care about severe cross contamination of products and filthy brushes and hands.
If you don't mind being put down for your work day and day.
If you are silly enough to think that I am just a disgruntled student.
If you think you will be different because you dream of working for Make Up For Ever.
Than, by all means.
But, if you are smart and can respect my review whilst take in to consideration my peronal expereince, then I would suggest for you to not pin your hopes on Make Up For Ever Academy, Paris France.
