For You, Not For Clients

Private Makeup Lessons

Learn to do your own makeup, with techniques chosen for your face and the products you already own.

Valeria Nichols teaching makeup application one on one

A lesson, not a makeover

Most people have watched hundreds of makeup tutorials and still do not feel confident doing their own. The reason is simple: those tutorials were made for someone else's face, with someone else's products.

In a private lesson you do the applying while Valeria guides you, adjusting every technique to your features, your skin, and the light you actually get ready in. You leave able to repeat it on a Tuesday morning without her there.

  • One-on-one, working on your own face
  • Techniques chosen for your features and skin type
  • A makeup bag audit: what to keep, what is not working
  • Product recommendations within a budget you set
  • Beginners genuinely welcome, no experience assumed

Makeup Lesson Questions

Yes. Most people who book a lesson describe themselves as a beginner. The session starts wherever you are, whether that is never having worn much makeup or wanting to finally get eyeliner right, and moves at your pace.

You do your own makeup while Valeria guides you, rather than sitting and being worked on. She adapts each technique to your face shape, skin type, and features, so what you learn actually works when you do it alone at home.

Valeria goes through what you already own, keeps what suits you, explains what is not working and why, and fills the gaps with specific product recommendations within a budget you set. Most people find they need far less than they expected.

Yes, bring everything you currently use. Learning on your own products is the point, because those are the ones you will reach for tomorrow morning.

Lessons are booked individually and priced by length and what you want to cover. Send an inquiry with a little about what you are hoping to learn and Valeria will come back with options.

In Scottsdale, Arizona, serving the greater Phoenix area. Let her know your location when you inquire.

Are you a makeup artist looking to train rather than learn for yourself? See masterclasses for artists.

Ready to Learn Your Face?