Acmuse Australian College of Makeup and SFX

Oh hey, it’s casualty week at ACMUSE, wax wounds, grazes ouchies and of course there is blood!
Makeup artist - Stephanie Moutafis.

We had such a dreamy week this week creating these beautiful editorial looks. Focusing on beautiful skin and paying attention to the fine details. This week presented the deceptive challenge of effortless beauty.
This is just a snap shot of the talent our 2026 class are showing everyday.
As always no filters no photoshop, just beautiful application.

Mua- .lig7 and Stephanie Moutafis

ACMUSE would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Easter. May your eggs be chocolate, you hot cross buns delicious and your petrol affordable 😉.
To our students thank you for a cracking term 1, it only gets better from here!!! Now bring on that Easter Bunny 🐰

For over 10 years, ACMUSE has proudly partnered with the University of New South Wales to create realistic wound simulations for the doctors of tomorrow.

This unique collaboration gives our students the opportunity to take their skills beyond the screen and into the medical space - applying makeup in a completely different, high-impact environment.

From researching real-life injuries, to sculpting from reference imagery, creating moulds, casting silicone and painting with precision, our students bring realism to life so future medical professionals can train in authentic, hands-on scenarios.

It's an experience that pushed both the students technical skill and creative thinking, and shows just how powerful makeup artistry can be outside of traditional pathways.

Opportunities like this are at the heart of what we do. Without industry partnerships like this, ACMUSE wouldn't be able to stay at the forefront of innovative makeup education.

Our 2026 class is spending their time learning the skills to make them elite artists, so on this beautiful Friday we thought we’d share some of the impressive works we encountered in previous years.
But don’t worry it won’t be long until we will be showcasing new works, they are just currently in progress.

Featured works by

This Orchid inspired enchanted creature created by 2025 Diploma student was the perfect fusion of SFX, Fashion and creativity. In 2026 ACMUSE plans to continue to help our students develop their vision and skill for their future careers.

We cannot wait to meet our class of 26 on Monday as they begin a year of hard work, inspiration, creativity and dedication. It’s going to be amazing.

COURSE CODE: CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media
REGISTRATION CODE: 90910
CRICOS: 105868H

We cannot believe it’s only 5 days until the start of the 2026 intake. We are so excited and can’t wait to meet everyone.
This dreamy summer makeup was created by our 2025 Diploma student who will be joining us for the Advanced Diploma in 2026, and if this is any indication we can’t wait to see what she creates next.

Good luck to this years Oscar Noms

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
NOMINEES
FRANKENSTEIN
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
NOMINEES
KOKUHO
Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
NOMINEES
SINNERS
Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
NOMINEES
THE SMASHING MACHINE
Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
NOMINEES
THE UGLY STEPSISTER
Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg