The Elani Masterclass
Learn Makeup in Dubai from a Working Luxury Artist.
Whether you want to master your own face or build a professional makeup career in Dubai, these classes are taught by an artist currently working at luxury level across the UAE and beyond.
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Choose Your Path
From First Lesson to Full Career.
Three distinct pathways for where you are right now. Whether you are learning for yourself or building a professional makeup career in Dubai from scratch.
Self Makeup Classes
Master your own face, on your own terms.
For anyone who wants to apply makeup with confidence and stop relying on artists for everyday looks, special occasions, or their own wedding day. Come alone or bring a friend. Sessions work beautifully as a shared experience. Book together, learn together, and leave with the skills to do it yourselves. No experience needed and no professional goals required.
What You Learn
- •Understanding your face shape, skin type, and undertone
- •Foundation, concealer, and base application for your skin
- •Eye looks from natural and everyday to full glam
- •Contouring and highlight placement specific to your features
- •Choosing the right products for your skin and your budget
- •Quick routines that actually work for your daily life
Makeup Artist Mentorship
Learn the craft from a working professional.
A private mentorship for aspiring makeup artists who want to build a real career in Dubai. Fully tailored to your specific business goals, target clientele, and current skill level. Whether you are starting from scratch or refining an existing practice, the programme is shaped around where you want to go.
What You Learn
- •Skin prep and primer technique for every skin type
- •Precision eye, brow, and lip work
- •Bridal looks: traditional, fusion, editorial, and contemporary Western
- •Working efficiently and professionally across multiple clients
- •Portfolio building and how to secure your first professional bookings
- •Kit building: the products that actually matter at the start
Tailored to Your Goals
Traditional · Fusion · Contemporary · Editorial · Western
Career & Content Programme
Build the business behind the artistry.
Everything beyond the brush. Social media, content creation, pricing, client management, and the complete roadmap for launching and growing a makeup career in Dubai, from someone who has built one.
What You Learn
- •Instagram and TikTok content planning, creation, and editing
- •Pricing structure, packages, and knowing what to charge
- •Client enquiry management, contracts, and deposits
- •Building a portfolio that attracts the right clients in Dubai
- •Caption strategy, hashtag approach, and content that converts
- •The business of makeup artistry in the UAE: licensing and market
Why It Matters
Why Learn from a Working Artist, Not an Academy.
Most makeup academies in Dubai teach from a fixed curriculum. Elani teaches from an active career: the techniques used last weekend on a luxury bridal client, the looks clients are currently requesting, and the market knowledge that comes from 9+ years of actually doing it in the UAE.
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Technique That Books Real Clients
Everything taught is drawn from what luxury clients in Dubai are booking and paying for right now. Not a historical curriculum. What is actually working.
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Every Bridal Style, One Artist
Traditional, fusion, contemporary Western, editorial and beyond. Whatever your clients will ask for, it is part of the curriculum, taught by an artist who executes these looks professionally every week.
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Private, Not a Mass Cohort
Sessions are one-to-one or very small group. No enrollment queues, no cohort noise. Your learning, your pace, your goals.
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Real Career Context
Beyond technique: pricing, client management, and the Dubai market taught by someone actively building a business in it, not someone who retired from it.
Who These Classes Suit
Two Audiences. One Artist.
You Want to Look Good on Your Own Terms.
- •You want to look polished every day without depending on an artist.
- •You have a wedding, event, or occasion coming up and want to handle your own makeup.
- •You are a complete beginner with no experience.
- •You want to understand the right products for your skin type.
- •You want to bring a friend and make a session of it, group bookings welcome.
You Want to Work as a Makeup Artist in Dubai.
- •You want to start working as a makeup artist in Dubai.
- •You are already doing makeup and want to refine your technique.
- •You want to build a social media presence and attract clients.
- •You want to understand how to price, manage clients, and grow.
- •You want guidance from someone actively working at the level you are aiming for.
Makeup & Hair Artist · Dubai, UAE
The Artist Behind
the Look
9 years of precision across bridal, editorial, and red carpet. Trusted by Bollywood celebrities, UAE royals, national sports icons, and guests of the world's finest five-star venues, Elani brings the same flawless standard to every face she touches.
Anoushka Kamboj, operating as Elani, is a DMCC-licensed luxury Dubai makeup artist and hair stylist.
Let's Work Together
Brands That Trust Elani
Brands That Trust Elani
Common Questions
Makeup Masterclass in Dubai, Answered.
More questions? Reach out directly and a response comes within 24 hours.
Send an Enquiry →Do I need experience to join a makeup masterclass with Elani?+
No experience is needed for the Self Makeup Classes, which are designed for complete beginners. The Mentorship programme suits both beginners who want to work professionally and intermediate artists looking to sharpen their technique. All sessions are shaped around where you are starting from.
What is the difference between the Self Makeup Class and the Makeup Artist Mentorship?+
The Self Makeup Class is for people who want to learn to apply their own makeup confidently, with no career goal involved. The Makeup Artist Mentorship is for those who want to work as a makeup artist professionally, covering technique, bridal traditions, client management, and portfolio building.
Where do masterclass sessions take place in Dubai?+
Sessions take place in Dubai. The exact location is confirmed on booking. Home visits in select Dubai areas are available for self-makeup classes and are quoted at enquiry.
How long does each makeup masterclass session last?+
Each session runs approximately 3 hours. Total programme duration is entirely subject to your needs, career goals, and starting point. For some it is 3 sessions; for others it may be 6 or more. The scope is agreed at enquiry and built around what you are trying to achieve, not a fixed schedule.
Can the masterclass cover a specific bridal style or look I have in mind?+
Yes. Sessions are tailored around your brief. For the Mentorship, this means your specific target clientele and the looks they request most. For Self Makeup Classes, it means the occasion, vibe, or style you want to achieve: traditional bridal, fusion, contemporary glam, or anything in between.
Is a certificate provided after the makeup masterclass?+
A certificate of completion is provided for the Makeup Artist Mentorship and the Career and Content Programme. The Self Makeup Class is a personal learning session and does not include certification. Elani Artistry is a DMCC licensed business in the UAE.
Begin Here
Three Pathways.
One Working Artist.
Choose the class that fits where you are right now. Every session is taught personally by Elani. Places are limited and enquiries are responded to within 24 hours.