SWMUI’S MUA Training Team
Noël Dalton - Owner & Founder/PRO MUA for 18 years
Noël loves everything about the art of makeup. She obsesses over Youtube videos featuring celebrity MUAs and continues to brush up on new and innovative brands and products weekly. Noël has worked as a brand trainer and PRO educator for over a decade. She currently develops all curriculum and course material for Southwest Makeup Institute and teaches Theory Fundamentals, Beauty, Editorial and Film & Production sections.
See her work here: http://thevanitymakeup.com/wp/
Jacqueline Chavez - PRO MUA for 15 years
Chavez has been able to work with some amazing brands such as Too Faced Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics and spend spent over 4 years refining her skills and broadening her makeup experiences through these companies. She completed a rigorous, comprehensive certification makeup-artistry training program and continued to acquire education on current makeup trends, techniques, and latest product knowledge. Jacqueline left her position with these companies, to expand her career as a freelance Makeup Artist and to be able to better accommodate her growing clientele, she feels that learning new skills and trends will only help her grow.
Jacqueline has worked with many talented photographers, and agencies that represented models such as Elite Model
Management, Evolve Models, MTM Model Management and NEXT. She has been featured in Imirage Magazine, Surreal Beauty Magazine, Elegant Magazine, just to name a few. She has also made a name for herself in the film industry, where in 2017 she was able to work on her 1st feature as a key make up artist called "14 Cameras".
Today, Jacqueline continues to work passionately, creating exquisite makeup looks on faces everywhere and helping her clients to feel confident and look their best — she will not stop building her legacy!
See her work here: http://www.jacquelinechavez.com
Bonnie Masoner-Whorley - IATSE 480 PRO MUA for 20 years
Bonnie’s film career has spanned the past 16 years and counting. As graduate of Joe Blasco Makeup Training Program, she brings an extensive skillset to SWMUI in everything from Beauty and Bridal to Prosthetic Application and SFX.
She has the guts. grit, and talent that a Film Set Makeup Artist requires. Bonnie instills into her students a firm understanding of set etiquette, industry ethics, and real to work setting practical skillset.
Bonnie teaches SWMUI’s Film Program.
Learn more about Bonnie here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1937703/