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Meet Your New Makeup Course Instructors

At QC, we’re dedicated to bringing our students the top makeup experts and instructors in the industry. See who you’ll be learning from on your journey to a professional makeup certification! Click on the profiles below to learn more about the instructors.

Nathan Johnson

Nathan Johnson, the instructor behind your online makeup training, is a New York City-based celebrity makeup artist with over 18 years of industry experience. He’s worked on over 300 famous faces including Paula Abdul and Lea Michele, been featured in numerous high-profile publications including Glamour, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar, and lent his expertise to television shows like Access Hollywood and Project Runway! Nathan knows what it takes to turn your passion for makeup into a thriving and lucrative career!

Merrell Hollis

Merrell Hollis

errell’s star-studded accomplishments span over two decades. Merrell is the key makeup artist for The Wendy Williams and was the grooming consultant and makeup artist for Sean Combs’ Bad Boy Entertainment. Merrell has consulted for top beauty brands such as Mac and Clinique and has worked on countless celebrities.

Flora Kay

Makeup artist creating stage makeup look

Flora Kay

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.

Karuna Chani

Karuna Chani

Karuna is world-renowned for her ability to merge Western trends with Eastern cultural elements to create stunning bridal looks. She has two decades of experience working all over the globe and has her own makeup company, KC Makeup Inc. Her celebrity client list includes Priyanka Chopra, Shahana Goswami, and Amrita Singh.