Introduction: CHICSTUDIOS is a fashion-forward makeup artistry learning school in the heart of Manhattans financial district. Founded by its director and a passionate makeup artist, Amy Nicole, CHICSTUDIOS opened its doors in New York City in 2012 as a professional school providing training to aspiring and established artists. The main courses offered are the five-week master makeup course and a four-week professional makeup artistry course that is designed to teach the fundamentals and techniques of makeup artistry and taught by the industry's leading (working) makeup artists who inspire each class that they teach.