Fee Breakdown — 20-Day Professional Makeup Course Faridabad (2026)

Almost every conversation we have with prospective students starts with the same hesitation. They ask about the technique, the trainer, the schedule — and then, half-apologetically, they ask the question that actually keeps them up at night. How much does it cost, and what exactly am I paying for? We understand the worry. A six-figure decision deserves more than a glossy brochure and a hashtag. So instead of dressing up the price, we want to lay it out plainly. This is the full fee breakdown for our 20-Day Professional Makeup Course at Sector 16 Huda Market, Faridabad, for the 2026 intake.

The course runs every day from 12 PM to 5 PM for 20 working days. Batches are capped at 10 students because the room genuinely cannot teach more than that without diluting the hands-on time on real skin. The trainer is Shivangi Verma — 14+ years in the industry, 1,000+ brides, 62 five-star Google reviews, and an actively booked bridal MUA who teaches between her own wedding bookings rather than having handed the studio over to junior staff. That distinction matters when you start unpacking what the fee actually covers.

Two prices appear in this article. The standard fee for our Basics to Advanced course is Rs. 1,50,000 + GST. The current early-bird rate, valid for the June 1, 2026 batch only, is Rs. 80,000 + GST — a Rs. 70,000 saving. Both numbers are real, both belong in this conversation, and the rest of this article explains exactly what sits behind each of them so you can decide whether either makes sense for you.

Regular price: Rs. 1,50,000 + GST — what it would normally cover

The regular fee of Rs. 1,50,000 + GST is the price we built the course around. When you reverse-engineer where that number comes from, it is not a margin calculation — it is a stack of real costs that show up the moment a batch begins. Shivangi’s time as the lead trainer is the single largest line in that stack. She personally runs every demo, walks each student through their hands-on practice, and corrects the technique on real skin. She is not a celebrity face attached to a course taught by assistants. For 20 days, 12 PM to 5 PM, that is 100 hours of direct mentorship from an active working bridal artist whose day rate, when she is working a wedding, runs into lakhs.

The second cost behind the regular price is product. We use authentic, professional-grade lines on our students — MAC, NARS, Dior, Huda Beauty, Fenty Beauty, Laura Mercier, Haus Labs, Charlotte Tilbury — because learning HD Makeup, Airbrush, Glass Skin and bridal techniques on cheap dupes teaches you almost nothing that translates to a paying client’s face. Foundations behave differently. Pigments behave differently. Powders flash back differently. Honest training requires honest products, and honest products are not cheap.

The third cost is the studio itself. Sector 16 Huda Market is a working bridal studio first and a teaching space second, which means the lighting setup, the mirrors, the chairs, the airbrush compressors, the sanitisation infrastructure, the camera setup for the final assessment shoot — all of it is already at industry standard, not student-grade. The fourth cost is the kit you walk away with: a professional brush kit that is yours to keep, a certification, and lifetime alumni access for follow-up questions long after your batch ends. The fifth, and the one most courses quietly cut, is the model sourcing for daily practice and the final shoot. Real models cost real money. Add it all up honestly and Rs. 1,50,000 + GST is what the course costs to deliver.

Early Bird: Rs. 80,000 + GST — what’s included at this rate

The early-bird fee of Rs. 80,000 + GST is a limited-time launch rate for the June 1, 2026 batch. We are not the kind of academy that runs a permanent “discount” on an inflated MRP, so we want to be clear about what this number is and is not. It is not the regular price renamed. It is a deliberate launch rate designed to seed the first batches of our 2026 academy calendar with motivated students who can become alumni references, build their portfolios in our studio, and help us refine the format. Once the seats for these initial batches close, the course returns to Rs. 1,50,000 + GST. That is the only honest way to describe what “early bird” means.

What we did not do at the Rs. 80,000 rate is strip the course down. The 20-day format stays the same. The 12 PM to 5 PM schedule stays the same. The 10-student cap stays the same — we did not double the batch size to make the math work, because the moment you put 20 students in a room with one trainer, you stop teaching makeup and start running a lecture. Shivangi still personally teaches every session. The training products are still the professional lines. The brush kit is still yours to keep. The final assessment shoot with a professional model is still part of the curriculum. The certification is still issued on completion. Lifetime alumni support — the WhatsApp group where former students still send Shivangi photos of their first paid bridal job and ask for feedback — still applies.

What you save at the early-bird rate is Rs. 70,000. That is roughly the cost of two months of rent in central Delhi, or three or four bridal bookings at our published per-function rate. For a student investing in a career change, that is not a marginal saving — it is the difference between dipping into emergency funds and keeping a buffer for the first few months while you build a client base. If you are reading this in May or early June 2026 and seriously considering the course, you can confirm seat availability via WhatsApp at +91 9354888093 before the rate is withdrawn.

Why we keep training products and brush kit included (not extras)

One of the most painful patterns we see — and the reason this article exists — is the academy fee that looks reasonable on the website and then quietly grows by Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 60,000 once you arrive. Day one, you are told to buy your own kit. Day three, you are handed a list of “recommended” products from a single vendor. Day seven, the brushes that are supposed to be included turn out to be entry-level synthetics, with the proper kit available for an upgrade fee. By the end of the course, the headline price has nothing to do with what you actually paid.

We made a deliberate decision to bundle the training products and the professional brush kit into the course fee, not because it is cheaper for us, but because it changes how the course feels for the student. From day one of Shivangi Verma’s makeup course, you are working on a real skin with the foundation, concealer, powder, blush, contour, highlighter, eye palette, lip and base products you will encounter on actual paying clients. The brush kit you train with is the brush kit you take home — and these are weighted, real-hair and high-quality synthetic brushes that will last several years of professional use, not the kind that shed bristles into a bride’s primer.

The deeper reason is psychological. A makeup artist who has only ever practiced on student-grade products carries an invisible deficit when she lands her first paying client and is suddenly handed a Charlotte Tilbury foundation, a Laura Mercier setting powder, a Dior lip. Confidence on real product is built through hours, not through one demo session at the end of the course. By giving you 20 days on professional product, we are also giving you the muscle memory and the confidence to walk into your first paid booking without flinching at the kit on the table.

Final assessment shoot — included, not an add-on

The final assessment shoot is the single most important deliverable of the course, and it is the line item that most academies turn into a paid extra. We refuse to do that. On the closing days of the 20-day program, every student gets a professional model, a professional camera setup, professional lighting, and a brief to plan, execute and shoot a complete look from skin prep to final lash. The output is not a phone selfie under tube light. It is a real, usable portfolio image that you can post on Instagram, send to a prospective bride, or attach to a WedMeGood listing the day after you graduate.

This addresses one of the biggest fears we hear from aspiring artists — the fear that you will spend a lakh of rupees, get a certificate, and then have nothing tangible to show a paying client. A certificate proves you finished the course. A portfolio image proves you can do the work. The two together are what convert an enquiry into a booking. We have watched former students put their assessment shoot at the top of their Instagram grid and book their first paid trial within a fortnight on the strength of that one image. That is not an anecdote — it is the entire reason we refuse to unbundle the shoot from the fee.

The model on shoot day is sourced and coordinated by us, not by you. The product is what you have been training with. The supervision is Shivangi’s, in real time, the same way she critiques her own bridal work between functions. If something is sliding off the cheekbone or flashing back under the test light, you fix it on the spot — which, incidentally, is exactly what Day 1 of your professional career will demand of you.

Comparing apples-to-apples with other Delhi NCR academies

Faridabad sits inside one of the most crowded makeup-academy markets in the country. Delhi NCR alone has dozens of options, and an honest comparison is hard because the websites rarely list the same things. We will not name competitors here — that is not our style — but we will give you the four questions that, in our experience, separate a real professional makeup course in Faridabad or NCR from a glorified workshop. Take this list with you when you compare academies, regardless of which one you eventually choose.

Question one: who actually teaches? Some academies are headlined by a famous name and taught by a rotating cast of assistants. Ask whether the lead artist is in the room, every day, for the duration of the course. With us, the answer is yes — Shivangi personally leads every session of every batch, the same way she personally leads every bridal appointment. Question two: how big is the batch? Hands-on attention scales inversely with student count. We cap at 10 students. If an academy is happy to put 20 or 30 students in a room, you are buying a lecture, not training.

Question three: what is genuinely included versus listed as “available”? Read the fine print. If products, brushes, models for the final shoot, certification and alumni support are described as “available” or “recommended” rather than “included”, you are looking at a price that will grow. Ours are included — written into the fee, not appended to it. Question four: who is the trainer when she is not teaching? A working bridal artist with 1,000+ brides, 62 five-star Google reviews, international training from Makeup Studio Netherlands, and a current calendar of bookings teaches differently from someone who only teaches. The course is informed by what is actually happening on real wedding days this season — not by techniques that were popular in 2018.

If you want a more structured side-by-side, the simplest path is to Fill the inquiry form and ask us pointed questions. We are happy to be specific about what is in the course and what is not, and to help you compare us honestly against any alternative you are considering. We would rather you make a confident, well-informed choice — even if that choice is to wait a batch — than enrol with an unanswered doubt.

FAQ

What is the total fee for the 20-Day Professional Makeup Course in 2026?

The regular fee is Rs. 1,50,000 + GST. The current early-bird rate for the June 1, 2026 batch is Rs. 80,000 + GST — a Rs. 70,000 saving. Both fees include training products, a professional brush kit you keep, certification, the final assessment shoot with a professional model, and lifetime alumni support. There are no compulsory add-ons during the course.

Will I waste my money — does the course actually translate into real-world skills?

This is the most common fear we hear, and we take it seriously. The course is hands-on, every day, on real skin — not theory-heavy and not built around watching demos. You train on professional products, complete a final assessment shoot that becomes a real portfolio image, and learn from an actively working bridal MUA between her own wedding bookings. Past students consistently say that what they learned on day 18 was tested on a paying bride within weeks of graduating.

Will I get clients after the course, or is the market too saturated?

The market is competitive but not saturated for technically strong, professional artists. The course covers more than makeup technique — we discuss client handling, business basics, and how to use your portfolio shoot to start booking. The certificate and the portfolio image you walk out with are both designed to be conversion-ready: a paying bride is more likely to enquire about a real shoot image than about a credential alone.

Is 20 days really enough, or should I look at a 3 to 6 month diploma?

20 days at 12 PM to 5 PM equals 100 hours of intensive, focused, hands-on practice — most of which is on real models, not your own face. A longer diploma can be the right fit for someone who needs a part-time pace, but the intensive format compresses the same core curriculum into a window where the techniques stay fresh and you build muscle memory quickly. The small-batch cap of 10 students means you genuinely get personal correction, not group instruction.

Are there hidden costs I should know about — products, kits, models, certificates?

No. Training products used during the course, the professional brush kit you take home, the model for your final shoot, the certificate and lifetime alumni access are all included in the course fee — whether you enrol at the regular Rs. 1,50,000 + GST rate or the early-bird Rs. 80,000 + GST rate. The only thing not included is travel and accommodation if you are coming from outside Faridabad, which we are happy to advise on.

I’m a complete beginner / a career changer — am I the right fit for this course?

Yes. The course is designed as a Basics to Advanced program — it assumes no prior formal training and takes you from foundational skin science through advanced bridal, HD, airbrush and glass-skin techniques. We have had students fresh out of school and students switching careers in their thirties in the same batch, and both groups have gone on to work professionally. Age and background are not the deciding factor. Commitment to the 20-day full-time format is.

If you have read this far, you are clearly the kind of student who wants to make a careful decision rather than an impulsive one — and that is exactly the kind of student our batches do best with. Whether the regular fee or the early-bird rate is what you eventually pay, the course you receive is the same: 20 days, 10 students, taught personally by Shivangi Verma, with everything included. The simplest next step is to confirm seat availability for your preferred batch — by WhatsApp on +91 9354888093, by inquiry form, or by checking the live professional makeup course in Faridabad page for the current intake date.