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About Blush Academy

Photo of Blush Academy's building

In 2004 Louise van der Merwe opened a quality academic institution where students can study for accredited diploma's in make-up artistry, hairdressing and beauty therapy. After 20 years Blush Academy is proud to say that we have trained some of the top make-up artists, hairdressers and beauty therapists in the industry.

Louise have been in the industry for more than 24 years and is a professional Make-up Artist and Beauty Therapist. She is also a certified International - Kryolan professional make-up trainer and firm believer in the brand. 

She has travelled internationally for training with Kryolan professional make-up - Learning from top international artists like Jos Brands, Paul Merchant & Emilie Guillermin in Berlin, Germany. 

 

Blush Academy is the only Kryolan Professional make-up endorsed school in South Africa and we work in co-opperation with Kryolan Headoffice in Germany which means students get the most up to date training in the industry. Students get a professional Kryolan Make-up kit with their training, ensuring that they work with the best product to achieve outstanding results.

Blush Academy is not only a Hairdressing school but also a national accredited trade test centre for hairdressing. 

 

Our staff are all qualified, facilitators and assessors with extensive experience ensuring that our students get the best quality education. Our graduates qualify with nationally & internationally accredited qualifications ensuring they can work worldwide.  

Visual Tour of Blush Academy

Our Reception Area & Kryolan Shop

Photo of Blush Academy reception
Photo of Kryolan shop at Blush Academy

Our Make-up Artistry Class

Photo of make-up class
Photo of the make-up artistry class
Photo of Blush Academy
Photo of students doing make-up in class
Photo of the photo studio at Blush Academy

Our Beauty & Nail  Class

Photo of the beauty class
Photo of the beauty students doing treatments
Photo of nail students in class
Photo of beauty therapist studetns doing treatment

Our Hairdressing  Class & Trade Test Cetre

Photo of the hairdressing stations in class
Photo of the hairdressing class
Photo of hairdressing basins
Photo of Blush

Our outside area for students to relax during break time

Photo of outside area at Blush academy
photo of student break time area

Our Gradution function

Blush Academy group photo
Students at graduation event photo
Graduation guests sitting at tables
Students at graduation
Top student photo
Graduantion venue
Graduation photo
graduation photo of blond lady
Graduation photo of a Stdent

Some photos of our students

Blush Academy students at an event photo
photo of body painting and students
Blush Academy beauty studetns infront of building
student class group photo
Photo of a blush academy group during covid
Blush Academy group of students
photo of studetns with a special effects character
Blush Academy group photo in covid time
Hairdressing student photo
Photo of studetns doing body painting
photo of a studetns receiving their certficate
group photo of blush academy students infrom of a board
Students with the teacher photo
photo of a group of ladies at Blush Academy
Blush Academy students on a photo
photo of special effects character
Blush Academy students next to the banner
Make-up student photo
photo of a studetns doing roller setting
photo of studetns with trade test certficate
photo of hairdressing students in class
photo of blush academy staff at function
Photo of students who did body painting on stage
Photo of students doing manicures
photo of make-up students doing make-up
Photo of students doing face painting
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