JDO Academy
From creative passion to professional make-up & hair artist.
Build the skills, confidence and industry experience to turn your creativity into professional work. Learn through the JDO Method, developed from more than 25 years of international experience in hair, make-up, fashion and education.
International programmes · Taught in English
25+
Years of international experience
10,000+
People trained
4.8 / 5
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Our programmes
Two disciplines. One method. More ways to grow.
Choose Make-up or Hairstyling as your field and the learning path that fits your level, life and way of learning. Already working professionally? Go deeper through Masterclasses and specialist modules.
01 · Make-up
Make-up Artist Class
Follow the full Make-up Artist Class via Online Guided, Hybrid or Immersion. Not ready for the full programme yet? Get to know the JDO Method through Discover. From €163/month.
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02 · Hair
Hairstyling Class
Professional hairstyling programme through 3 learning paths. From €163/month. Based on the same JDO Method.
View learning paths →Already working in the field?
Keep deepening.
After your Make-up or Hairstyling Class you can keep developing through specialist modules, Masterclasses and other JDO programmes. Two routes, each with its own rhythm.
Masterclasses
Live, international and expert-led.
Short, intensive deep dives with Juliette and international top artists. From Flow-Tuition to in-person experiences, to take your level, signature and inspiration further.
View masterclasses →Specialist modules
Focused depth on a single subject.
For beauty professionals and experienced creatives who want to go deeper into one specific subject. From technical specialisations to industry insights, compact, focused and taken separately alongside your work.
Discover specialist modules →Teams & Partners
For salons, schools, academies, brands and professional teams: from Group Immersions and creative development to wellbeing programmes and longer-term education partnerships.
The JDO Method
More than learning a technique.
We don't teach you to simply recreate a look. We teach you to understand why it works.
Face analysis & understanding
Learn to observe before you create. Proportion, balance, structure, skin, shape and the individual in front of you.
Technique & placement
Understand why and where a technique works, instead of memorising one fixed result.
Creative confidence
Build the confidence to make your own professional decisions and develop your own signature.
The goal is not to create copies of our work. The goal is to give you the knowledge to create your own.
A course with foundation.
Combine Make-up + Hairstyling
Two disciplines. More possibilities as an artist.
Make-up and hair strengthen each other creatively. Together you can work more broadly, think bridal, editorial, commercial and complete-look work, and build a wider professional skillset.
Follow both courses within 12 months and receive a combination benefit: €250 with two Online Guided paths, €350 with a combination of Online Guided and Hybrid/Immersion, or €500 with two in-person paths. You choose the learning path that suits you best per course.
More than an Academy
You don't just learn a craft, you build a creative career that fits your life.
Your programme is the starting point. Within JDO you stay connected to education, community, wellbeing and experiences that can grow with your career.
Flexible learning
Learn through the JDO App and online modules, around work, family, location and your real life. The balance between online and live depends on your chosen learning path.
Personal guidance
Live Academy Sessions, feedback and guidance throughout your entire learning journey, with Juliette and her team.
Professional development
You develop more than individual techniques: professional skills, portfolio, shoots and creative development, where applicable within your chosen learning path. After your programme you can keep deepening through specialist modules, Masterclasses and other JDO programmes.
Community
You become part of a community of creatives and beauty professionals, not just taking classes and leaving again.
Wellbeing
Support for sustainable creative performance: energy, recovery, focus and a career you can keep up.
Retreats & experiences
Step out of your routine for new inspiration, depth, creativity and connection.
1 month of JDO Collective Membership included
With selected Wellbeing content and practical tools, Collective Sessions, replays and member benefits. In-depth modules and programmes are available separately.
JDO Impact · 1% of the revenue from our Academy programmes is invested back into JDO Impact projects.
Learn from industry experience
Founded by Juliette den Ouden.
Internationally awarded Hair & Make-up Artist and founder of JDO Collective, with 25+ years of experience across beauty, fashion, editorial and education. The JDO Method was developed from decades of working, teaching and creating across different faces, hair types, cultures and professional environments.
Worked internationally across fashion, editorial and stage. Over her international career, Juliette has trained 10,000+ professionals and creatives.
Read her story →From learning to working
What can JDO education help you build?
Professional skills
A strong technical foundation you can use across different clients and situations.
Creative confidence
Learn to make professional decisions without relying on copying someone else's work.
Portfolio
Work that communicates your level, style and professional direction.
Industry experience
Insight into professional shoots, clients and creative environments.
Network
Become part of a wider community of beauty professionals.
Career direction
Build towards freelance, bridal, salon, fashion, editorial, commercial or brand work, depending on your chosen path.
Learn · Build · Connect
From education to industry.
Your development doesn't stop in the classroom. Within JDO Academy you build practical experience, portfolio and connection to the field alongside your programme.
Placements & practical experience
Selected opportunities to gain practical experience in professional settings, where available (think salons, shoots or productions).
Assisting & industry opportunities
Selected students may be eligible for assisting, backstage, production or brand opportunities within the JDO network.
Portfolio & publication
Depending on your programme and learning path, you work towards professional portfolio material, shoots and publication opportunities.
Professional network / JDO Talent
Strong students can become visible for further development, talent selection or other opportunities within the wider JDO ecosystem.
Opportunities are selective and depend on level, availability, program and industry demand. JDO does not guarantee jobs, internships or placements.
Beyond the classroom
Where your skills can take you.
JDO students and alumni have taken their skills into different areas of the beauty industry, from clients and salons to shoots, brands and creative productions.
Examples of brands, salons and productions where students and alumni have gained experience, from work experience and assisting to shoots and publications. No guarantee of work or placement.
Experiences
Real students. Real journeys.
When I started I already had a feel for make-up, but I often doubted whether I was doing it technically right. Through the JDO Method I began to understand much better why something does or doesn't work on a face. I now work with far more confidence and really dare to make my own choices.
I already worked with hair, but I noticed I kept falling back on the same techniques and styles. During the Hairstyling Class I learned to look at shape, balance and finish differently. I now have many more possibilities and, above all, much more confidence in my own creativity.
What surprised me most was that it wasn't only about learning a new technique. I went home with new ideas, a different way of seeing and, above all, a real desire to create again. It genuinely pulled me out of my daily routine.
JDO Wellbeing
More than technique.
Because growing professionally is not only about what you create, but also about how you sustain your energy, body, focus and creativity over the long term.
Discover JDO Wellbeing →Your next step
Where do you want to grow?
Not sure which programme fits you? Book a call with a JDO Program Advisor, we will guide you in making your choice.