WHEN 6 weeks, September 9 - October 14 Online chats: Tuesdays, 9-10 pm ET WHERE Online. Click here for more information. LEVEL Intro PRICE $425 ($399 for ) more info

Course Details

Beauty editors are the do-everything glamazons of the magazine industry. One morning you may interview a big name actress about her obsession with liquid eyeliner, and then after lunch with a PR person, you spend your afternoon resolving the proper credit and caption of a new lipgloss. The perks are great (you'll never actually buy shampoo again). The hours are long. But beauty departments are all hands on, all the time. You learn everything -- from running photo shoots to writing and editing copy to going on market appointments, product launches and press trips.

Admission requirements:
Please submit a letter of interest (including a brief work history).

The online classroom has several interactive components:

• Instructors post lectures once a week. You can read them online, print them, or download them at your convenience.
• Students post completed assignments for feedback and discussion by the instructor and class.
• Weekly chats allow your class to get together via instant message. Transcripts are available for review if you can't attend.
• Technical support is available from mediabistro.com staff.

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Instructor Bio

Lori Bergamotto's Courses

Lori Bergamotto is on-air correspondent for People StyleWatch, where she reports on fashion and beauty trends covered in the pages of the magazine. A beauty and fashion veteran, Lori is a freelance writer who has contributed to Real Simple, In Style, San Diego Magazine, In Style Weddings, In Style Makeover, In Style Home, Cookie, Lucky, and Glamour. She is also developing a teen book project to be published in 2009.

Lori was beauty director at Teen People, where she wrote and edited all of the beauty pages and did TV for major outlets. Prior to this, she served as both beauty assistant and assistant beauty editor at Glamour and associate beauty editor and senior beauty editor at Lucky.

She has been a featured style expert on TV with appearances on FOX, MTV, VH1, E!, CNN, CBS's Early Show, NBC's Weekend Today, and iVillage Live, as well as local NY network affiliates, including WNBC, WCBS, WABC, WPIX and NY1.

Testimonial

Lori really opened my eyes not only to highly effective beauty writing, but also to the industry itself. She also provided valuable tools and tips for breaking into this tough industry. -- Lee Buttery

"Lori was very enthusiatic and encouraging. Her expert knowledge of the field was extremely helpful and we got lots of insider hints. I highly recommend her class." -- Donna DeRosa

"I learned a lot of insider information that I would have had no way of knowing otherwise, and made some great contacts who can help me with my career in the future." -- Denise Oliver

"I'll always be on the lookout for courses Lori is teaching. She is not only an approachable and friendly instructor, but truly cared about each person. She had great, constructive feedback. I truly enjoyed the working with Lori." -- Quinn Donnelly

"Lori is the perfect instructor. She offers valuable advice that someone without her experience could not. I recommend her highly and would love to take another course with her!" -- Sharon Keegan