My Story

I started doing hair and makeup in my mom’s bathroom in high school, getting friends ready for proms, senior portraits, and family events. For me, it was never just about the finished look—it was about the transformations I saw when they felt like their best selves. They always held their heads a little higher. That idea has stayed with me.

Helping people feel good is the motivation behind what I do— it means the world to me to watch people move through the world with confidence and ease. When you look good you feel good and this can be very helpful in high pressure situations or when you have important things to do.

My approach is grounded in the belief that makeup shouldn’t transform—it should reveal. I’m drawn to what already exists in a face: the structure, the texture, the small details that make someone recognizable as themselves. The goal is never to create a new person, but to bring forward a version that feels effortless, modern, and fully aligned.

Experience & Expertise

  • Over 10 years mastering hair, makeup, and men’s grooming across commercials, editorial, music, and media.

  • Key collaborator on 600+ productions with world-renowned brands and creatives.

  • Privé Pro Master Hairstylist under celebrity stylist Laurent Dufong.

  • Trained in technical makeup by Mario Dedivanovic — the visionary behind Makeup by Mario.

Awards & Recognition

2025 – GRAMMY Awards
Beauty Direction — Samara Joy, “A Joyful Holiday” (Best Jazz Vocal Album)

2024 – Webby Award
Beauty Direction — Shea Moisture, “Black Men Love”

2024 – Telly Award
Beauty Direction — Shea Moisture, “Black Men Love”

2023 – GRAMMY Awards
Beauty Direction — Samara Joy, “Linger Awhile” (Best Jazz Vocal Album)

2021 – International Beauty Industry Award
Best Natural Makeup Artistry

Selected Credits2025

• Alpha Industries SS25 — Beauty Direction + Key Hair & Makeup
• Bonobos SS25 — Beauty Direction + Key Men’s Grooming
• Shea Moisture “Golden Child” — Beauty Direction + Key Makeup
• Thorne Health — Beauty Direction + Key Hair & Makeup
• Met Gala 2025 — Beauty Direction + Key Hair & Makeup
• Samara Joy “A Joyful Holiday” (GRAMMY Winner) — Beauty Direction + Key Hair & Makeup

2024

• Shea Moisture “Black Men Love” (Webby & Telly Winner) — Beauty Direction + Key Hair & Makeup
• Alert: Missing Persons Unit (FOX) — Key Makeup Design, “Kemi Adebayo”
• Alpha Industries FW24 — Beauty Direction + Key Hair & Makeup

2023

• Samara Joy “Linger Awhile” (GRAMMY Winner) — Beauty Direction + Key Hair & Makeup
• Madison McFerrin “Please Forgive Me” — Beauty Direction + Key Hair & Makeup
• Arooj Aftab “Udhero Na” (3x GRAMMY-Nominated) — Beauty Direction + Key Hair & Makeup
• KidSuper x MomSuper — Lead Hair & Makeup, CFDA Awards
• Sephora — Tocca Feature — Key Makeup

Earlier Work (Hair & Makeup)

Nike “How We Flex,” Apple AirPods, Maybelline Indonesia, Kooba Handbags, Cinq à Sept, YSL for Sephora, Raveena “Temptation,” W Magazine, L’Officiel USA, Harper’s Bazaar India, Hunger Magazine

Brand Collaborations

Nike, Apple, Netflix, Facebook, Universal Records, CBS, The Today Show, Sephora, Yves Saint Laurent Beauty, RocNation, Burberry, NBC, Maybelline, Tresemmé, Revlon, Unilever, Sirius XM, Dell, Meta, W Magazine, WeWork, NYSE, AARP, MSNBC, US Open, Bonobos, TED, AfroPunk, Wyn Beauty, Lincoln Center, and more.

Celebrity Clients

Serena Williams, Naomi Campbell, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Sting, Shaggy, Mario Van Peebles, Naomi Osaka, Dylan Sprouse, Sadie Sink, Liev Schreiber, John Grisham, Ziwe, Margaret Atwood, Mayim Bialik, Raveena, Jacquees, Serayah, Pevita Pearce, Samara Joy, Heather Headley, Tonya Lewis-Lee, KidSuper, Ashley Black, A$AP Ferg, and more.