Hello, thanks for visiting Makeup 101. I have been working as a hair and makeup artist in Dallas Texas for over 20 years and it has been a lot of fun. What started as a part-time job in college at a Lancome Counter has turned into an adventurous career. I have done makeup on dogs, athletes, politicians, models, actors, and regular people. I have been hired to turn someone into a pirate, create tan lines, paint palm trees on kids faces, and of course to make people look haute!  There is never a dull day.

I create hair and makeup for print, film, video, runway, Television and the real world. I love super natural, clean makeup and getting people “camera ready”.  I have a light hand and am pretty quick. I am fascinated and love working in HD.

During our “re-invention period” (the recession) I started teaching new and existing makeup artists the craft which led to the creation of The Makeup Training Academy. I offer full-time makeup instruction to small groups of eager students. The series consists of a Level 1 Complete Beauty and Level 2 Advanced Makeup and Media class, each two weeks long. A complete series is equivalent to what you would get in LA.

What else? I love writing, graphic design, event planning, production, and dog rescue. I’m quite a cook and organic gardener as well.

Some of my clients:

Retail 1989-1999
Neiman Marcus, Bobbi Brown, Lancome, Revlon, Smashbox, Prescriptives, Laura Mercier; sales, makeup artistry, counter manager, educator.

Print/Production (1999-present)
Dillards, Walmart, Sam’s, Stanley Korshak, Belks, Neiman Marcus.
Radio Shack, Texas Capitol Bank, Frito Lay, American Airlines, Pepsi, AT&T, GMAC, Chevrolet, Purina, Capitol One, Baylor, Verizon.
The New Yorker, O, People, Self, Prevention, D Magazine, D Home, D CEO, Muscle and Fitness, Rolling Stone, American Way, Indulge, Fort Worth Star Telegram.

Video/Film/Television (1999-present)
Dusk the Movie
Home Interiors, American Airlines, Frito Lay, Creative Memories, Cookie Lee Jewelry, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Manitech, WFAA, Fox, Good Morning Texas, CNN.