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Why book with me......

Well apart from my over 30 yrs experience, working in the hair & beauty industry.....
Whether you are looking to hire a professional hair & makeup artist for your next commercial project, or for your very own wedding. I have worked in both contemporary and period productions and have a large portfolio of work, in a variety of media. I am a great person to work with, as I like people and love what I do.

Plus, I consider myself to be pretty well qualified in what I do.....

Education and Training

Qualifications

IFL Qualified Teaching, Learning & Skills Status (QTLS)

Bath University Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management

OCR Level 4 Conducting Internal Quality Assurance

C&G Level 3 Assessing

CMI Level 3 Diploma in First Line Management 

 

​City & Guilds Qualifications in

Hairdressing Level 3

Beauty Therapy Level 3

Wig making Level 2

 Cosmetic Makeup Level 2

Manicure Level 2

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Accredited training in

Period Hair and Wig Training at The Wig Room

Certificate of Completion for The Makeup Artists’ Crash Course in Wigs (Skulltress Pro)

Certificate of Achievement Working with Afro & Textured hair (AHAW)

Peter Swords King Film & Television Hair & Makeup Course:

Hairdressing continuity cutting, styling, working with excessively curly hair

Editorial hair & makeup

Historical hair & makeup

Working on all hair & skin types

Straight makeup, skin camouflage & airbrushing for HD

Period wig dressing & setting

Historical men's barbering

Male Grooming

Wig work Blocking, knotting & weaving

SFX & prosthetics

Plus...

Spray Tanning by Fake Bake & St. Tropez

Airbrushing by Airbase & Mistair

Face painting

Body painting

Fashion & Catwalk makeup 

 

​Other Beauty training accreditations and skincare brands

Aromatherapy

Indian head massage

Bamboo massage

Reiki

Thermal auricular therapy

Eyelash perming

Guinot

Decleor

Elemis

IIAA

Crystal Clear

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