SJ Citgirl Hairdressing and makeup
I am an experienced professional hairdressing and makeup creative with a background in technical education . I am also a senior colour expert and work alongside other creatives within fashion, film and visual industries in addition to providing all types of hairdressing and makeup services both for private clients and at corporate events.
hair and makeup artist
GRE, GB
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07804942970
Employment and Experience
- Presently completing my masters in fashion branding and marketing working with buying teams and head designers to obtain more knowledge of global branding and brand positioning.
- Managing a variety of hair and beauty services, including specialist cutting, colouring, styling, extensions, bridal hair, bridal makeup and photographic styling for private clients, bridal parties, music promos, film and private events.
- Working with Hob Salons as a colour expert, providing high quality and technical colouring services to compliment team members cuts.
- Continuing colouring, styling and retail professional development both at Hob academy , Bumble and Bumble and the Wella UK studio.
- Co-ordinating perfect bridal hair and makeup services , from consultation, through to practise trials and the final look.
- Working with Blow LTD providing tailor made hair and makeup services for private parties, corporate events, weddings, press days and salon clients.
Films
Responsible for taking care of men's grooming for period relevant hair, focusing on 1930-1950 assisting on hair and makeup for stunt men and over 100 extras . Assisting on creating vintage hair and makeup work on female extras . Ensuring set etiquette is carried out whilst film is rolling and assisting wardrobe and makeup for for continuity both in studio and location filming.
Music Promos
October 2016
Pulse films
Bonobo 'No reason.'
Director - Oscar Hudson
Responsible for creating 10 identical haircuts and assisting the makeup director with gents grooming on this industry award winning video promo - best dance music video -UK music video awards 2017.
Bridal
2010-present
- Delivering fashion led bridal hair and makeup services.
- Keeping up to date with a wide range of high end makeup brands product development to ensure clients have up to date knowledge of makeup trends that can be specifically tailored to their bridal look.
- Attending bridal hair and styling trends forecasting at GHD and Bumble and Bumble.
Vintage and Festival
- Goodwood revival 2011 -2018
- Retrofest 2015-2016
- V festival 2013-2014
- Wilderness festival 2012
- Lovebox 2011-2012
- Vintage at Southbank 2011
- Vintage at Goodwood 2010
I have a passion for vintage hair, dressing hair and period makeup and as such I have been part of The Official Goodwood Revival Hair and Makeup Team for 10 years . I have also worked with the curator of Goodwood on many other projects such as Wayne Hemmingway's Vintage festival, the Wilderness festival , the Queens diamond jubilee and Love box. Alongside this I have collaborated with Hairport UK to provide festival braiding, dry styling and makeup application at V festival for sponsors, celebrities and VIPs.
Celebrity and VIP and Corporate Events
I have worked with sponsors and agents to provide hair and makeup services at various events including :
- Stand up to cancer - looking after backstage , featured artists and guest speakers London fashion week -
- Hair volunteer for Pritch London for London Fashion week
- Models of Diversity catwalk -Ideal Home exhibition- Creating avant- garde
- Goodwood revival VIP balls (themed makeovers)
- Ariana Pritch London - London fashion week shoot
- Handpicked media - provided blowouts and styling for guests bloggers and fashion writers , stylists and editors.
- Vivienne Westwood London- styling for look book
- Elle Style Awards- 5 star styling
- Glamour Awards – 5 star styling
Educator and Assessor
- Education team member delivering NVQ education to salons, company academies and PR roadshows.
- Leading on the delivery of the Art of Dressing Hair module in House of Innovation competition.
- Working closely with art team to roll out new cut, colour and styling menus to level 3 apprentices.
- Ensuring all assessments and training paperwork is rigorous and up to date.
- Promoting City and Guilds training via public speaking , demonstrations and PR events.
- Assisting art team educators at the senior academy with new starters cutting and colouring welcome course.
- Attending all senior training on leadership, assessment, standardisation, and internal verification practices.
- Attending all senior art team personal development training for cuts, colours, styling, male grooming, afro hair ,dressing hair and fashion forecasting.
- Attending and delivering all company retail and customer service initiatives.
Team consultant
- Delivering catwalk to consumer on trend cuts, colours and styling to clients.
- Delivering in salon education to salon apprentices to company standards.
- Managing and motivating in salon apprentices including 1;1monthly meetings, organising end of training presentations and liaising with management with safeguarding issues.
- Maintaining monthly commission targets.
- Yaking part in company cut and colour competitions.
- Finalist of the HM Women's photographic award.
EDUCATION
- 20018- present University of Southampton MA, Fashion marketing and branding
- 1998 - 2002 University of Surrey (Roehampton) BA (hons) History of Art (2.1)
- 2014 Central Sussex College Level 3 Assessors Award
- 2014 Central Sussex College PTTLS certificate – level 3 preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector
- 2014 London College of Beauty Therapy NVQ level 2 Makeup application
- 2013 Westminster Adult Education level 2 diploma in media makeup
- IT Competency Adobe Photoshop, MS Word, MS Excel, MS projects MS Office, MS PowerPoint
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