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Irish makeup artists: five names to know
Explore Aimee Connolly, Keilidh Cashell and more in our sourced editorial selection—not a numbered awards ranking.
Read the top Irish makeup artists guide →24 artists
Irish · Galway / Mayo, Ireland
Hayley Coleman
Bridal and beauty makeup artist; founder, Perfecting Makeup Academy
Polished bridal and beauty makeup built on MAC counter training and fifteen years of Irish clientele.
MAC — Galway counter team, joined 2010 · Carraig Donn — seasonal campaign photoshoots · TV3 Ireland AM — on-air makeover segments
British · London / New York
Pat McGrath
Makeup artist and founder, Pat McGrath Labs
Reflective skin, theatrical colour and couture-scale transformation.
Maison Margiela — Artisanal 2024 show · Dior — couture work with John Galliano · Pat McGrath Labs — founder
British · London
Val Garland
Makeup artist; L’Oréal Paris appointment announced in 2017
Punk energy and expressive colour, from runway to mass beauty.
L’Oréal Paris — Global Makeup Director appointment, 2017 · Erdem — runway · Preen — runway
British · London
Isamaya Ffrench
Makeup artist and founder, ISAMAYA
Sculptural experimentation, prosthetics and unconventional beauty.
ISAMAYA — founder · Byredo — historical beauty direction · Junya Watanabe — agency-listed client
British · London
Lisa Eldridge
Makeup artist, author and beauty founder
Skin-first precision and a historian’s understanding of colour.
Lancôme — Makeup Creative Director appointment, 2015 · Chanel — historical creative work · Shiseido — historical creative work
British · London
Charlotte Tilbury
Makeup artist and founder, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty
Polished glamour, defined eyes and an accessible backstage vocabulary.
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty — founder · Tom Ford — campaigns · Burberry — beauty campaigns
British · London
Terry Barber
M·A·C makeup artist and artistry director
Club-culture colour, lived-in texture and expressive makeup.
M·A·C Cosmetics — artistry direction
Australian · London
Thomas de Kluyver
Makeup artist; Gucci Beauty appointment announced in 2019
Offbeat placement and deliberate imperfection.
Gucci Beauty — Global Makeup Artist appointment, 2019 · Miu Miu — agency-listed work · Hermès — agency-listed work
British · New York / London
Hannah Murray
Makeup artist; Bobbi Brown appointment announced in 2021
Fresh skin with a deliberate, unexpected accent.
Bobbi Brown Cosmetics — Global Artistic Director appointment, 2021 · Topshop Beauty — historical consulting
British · London
Florrie White
Editorial and celebrity makeup artist
Expressive editorial makeup balanced with wearable celebrity beauty.
Prada — agency-listed client · Burberry — agency-listed client · Loewe — agency-listed client
Irish · Dublin
Aimee Connolly
Makeup artist and founder, Sculpted by Aimee
Wearable complexion makeup developed from an artist’s practice.
Sculpted by Aimee — founder
Irish · Ireland
Keilidh Cashell
Makeup artist and founder, KASH Beauty
Graphic eyes, saturated colour and image-led experimentation.
KASH Beauty — founder · Morphe — global campaign credit
Irish · Belfast
Paddy McGurgan
Makeup artist and educator
Technical colour artistry across editorial, stage and education.
Independent practice — Belfast · London and Paris Fashion Week — artist-reported work
Irish · Dublin
Michelle Regazzoli Stone
Celebrity and bridal makeup artist; Mrs Glam creator
Bridal luminosity and polished celebrity makeup.
Mrs Glam — collaboration with BPerfect
Irish · Dublin
Leonard Daly
Makeup artist and hair-and-makeup designer
Character-aware makeup across theatre, fashion and editorial.
Abbey Theatre — production design credits · British Vogue — editorial reported by IMAGE · IMAGE — editorial
Belgian · Paris
Peter Philips
Creative and Image Director, Dior Makeup
Precise graphic detail and carefully edited complexion work.
Dior Makeup — Creative and Image Director · Chanel — former creative direction
French · Paris / New York
Violette Serrat
Makeup artist and founder, VIOLETTE_FR
Painterly colour and informal, finger-applied makeup.
VIOLETTE_FR — founder · Guerlain — Creative Director of Makeup appointment, 2021 · Estée Lauder — historical beauty direction
Italian · London / Paris
Lucia Pica
Makeup artist and colour designer
Emotion-led colour and textured, painterly finishes.
Chanel — former Global Creative Makeup and Colour Designer · Byredo — creative image and makeup partner, 2022–2026
French · Paris / New York
Tom Pecheux
Makeup artist; YSL Beauty appointment announced in 2017
Sensual eyes, polished skin and adaptable runway technique.
YSL Beauty — Global Beauty Director appointment, 2017 · Estée Lauder — former creative direction · Shiseido — former creative direction
Japanese · New York
Kanako Takase
Makeup artist and Global Creative Director, ADDICTION TOKYO
Unexpected colour relationships and expressive editorial detail.
ADDICTION TOKYO — Global Creative Director
Japanese · London
Hiromi Ueda
Makeup artist; Armani Beauty appointment announced in 2024
Expressive colour and precise, contemporary complexion work.
Armani Beauty — Global Makeup Artist appointment, January 2024
British · New York
Diane Kendal
Makeup artist and product-development collaborator
Edited, image-aware makeup with a strong sense of texture.
Prada — agency-listed work · Dior — agency-listed work · Marc Jacobs — agency-listed work
American · New York
Yadim Carranza
Makeup artist; Maybelline appointment announced in 2014
Graphic, experimental makeup that crosses editorial and commercial images.
Maybelline New York — Global Makeup Artist appointment, 2014 · Dior — agency-listed campaigns
Mexican · Los Angeles
Raoúl Alejandre
Makeup artist; Valentino Beauty appointment reported in 2021
Sculptural colour and experimental fashion-image makeup.
Valentino Beauty — Global Makeup Artist appointment, 2021