Art was an escapism, a way to express my feelings without restrictions. It was a world created from my heart. Art was the only subject I was truly gifted in, the only subject I truly felt right for me. In school, I had one encouraging teacher who provided me with the inspiration to pursue my art dream. I deeply studied moods, Artists and their works. I was fascinated and held in awe by their thought processes and applications. The deeper I delved following my studies of Art, journeyed me to enter the worlds of renown Artists and further inspired me to express my inner feelings as they did. Art is an expression, with no limitations. Be bold, break boundaries. During my time spent studying at University, I discovered that I could combine my passion for art with ‘Theatre & Media, Film & TV, Hair and Makeup’ Artistry. I was encouraged and enabled to explore differing cultures, historical era’s and iconic styles and fashions which I would probably never have had exposure to if it wasn’t for higher education. Throughout my studies and industry beginnings, I have always also been business minded. At the age of 15, I started my own business of ‘Stevie’s SFX’, specialising in Halloween makeup (design and application), which proved very successful with multiple satisfied clients throughout that Halloween season. At that time, self taught, I added a life-casting business to my endeavours by forming ‘Stevie’s Life-casting’. ‘Creating a moment that could be cherished forever by loved ones’ was both my slogan and a truthful reality. I produced many hand casts with my family and as I found each cast was very sentimentally important to family members and myself, I wanted to share so that others could have something tangible of a moment in time to cherish their loved ones too. Following graduation in Hair & Makeup for Theatre & Media BA, achieving a 2:1! I am now an internationally published Hair & Makeup Specialist for Fashion & Film, with front cover fashion editorials and am enjoying meeting some truly amazing people. Now I am focusing on further professional development and growing my business internationally in the fashion and film industry travelling as a key makeup artist and creating masterclasses and books for others on this journey which would have been so beneficial while on my own learning pathway.
Anything is possible if you believe in it, Stevie Lou x
london Makeup artist for fashion & film 