Tutors

Andrea has been working as a make up artist and hair stylist for 20 years in the UK and Europe. Her work has appeared in nationwide magazines such as OK and Grazia, award winning campaigns, film, television and the music industry including working with companies such as Coca Cola, Sony, L’oreal and many more.

She has been featured as a featured artist and industry role model in fashion magazines and books. Her work has a distinctive flamboyant edge and is well known for using colour and texture in an avant garde way.

Andrea’s teaching methods will leave the student thinking like a make up designer, with the ability to create unique pieces of work from an imaginative mind.

Celebrities Andrea has worked with include Elizabeth Emanuel, Wayne Rooney, Kym Marsh, Ricky Hatton, Samia Smith, Keiron Richardson, Victoria Pendleton and Jennie McAlpine.

Richard has been a make up artist and hair stylist for 10 years and was inspired to enter the industry at a young age after he inherited his Mum’s Avon kit! On completing his formal training in Liverpool, Richard began working in the advertising and fashion industry and has gone on to work on projects for clients such as Hugo Boss, Wella, Volkswagon, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks .

Richard’s work has featured in national newspapers, weekly and monthly magazines and has also created fantastic red carpet looks for the BAFTA’s.

When asked what inspires him Richard says “I just love the thought of being part of a creative team, making beautiful pictures that will last forever”.

Tally Has been a Make Up Artist and Hair Stylist for over 20 years working on pop videos, TV commercials, advertising and fashion with work being featured in publications such as Elle, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Hello, OK, Arena, The Face and Heat.

Tally spent 2 years on the road as Take Thats personal Make Up Artist and has worked with celebrities such as Jonathan Ross, David Beckham, Gok Wan, Melanie Sykes, Surrane Jones, Kim Wilde, Sophie Anderton and Atomic Kitten.

Joining us from New York is Make-up Artist, Hair Stylist, and Wigs Mistress, Diana Estrada. With over ten years of experience working in film, television, fashion, and theatre, Diana is pleased to be joining us in Manchester to spread the Make-Up gospel!

Having worked on Music Videos with artists such as Mary J. Blige, Gwen Stefani, The Killers, The Strokes, and The Kings of Leon, Diana received her first break in Los Angeles when she was invited to visit Sharon Stone on a film set. She has since worked on films "Rocky Balboa" and "Sweeney Todd"

Jetting from New York to Los Angeles introduced Diana to celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Penelope Cruz, Kim Cattrall, Janice Dickinson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nicole Ritchie, Naomi Campbell, Heidi Klum, and Michelle Rodriquez

Moving to London provided Diana with work in the West End in Musical Theatre, on shows Hairspray!, Cats, and Cabaret as well as work with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Diana’s work has been featured in Make-up Artist Magazine, the Sephora catalogue, Saks Fifth Avenue, Vogue, Marie Claire, as well as the Independent Newspaper and the Times. She has worked on several advertisement campaigns for companies such as Coca Cola, Ben Nye, and The Gap.

She can currently be found providing Special Effects Make-up and period wigs at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.