My career began in London seventeen years ago, designing makeup for artistes in the music industry; such as Bjork, D- Ream, David Holmes & The Free Association, Mark Owen, Mica Paris, M-People Moloko and Therapy, to name a few.

More recently styling, hair and makeup for Heather Small at the opening ceremony of the Gay Games in Chicago, Ilinois.   Also working on pop promos such as 'Wooden Heart' by David Holmes and The Free Association.   Designing the makeup, hair and styling for the lead singer Petra.   Also album covers for 'These Animal Men’ M- People' and 'Moloko.'

Press shots for Bjork, D-Ream, Marcella Detroit, M-People and Mark Owen.   Television, European and American tours with the band M-People and Juliette Roberts.   Other creative work included advertising such as Manolo Blahnik with the photographer Michel Roberts.  Lainey Keogh and Kazumi Hair with the photographer Mike Bunn.

Also advertising for Sergio Tacchini with photographer Sean Ellis and Agent Provocateur with photographer Iain McKell.   Commercials such as Hugo Boss directed by Pierre Winther, Club Orange directed by Kip Caroll and Baileys directed by Conor Horgan.

Editorial such as: Conde N'ast Traveller, Dazed & Confused, iD, Image, Harpers Bazaar U.S.A. and Vanity Fair.   Fashion shows for Bella Freud, Biba, Geraldine Connon, Michiko Koshino and Ronit Zilkha.   Working with models such as Emma Balfour, Suzy Bick, Linda Byrnes, Gail Elliot, Yasmin Lebon, Lucy de la Falaise, Kate Moss and Alex Wek.

Then I had the pleasure of working with actors whom I created makeup looks, for features on Harpers Bazaar, The Irish Times, The Sunday Times & You Magazine.   To mention a few the epic Helen Mirren, Geraldine Somerville, Tara Fitzgerald, Victoria Smurfitt and Keri Russell.

When I moved to Dublin in 1999 I decided film work was what I would like to focus on.   So I enrolled in Toni Dalaneys' 'Screne Training Ireland Course' in Dun Laoghaire College, to bring my skills up-to- date.   The first film I worked on was assisting Patsy Giles on 'The Birthday,' directed by Lucy Blakstad.

Then I was given the opportunity to design makeup for the award winning Borderline production 'Squaddie.' Which was written and directed by Conor McDermotroe and produced by Patrick Fitzsymons and Tom Maguire?   Endemol Productions in Scotland also contacted me to do a series of period reconstructions for a B.B.C. production called 'Restoration.'

The one feature film I assisted Ailbhe Lemass on was a Jerry Bruckheimer production called 'King Arthur' shot in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare.   I am currently focusing on work in film and hope to be given the opportunity to design makeup on a feature.

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