Speaker Bios
Ashley Manias
Manias has been Benefit Canada’s national education director for nearly seven years. In this role, she works with her team of educators to develop motivating curriculums for SEPHORA and Shoppers Drug Mart. As the number one brow brand in the world, Benefit Cosmetics is thrilled to introduce you to Brow Styles. Join Manias and her team and learn how to create these globally-inspired looks.
Brian Champagne
Brian Champagne has been a professional make-up artist for 30 years and is the three-time U.S. and world champion facialist in Bio-Therapeutic’s Face of the Future contest. Champagne will be the host of the 2018 Competition. His clients include Miss USA, Miss Universe, Selena and Reba McEntire. And he’s worked on the Oscars, Houston Rodeo and the Emmy Awards. Champagne is a social media sensation, a top educator and holds the world record for the largest make-up workshop in history known as
Living Legends and Friends. He created Brian Champagne Skin Care, a high-performance line formulated to be perfectly compatible with make-up.
Carrie Olver
With more than 10,000 hours of live television experience in front of the camera, Carrie Olver is no stranger to the spotlight. A true beauty aficionado, Olver has interviewed hundreds of industry experts, and even hosted her own television series,
Spectacular Spas, which brought her to 75 of the best spas around the world. Full of knowledge and experience, Olver is ready to share her beauty secrets with you, along with all the latest and greatest tips and tricks every week on
HELLO GORGEOUS.
Chloe Sens
Chloe Sens is a Los Angeles-based, IATSE Local 706 special make-up effects and beauty artist for film, TV and commercial projects. She has worked with brands and companies including Disney, Sony, Warner Bros., NBC, Universal Studios, Fox, Legacy Effects and Ocean Park Hong Kong. Sens has also worked on projects including
The Orville, 2017 Fall/Winter Gucci Campaign and
Avengers: Infinity War, to name a few. She has been featured in
Vogue,
Make-Up Artist magazine and the book
The Leading Ladies of Makeup Effects.
Daniel Horvath
Say hello to your new best friend, Daniel! From sashaying the catwalk as a runway model, to becoming a make-up tutorial guru with over 10 years of beauty experience, Horvath brings his prowess of the industry and his larger-than-life personality to TSC's
HELLO GORGEOUS. Join him each week for all the beauty tips, tricks and demos every gorgeous gal wants, and keep this budding friendship lasting forever!
Dany Sanz
Dany Sanz is the creator and artistic director of MAKE UP FOR EVER. In the 1980s, there were very few products available to professional make-up artists; with the help of her husband, she launched MAKE UP FOR EVER in 1984. She created a MAKE UP FOR EVER Academy in 2002. With the brand in more than 52 countries, it’s easy to see how her mission to create high-quality make-up for professionals and everyday women has succeeded.
Doug Jones
A native of Indianapolis, Doug Jones graduated from Ball State University with a minor in theater. He moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and has been working ever since. He’s acted in more than 25 films, including
Hocus Pocus,
Batman Returns,
Pan’s Labyrinth,
Hellboy,
Hellboy II: The Golden Army and
Crimson Peak. He has earned widespread appraise for many roles, and is beloved as a true character actor.
Eve Pearl
Eve Pearl is a five-time Emmy winner, author and beauty authority. A leader in high definition beauty, Pearl and her work have appeared on
The View, Today, Good Morning America, Live with Kelly & Michael, Saturday Night Live, the Academy Awards, American Ballet Theatre
and more. As an innovator and trendsetter, she continues to develop EVE Pearl Beauty Brands. Her Reverse Contouring and signature methods are used worldwide to minimize time and maximize results.
Frederick Sanders
Frederick Sanders has been professionally making up clients since 2004. His work challenges the mold, capturing the client’s best look while maintaining a refined overall presentation. He teaches a master class in body painting and specialize in brows, skin and airbrush.
Hugo Villaseñor
Hugo Villaseñor has been working in film and TV for almost 14 years. He’s a graduate of Make-up Designory in Burbank, Calif. Some of his credits include
Clown,
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse,
The Conjuring 2,
The Bad Batch,
Mystery Science Theater 3000 and
Annabelle: Creation. He's currently working as key prosthetics on the new
Star Trek: Discovery TV series.
James MacKinnon
James MacKinnon has 29 years of film and television experience in all aspects of make-up, special effects and design. Along with three Emmys for his work on
Nip/Tuck,
American Horror Story: Freak Show and
AHS: Hotel and three Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards, he also boasts four Emmy nominations. MacKinnon is the department head of prosthetics and make-up effects for the new
Star Trek: Discovery. Past credits include
Jobs,
The Fate of the Furious,
Furious 7,
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,
First Contact,
Alias,
Larry Crowne,
CSI: NY and
Stigmata.
Jane McKay
Senior make-up artist Jane McKay has had an expansive career. McKay began as an esthetician but changed course in 1989 when she was hired by M.A.C. to create and lead its global artist training division. One defining moment at M.A.C. was when co-founder Frank Toskan sent her to appear on
Oprah in his place in front of an audience of 80 million. After 10 years at M.A.C., McKay left to concentrate on her make-up artistry. Today, McKay hosts master classes, writes for various publications and designs make-up looks for photo shoots and fashion shows across international cities.
Kelseyanna Fitzpatrick
Recognizable in the make-up industry for her unexpected play on texture, color and shape, Kelseyanna Fitzpatrick approaches beauty as high art, using the face as her canvas. After completing Blanche Macdonald Centre’s Global Makeup Artistry Program, Fitzpatrick pursued a concentration in advanced special effects at Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles. She has been featured in numerous fashion publications, global campaigns and on the runway. Fitzpatrick emerged as the Best Makeup Artist Finalist at the 2016 Canadian Contessa Awards.
Kevin James Bennett
Kevin James Bennett is known across the industry as one of the most product-driven, business-focused artists of a generation. Not only is he an Emmy Award winner and incredibly successful make-up artist, he is a leader and educator in all aspects of the industry, an inspirational voice and, without a doubt, one of the most intensive product experts.
Leah Carmichael
Leah Carmichael has been a make-up artist for over 15 years, working extensively in beauty and fashion. Carmichael assisted the legendary Francesca Tolot and is no stranger to music videos either, having worked on Beyoncé’s Grammy Award-winning visual album
Lemonade. Carmichael’s signature skill: comprehensive complexion expertise, from shade matching and corrective work to adjusting skin texture and finish.
Mahealani Diego
Best known for her work on
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and
Godzilla, Mahealani Diego’s fashion work has also been seen around the world at New York Fashion Week, Couture Fashion Week, Dominican Republic Fashion Week, Bucharest Fashion Week and India International Fashion Week. Upcoming film projects include
Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Marietta Carter-Narcisse, internationally renowned educator and celebrity make-up artist, has a passion for sharing beauty--whether with a color palette in hand, brush poised before a famous face or lecturing before a classroom full of a new generation of artists. Her film and television credits include
Sparkle, The Negotiator, Sphere, Malcolm X, Boyz n the Hood, Ghost and
Whitney, which she received a Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild nomination. Carter-Narcisse has also been published in numerous industry publications, e.g.
Make-Up Artist Magazine as well as authored several works of her own, including
The Official Film & Television Planner and an industry terminology book
Roll Sound…Rolling…Speed…Marker…ACTION. Carter-Narcisse is highly involved in the industry and is even a voting member of the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Maryse Gosselin
Working at Cirque du Soleil since 2003, Maryse has collaborated in more than 14 creations including
Zumanity, Kà, Corteo, Love, Wintuk, Zaia, Iris, Ovo, Amaluna and Kurios. In 2014, she held the key make-up artist position on
Toruk - The First Flight inspired by James Cameron’s
Avatar. More recently this year, she designed the make-up on the two newest productions
Sonor and
Viaggio, presented on the largest cruise ship in Europe with
Cirque du Soleil at Sea.
Michael Astalos
Before he was a lighting specialist, Michael Astalos was a professional photographer. After marrying a professional make-up artist in 1990, he built the first make-up station incorporating both daylight and tungsten lamps in a portable system that would become the industry standard for film, TV and commercials; he supplies these through Cases for Visual Arts. In 2014, he introduced a new line of LED lights, and his latest company, The Makeup Light, was born.
Paisley Mattes
Paisley Mattes is a professional make-up artist from Kingston, Ontario. She has been painting faces and beautifying brides for more than five years and has a 100k+ following on Instagram @beautybypaisley. She posts everything from colorful fun make-up to sultry glam looks. Mattes is a huge fan of keeping her kit stocked with the best make-up in the industry.
Sébastien Tardif
For more than 20 years, acclaimed make-up artist Sébastien Tardif has beautified celebrities including Naomi Campbell, Jane Fonda, Olivia Palermo and Raven Symone. He has led make-up direction for over 100 fashion-week shows in New York and internationally. His signature illuminated make-up has appeared in
Vogue,
Harper’s Bazaar and
Elle magazines. Tardif is also the creator of Veil Cosmetics.
Shaune Harrison
Shaune Harrison is a successful special make-up effects artist and the founder of the Shaune Harrison Academy in Manchester. Harrison started in the film industry in 1988 working in special make-up effects and has been a key member on productions such as the
Harry Potter films,
Captain America: The First Avenger,
World War Z,
Star Wars Episodes I and
II,
Stardust,
Sleepy Hollow,
The Mummy,
The Fifth Element,
The Da Vinci Code,
Game Of Thrones and
Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Siân Richards
Siân Richards is a single mother of two and an award-winning make-up artist. Richards has worked in every avenue that make-up demands, from editorial to special effects. She won The People’s Critics Choice Award for transforming Halle Berry in
Cloud Atlas and was Emmy and 706 Guild Award nominated for her transformation of Queen Latifah into ’30s blues icon Bessie Smith. Richards was the personal make-up artist to Chadwick Boseman on
Black Panther,
Avengers: Infinity War and others. She wrapped Avengers 4 (Untitled) this year. She also has a successful brand called Siân Richards London.
Stephanie Abbat
A native of Toronto, Stephanie Abbat works primarily in film and television. Known for her special effects prowess and creativity in developing characters, she was the 2015 runner up in Battle of Brushes. A graduate of Blanche Macdonald Centre in Vancouver, her love of make-up artistry was born early in her family’s Halloween/party store business. Abbat loves to explore the intersection of beauty/editorial and special effects, to create bold unexpected looks.
Thomas E. Surprenant
Thomas E. Surprenant has been a make-up artist for more than 30 years and has developed products and techniques to further the craft. He has been nominated for three Emmys and has won twice. Surprenant has also been part of two Academy Award-winning make-up crews and has received a Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild award. He has contributed to
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, the Syfy show
Defiance and has designed brushes for the Bdellium Tools SFX line.
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