About Me

Hi I’m Ema. I’m creative, earthy, colourful, pescetarian, passionate, spiritual and tactile - I love a good hug! I may have been a hippy in a past life! Some of my favourite things include Downton Abbey which I watch at least three times a year, the colours yellow, green, turquoise and orange; not necessarily in that order, Cream Teas, tear jerking movies and crocheting. I’m really a dog person yet I’m in possession of the most beautiful and affectionate cat on the planet, and Kate Winslet would play me in my life story - if you're reading this Kate...

I am the sole owner of The Hair & Beauty Artist, she is me. Plain and simply, I create naturally beautiful hair and makeup for any type of event, specialising in weddings. I love weddings, I love the emotion of the morning and helping that bride feel like the most special person in the world. I am also a beauty therapist & skin specialist, which means I provide an array of beauty services as well as treatments that help combat ageing skin and problematic skin.  This also is one of my favourite things. 

In 2020 I was privileged to celebrate 25 beauty-full years doing what I'm doing. I knew from an early age I wanted to be a beauty therapist so I studied and gained Diplomas in Beauty Therapy, Media & Theatrical Makeup, Cosmetic & Photographic Makeup, Bridal Hairstyling and Wigmaking. As you can see I love to learn and the career highlights that followed really helped to shape me into what I am today and what I stand for. I worked at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and in other West End theatres for about 5 years. Being a former dancer I loved being backstage working with all the singers and dancers and I thrived on the energy of a live performance. Much like on a wedding day, there is a strict deadline that everyone has to be ready for and no matter what problem or issue may arise the show must go on. It was a huge learning experience for me being so early in my career and I learned so much about vintage hairstyling techniques and styling hair and wigs to ensure they do not move an inch for an entire performance.

My next biggest highlight was when I became Brand Manager for the UK distributor of jane iredale mineral cosmetics. As a new concept, mineral cosmetics were known as cult brands, however it was recognised by the film and TV industry that jane iredale - the skincare makeup was perfect for 4K HD film; so I became the 'go to' consultant for advising Makeup Designers in mineral makeup for their actors and actresses. Working with such innovative products fuelled my passion for cosmetic ingredients, at the time I was 31 and suffering from adult acne, it was working with jane iredale and their sister brands; Advanced Nutrition Programme and Environ Skincare that I discovered about ingredients in cosmetics that can really make a difference to the health of the skin. I was asked to be a trialist for Accumax, the Advanced Nutrition Programmes’ best selling skin supplement for problematic skin - and it changed my life. This is why 15 years later I am still using the brands and I now use them in my business so that my clients can benefit from their results too. 

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