Katie Robinson of The School of Makeup Artistry is renowned for her expertise in the beauty industry, founded by Katie's mother, Eileen King Power, the business as grown from one Irelands first beauty therapy and physical therapy training colleges to a leading International school of Makeup Artistry, training those who are interested in specialising as a makeup artist.

Katie who has worked with leading skincare and cosmetic companies such as M.A.C, Estée Lauder, Lancôme,and Dr Hauscha is a qualified makeup artist and ITEC Lecturer.

Katie attended the international school of makeup artistry, where she qualified in makeup artistry then completed the higher level diploma course, covering fashion, media and special effects makeup. Her passion for the industry was ignited and with internationally accredited qualifications from The School of Makeup Artistry, Katie then traveled to Australia where she had an abundance of opportunities in the makeup industry. Upon her return she worked with M.A.C cosmetics as part of the management team and then progressed to become a department manager in Brown Thomas Galway and Cork.

After furthering her qualifications in business and management and becoming a qualified ITEC Lecturer, Katie then took over the role of management of The International School of Makeup Artistry.

Katie continues to share her vast beauty knowledge with all the students attending the school for over 10years, and is very proud that all her students have had 100% success rate in their examinations and has helped place the majority in employment within the beauty industry.

Judy Wong's reputation in Ireland is very well known in the seventeen years she is in the beauty industry. Her down to earth approach and also professionalism and her constant creative work ethic has earned her a great name and also given her an award as Best Makeup artist of the year 2016.

Judy has a BA in Arts and Design in Education and is a qualified art teacher. During her time in NCAD she worked in MAC Cosmetics and quickly moved onto their Pro Mac Events team. She also became a MAC Trainer for Ireland and has had plenty of experience working behind the scenes for London fashion week and new york fashion week. She has worked alongside the top international makeup artist like Val Garland, Andrew Gallimore, James Molloy, Hannah Murray, but to name a few. Judy's has worked on prestigious shows like ALEXANDER MC QUEEN, Stella Mc Carthy, Erdem, Noki, Vivienne Westwood and so much more. Her experiences expand through to teaching beauty and fashion in various schools around Ireland, working with transition year students - because educating is one of her many talents.

She was a lead makeup artist for Dublin fashion festival from 2014-2016 consecutively designing looks working alongside Ireland's top models. Her portfolio continues on to working on advertisement campaigns, workshops for international corporations, beauty events, working with all the irish magazines like Tatler, Irish Country, U Magazine, Stellar, Image.

She is an accomplished bridal makeup artist and has worked all over Ireland, Italy, France, Portugal and Vancouver for her bridal clients. "Never be afraid to make mistakes in this industry, I've made some of the best ones while growing in this industry and I've become a stronger and smarter artist because of it. It brings on more experiences and learning which is vital to stay in tuned and current with beauty and fashion."

Michelle Ruane is a Freelance Make-up Artist.  “I see myself as an artist.  Make-up is essentially a very special form of painting.  My work with Macnas, Hermes and many Theatre companies, allows me to explore how people present themselves to the world.  Make-up gives us a way to exaggerate, explore and play with the asthetics of character.”

I was born in Keady, Co Armagh and now living in Craughwell, Co. Galway. I began my career in 1991 studying Art and Design in Liverpool followed with a HND in Beauty Therapy and Business Management in Manchester.

Makeup Artistry was always my dream and in 1998, my 17 year journey began with MAC in Brown Thomas, Dublin. Whilst travelling, I also had the opportunity of working in the Pro Store for MAC in Sydney, Australia. MAC in Brown Thomas, Galway opened in 2004 and I was privileged to be manager from the launch until 2015.

During my time with MAC, not only did I develop my business and coaching skills, but I also enhanced my creative skills. I enjoyed designing looks for numerous fashion shows and shoots. I was highly involved in the Events and Body Painting Team for Ireland for many years. This amazing role introduced me to the world of celebrities, fashion, media and other exciting opportunities, such as London Fashion Week, Sydney Fashion Week, IFTAs, MTV Awards, Meteor Awards and many fashion shows and shoots.

I have worked with some of the most talented and inspirational Makeup Artists in the world like Terry Barber, Lesley Keane, Val Garland, Andrew Gallimore and many others.

My client celebrities, to name a few,  have been Elizabeth Jaeger, Helena Christensen, Pamela Flood, Mel Gibson, Daniel Day Lewis and the Oprah Winfrey Show. My work has been illustrated in Australian Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, Image, Galway Now and many Wedding Magazines.

Creating beautiful flawless looks for hundreds of brides in Ireland and abroad have been truly enjoyable moments for me. I pride myself in dedicating my time and professionalism on every bride’s Special Day in a calming and relaxing environment.

Recently I decided to pursue a freelance career in the industry specialising in bespoke bridal makeup, fashion and TV as well as teaching Makeup Artistry. My portfolio portrays my style to be versatile, creative and polished.

I am delighted to share some of my work with you and hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I did creating them…..

Roy Wong is an experienced professional make-up artist with a natural ability to interpret a client’s needs and desires.
Whether dealing with a private client or a fashion magazine, he ensures a flawless and inspiringly beautiful finish.

Having always been a creative person. Roy found that his unique talent was best suited to the ever changing world of the make-up Industry.
Following on from the excellent training he received in the renowned The Make Up Room back in 2007, where he laid the foundation of his make-up skill set and special effects make-up, Roy has gone on to develop his distinct personal style and finishing touches. Roy has worked with many photographers, stylists and clients from whom he has learned a great deal.

Roy’s ability and success as a make-up artist comes from his years of practice while working with two of the most prestigious make-up companies in the world M.A.C and Laura Mercier. Since branching out as a freelance make-up artist back in 2013, Roy has built up an impressive and ever growing clients. Roy is signed with Distinct Models Management since 2014 as part of their creative division.

Roy has been commissioned to work on numerous advertorial and editorial shoots throughout the world from locations such as Dubai, Oman, Italy, France, Spain, South Africa, Malta, Malaysia, Germany, Austria and the United Kingdom. The creative team he has worked with knows him as a perfectionist always delivering flawless and impeccable creative make-up.

His ability to interpret and understand the needs of the client whether it’s to create a dramatic high fashion look or a simple look has ensured that his talent and artistry is constantly In demand and due to his adaptability, desire for perfection and of course, his outstanding natural creative ability means his clients are assured perfection and satisfaction every time.

Having started his career working as a lab technician for Intel Corporation, a chance encounter with a well known make-up artist, inspired Derrick to pursue another vocation, that of Make-Up. His innate talent for the job was understood once Derrick began assisting her in fashion shows and magazine shoots and ultimately led to Derrick being introduced to the M.A.C. Cosmetics Dublin team where he worked out of their Brown Thomas shop for 6 years. In recent years he also started a make up academy and created a high end brush collection which launched as a pop up shop in Brown Thomas and Selfridges in London.

Derrick works in synergy with his clients, subjects, photographic teams and television crews, always adding a very special and unique touch. His technical ability fused with his creative ideas ultimately produces the beautiful results seen in the numerous supports in which he works.

Over his 18-year career Derrick has proven his versatility and creativity when working with a variety of clients from the worlds of television, film, magazines or for more intimate settings such as weddings.

Derrick’s extensive client list is a testimony to his work, which includes regular TV credits from; Ireland AM, Xpose and Fashion TV UK.

In addition to working for top Irish publications such as Image, Tatler, VIP and RSVP, Derricks hands have also graced the faces of celebrities such as Elle MacPherson, Kevin Spacey, Anjelica Huston, Girls Aloud, Cecelia Ahern and Louise Redknapp, to name a few.

As well as participating in multiple fashion weeks around the world, large Scale events include the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games, the BAFTA’s and the MTV Music Awards.

Derrick’s advertising campaigns include L’Oreal, Elisabeth Arden, Wella, Brown Thomas, Vaseline, Kellog’s, Toni & Guy, Artdeco, Boots, St Tropez, and Love cosmetics to Jane but a few.

Derrick also specialises in Bridal Makeup for Weddings, and regularly travels throughout Ireland. He also conducts Bridal Makeup tutorials and classes, on how to easily turn a day look to an evening look.

Derrick currently resides in Dublin.

Multi Award winning International Makeup Artist professionally trained in Fashion, Bridal, Beauty, Photography, Film and Television Makeup as well as Special Effects with over 10 years of extensive experience and knowledge having worked for Lancome Cosmetics as well as being Studio Manager for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in Brown Thomas Galway for 7 years, she had the privilege to attend Master Classes and receive extra training from Bobbi Brown herself in London, a hands on experience not many have had.

Mercy has worked as Head Makeup Artist for a lot of fashion shows and is often booked to tutor Masterclasses at several makeup artistry institutions.With all the wealth of experience working on a variety of different Artistry Styles and Trends it is no wonder that you can find her working as Chief Makeup Artist on Television and Movie sets.This has led to Mercy being invited to give talks as guest speaker at many events including Girl Child Network Worldwide Never Again Royal Night, Glowing Future Conference in London to mention a few.

Mercy is currently the Beauty and Makeup Blogger for Women4Africa blog and has been a Beauty and Makeup Contributor for several lifestyle publications . She has had some of her work featured in the Irish times , The Connacht Sentinel. Pobal TG4 and the Galway Now Magazine.