My career began in the fast-paced world of fashion editorial and commercial work — backstage, on set, under pressure, and loving every minute of it. I was signed and represented early on by the Mari Vendrame creative agency in Sydney, and went on to work on fashion and commercial campaigns including Fashion Targets Breast Cancer. In 2000, I was appointed Chief Makeup Artist for Spanish broadcaster TVE at the Sydney Olympic Games - a season that taught me precision, pace and the artistry of making every face camera-ready, under any light, at any hour.

But it was always working with private clients that stayed with me. Those appointments, one woman at a time, felt like the most meaningful work I could do.

After some years away in a corporate career, I've come back to exactly that.

I work with women — many in their forties and beyond — who want to feel polished, current and genuinely themselves. Women who are busy, who live in the heat, who are tired of products that don't perform and techniques that take too long.

I don't believe in transformation. I believe in elevation — technique and quality product used to bring out the beauty that's already there.