Born and raised in Orange County in Southern California and currently residing in Los Angeles, Alyson studied her craft at The Studio Makeup Academy in Hollywood and The Empire Academy in Costa Mesa. Creative and artistic from an early age, Alyson has developed a passion and unique talent for makeup artistry. Her decision to become a Makeup Artist was motivated by an extensive educational background in Fine Arts.
Attending The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and California State University of Long Beach, Alyson studied drawing, painting and fine arts techniques and now applies that experience and talent into her makeup designs. She specializes in creating unique and artistic faces and body paintings for men and women, air brushing foundation and body paints, and makeup for high definition feature films.
Freelance makeup for film, commercials, editorials, music videos, fashion shows, weddings and a number of photo shoots for photographers have developed her into a multi-talented and versatile Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist who truly loves what she does for a living.
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