Lauren is a proud citizen of the Cherokee nation as well as a union makeup artist with over 10 years of experience in the makeup industry. She specializes in film/tv, beauty, grooming, red carpet, commercial and special effects makeup. She is known for her camera ready looks on clients of all genders, ethnicities and ages (lgbtq friendly). Lauren is local to New Orleans, LA and Santa Fe, NM but available for travel.
Clients include: The Oscars, Vogue-US, GQ, Refinery 29, Gucci Equilibrium, Tata Harper Skincare, Sundance Film Festival, Out Magazine, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Procter & Gamble, NFL Films, Netflix, Tulane University, New Mexico United, Mr. Porter, Amazon, Hearst Media, The Tennis Channel.
Lauren graduated from CU Boulder with a BFA in fine art and an emphasis in drawing and sculpture. Faced with the recession in 2007, she found that her artistic skills translated easily onto the 3D canvas of the human body with makeup and has been enjoying her career path ever since. When she isn’t working, Lauren continues her passion for art/makeup in film by taking special effects classes in Los Angeles.