Great makeup has an undeniable presence, but the best work is often the kind you barely notice on the skin, only in how fresh, polished, and confident you feel wearing it. Finding that sweet spot between something that feels current and something that still feels like you is exactly why choosing the right hands for your wedding day matters. To make the search easier, we’ve rounded up some of Australia’s standout hair and makeup artists, known for work that travels well beyond the local scene. From barely-there beauty to more editorial finishes, these are the names to know for thoughtful, beautifully executed looks.
Andrea Takagi
Andrea Takagi is a Melbourne-based hair and makeup artist whose career spans both fashion and bridal beauty. Raised between Japan and Colombia, she developed an early awareness of how differently beauty can be interpreted from one culture to another, especially through color and finish. More than 12 years into her career, that breadth still defines her work. Andrea resists imposing the same polished formula on every face, instead adjusting the mood and intensity to the person she is working with. Her signature leans clean and glowy, with fresh skin and softly defined features shaped through a light, precise hand.
Joanna Luhrs
Joanna Luhrs has a talent for giving no-makeup makeup just enough personality to make it memorable. Healthy-looking skin sits at the center of her work, often paired with rosy cheeks that carry a just-pinched warmth and a soft luminosity that brings life back into the face. Joanna keeps the overall look fresh and subtle, then introduces thoughtful accents through color or glow. These details are used sparingly and with purpose, adding dimension while keeping the face itself firmly in focus.
Katie Moore
Sydney-based makeup artist Katie Moore has mastered the ultimate beauty paradox: making flawlessly polished makeup look entirely instinctive. Her signature aesthetic skips the heavy masking of traditional glam, focusing instead on a soft, neutral palette that celebrates real skin. By pairing a smooth, softly luminous complexion with visible natural texture, Katie delivers a fresh-faced radiance that feels both luxurious and refreshingly relaxed.
Carla Dyson
Carla Dyson has spent more than 14 years moving between bridal beauty and the faster-paced worlds of commercial and runway makeup. Trained in the UK before establishing her career in Melbourne, she has worked with names including L’Oréal, Kookaï and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, alongside projects in Indonesia, New Zealand and Italy. That varied background gives Carla an instinct for adapting makeup to different faces, settings and levels of polish. Her bridal work leans luminous and refined, with natural features kept visible and every detail carefully controlled.
Teneille Sorgiovanni
For Teneille Sorgiovanni, makeup has always sat close to art. A lifelong interest in painting and drawing first drew her toward the beauty world, where she found another medium for working with color, shape and light. Now based in Sydney, Teneille brings around two decades of experience, including years spent in London and New York and regular trips to the major fashion capitals for runway shows. That fashion fluency comes through clearly in her bridal beauty work as well, with luminous skin, confident definition and a finish that feels camera-ready from every angle.
Ashlea Penfold
Makeup artist Ashlea Penfold has built her reputation around a confident, high-impact approach to beauty, blending bronzed, sun-kissed skin with precise, high-fashion execution. Years spent working across editorials and campaigns have sharpened her skills, giving her makeup a sense of control and precision. Her signature is glossy and sun-warmed, with softly sculpted color adding dimension across the face. Ashlea's work carries a sleek, editorial finish that gives even softer looks strong impact.
Leah Baines
Range is one of the strongest threads running through Leah Baines’s work. She shifts confidently from barely-there, skin-focused makeup to more fashion-led looks, backed by formal training that began with a full-time scholarship in makeup artistry in New Zealand. After relocating to Sydney, she developed an international client base across fashion and commercial work, including campaigns and runway shows for some of the industry’s most recognizable names. Leah's technical confidence has also led to brand ambassadorships and product collaborations, as well as her own masterclasses, where she shares the techniques refined throughout her career.
Helen Samaryan
Helen Samaryan treats a bare face as the beginning of possibility. With more than 15 years in the industry, the Sydney-based makeup artist has worked across fashion, television and weddings, including projects for Australian names such as Showpo, Sabo Skirt, and David Jones. Her work often starts with radiant, skin-led beauty, though she is equally drawn to richer color and unexpected texture when the brief allows for more experimentation. Helen works collaboratively with each client, letting the person and the wider creative context guide the makeup.
Tania Chiha
To Tania Chiha, makeup is not a tool for transformation, but a medium for revelation. The award-winning artist treats every face as a fresh and beautiful canvas, building a body of work rooted in soft, refined techniques. With more than a decade in the bridal and beauty industry, Tania has developed a signature defined by effortless, enduring polish. Her work keeps identity firmly intact, focusing on bringing each client’s strongest features forward. For Tania, correct application is what keeps the makeup beautifully balanced, bringing definition where needed and maintaining a light, considered finish.
Isabella Quinn
Gloss-forward beauty gets an elevated treatment in Isabella Quinn’s hands. By prioritizing light-reflective skin, gleaming lips and subtle highlights around the cheekbones, she gives her work a sublime, almost lacquered finish. Shine is used deliberately throughout the face, bringing dimension to otherwise restrained makeup and giving even the softest looks a stronger visual presence. The result is unapologetically feminine and meticulously finished, with a sleekness that makes minimalist beauty feel decidedly more dressed up.
Face by Jen
For soft, natural glam and a romantic, lit-from-within glow, Jenna Bellhouse of Face by Jen is a Gold Coast favorite. Mastering both hairstyling and makeup with an effortlessly light hand, Jenna creates bridal looks that feel entirely airy and modern. She is best known for her signature luminous skin, a generous flush of rosy color on the cheeks, and softly sculpted features paired with a nude lip. Even when a brief calls for high polish, Jenna ensures the final look remains beautifully fresh, contemporary, and beautifully easy on the face.
Serena Wyllie
Fresh bronze beauty is Serena Wyllie’s calling card. The Sydney-based makeup artist and hair stylist brings her love of skincare into the complexion, creating skin that looks warm, healthy, and softly luminous. Her makeup has an easy polish to it, often finished with neutral lips and subtle definition that keeps the overall look light on the face. Serena’s work spans red carpets and campaign shoots, with international bookings and destination weddings taking her well beyond Sydney.
Tahlia Liapis
Tahlia Liapis works from the face outward, letting individual features set the direction for the makeup. With over a decade of industry experience, her way of working is guided by an intuitive respect for the structure and character of each face. Tahlia's portfolio spans almost imperceptible, skin-first minimalism through to polished soft glam, with refined complexions and a careful sense of facial balance running throughout. Collaborating closely with each client, Tahlia translates creative references and even more abstract ideas into makeup that looks elevated and entirely in tune with the person wearing it.
Bianca Brown
Bianca Brown balances high-fashion edge with polished, sophisticated beauty. As a trusted collaborator for names including YSL Beauty, Armani Beauty, Dior, and Prada Beauty, the Australian makeup artist brings this high-fashion background to every project. Whether working with clean, understated skin or more directional concepts, Bianca adapts closely to the visual language of each brief. Off-set, her digital presence gives followers an insider look at her evolving creative process, sharing techniques and behind-the-scenes details.
Thanh Võ
For modern, luminous beauty that translates flawlessly from high-fashion sets to aisle-ready beauty, Thanh Võ brings a fashion-informed eye to every face. Her signature style is instantly recognizable: radiant, deeply prepped skin, warm, sculpted features, and glossy, softly defined lips. Moving fluidly between creative commercial briefs and bridal clients, Thanh excels at elevated, skin-first artistry that emphasizes natural structure with fresh, timeless precision.
Jaimee Makeup
For the modern bride seeking a flawless balance of high-end polish with a glow, Jaimee delivers the ultimate "you, but enhanced" experience. Backed by more than ten years of industry expertise, she specializes in creating lit-from-within skin and softly diffused warmth that photographs beautifully from day to night. Traveling globally for weddings, Jaimee brings an unmatched attention to detail to the makeup brush.
Tannia T
Two decades in, and Tannia T is still redefining the rules of beauty. A master of editorial, bridal, and event makeup, Tannia balances clean, skin-first finishes with fearless creative experimentation. Her portfolio spans everything from seamlessly diffused smoky eyes to high-shine color and graphic, unexpected details. It is this unique breadth that gives her work an undeniable runway relevance, while her seasoned expertise ensures every single look is perfectly controlled, brilliantly executed, and tailored explicitly to the face in front of her.
Rachelle Facelo
Globally demanded and highly experienced, Rachelle Facelo is an international beauty force whose work effortlessly spans fashion, editorial, television, and luxury bridal. Based in Sydney but available worldwide, Rachelle brings over a decade of elite experience to the brush. She is highly celebrated for her signature aesthetic: a modern, chic, and enduring take on soft glam. With assured professionalism and a refined eye for detail, Rachelle flawlessly balances structure and elegance, ensuring every client walks away with a beautifully curated, polished finish.
