Lisa Valencia

Whether heading up makeup teams at London Fashion Week, getting Rosie-Huntington Whiteley ready for a shoot or ensuring that Olympians look their best, makeup artist Lisa Valencia has an innate…

Whether heading up makeup teams at London Fashion Week, getting Rosie-Huntington Whiteley ready for a shoot or ensuring that Olympians look their best, makeup artist Lisa Valencia has an innate flair for making women look and feel phenomenal. Her fascination with makeup hasn’t faltered for over 20 years; she’s still creating, experimenting and beautifying for the most prestigious publications, designers and clients in the world.

Her career began in South Africa, where she met her photographer husband and began doing hair and makeup for shoots. On arriving in London she was signed by an agent almost immediately, going on to create editorial looks for the likes of InStyle, I-D magazine, Vogue and Marie Claire. Her career went from strength to strength, and in addition to high-profile commissions she now relishes passing on her talent, skills and know-how to both trainee makeup artists and real women.

As a mum to three boys Lisa doesn’t get a lot of downtime, but when she does she loves nothing more than camping, relaxing around log fires and sailing away to Turkey. Lisa knows how to live.