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Delamar Academy graduate success stories

Since 1986 we have trained thousands of Makeup & Hair Artists, many of whom are enjoying rewarding careers in the media industry, all over the world. Below are a very small selection of Delamar Academy Graduates who are at the top. Hard work, persistence and a great attitude are behind every success story. We provide the training and aftercare to help our graduates on their way.

Trefor Proud

  • Academy Award winner

  • x2 Emmy Award winner

  • x3 Emmy Award nominations

  • Winner of the 706 Guild Award

  • Credits include: Paranormal Next of Kin, Dog, The Professionals, Cocaine Godmother, Gladiator, Lucifer, Nightmare on Elm Street, Jack Reacher, The Rite, John Adams, Kinky Boots, Underworld, Star Wars, Golden Eye + many more

  • Head of Department on The Phantom of The Opera, before his film career

Namrata Soni

  • One of India’s leading A-list celebrity Makeup Artists

  • Magazine covers include: Vogue, L'officiel, Elle, Harper's Bazar, Wallpaper magazine, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Femina, Maxim and many more

  • Client include: Sonam Kapoor, Rhadika Apte, Deepika Padukone

  • Dadasaheb Phalke Award International Film Festival

  • Awards include: Vogue Beauty Awards, Vogue Industry Super Hero, Elle Beauty Icon, Femina Women of the Year, Cosmopolitan Makeup Artist of the Year, International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) award

Joanna McCarthy

  • Credits include: Oceans 8

  • Motherless Brooklyn

  • Collateral Beauty

  • The Intern

  • Shazam: Fury Of The Gods

  • The Undoing

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

  • The Woman in the Window

Louise McCarthy

  • Credits include: Oblivion

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

  • Avengers: Infinity War

  • Okja

  • Julia

  • Ways and Means

  • The Undoing

  • Annie

Sarah Jagger

  • Agency represented in both London and Paris - Sarah works internationally with celebrities, brands and magazines

  • Brand clients include: Dior, Nivea, Darphin and Embryolisse

  • Magazines include: Elle France, Grazia France, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and Porter

  • Beauty expert for ITV This Morning, Lorraine, QVC and The Beauty Channel

Allie Smith

  • Agency represented and living in NYC

  • Brand clients include: Moschino, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Bloomingdales, Glossier, Levi’s, Oysho, Polo Ralph Lauren, Milk Makeup, Ann Taylor, and Philip Lim

  • Magazines include: Candy Magazine, Crash Magazine, GQ Style US, Harper’s Bazaar Thailand, Numero Tokyo, Nicotine Magazine, Purple Magazine, Telegraph Magazine, and Vogue Thailand for covers

Bianca Louzado

  • One of India’s most famous Celebrity and Bridal Makeup Artists

  • Clients include: Priyanka Chopra, Dia Mirza, Sachin Tendulkar, and Sania Mirza

  • Makeup & Hair Designer for for Femina Miss India and Miss India Universe

  • Founder of Code Beauty

Cate Hall

  • Designer of The Crown, series 3 - 6, 2019 - 2023

  • Nominated for 2 Emmy Awards

  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

  • Nominated for 2 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards

  • Credits include: The Man Who Knew Infinity, The Woman in Black 2: The Angel of Death, Churchill, Crooked House

Marese Langan

  • Nominated for 1 Academy Award

  • BAFTA winner

  • Nominated for a CIC Award

  • Nominated for a Gaudi Award

  • Winner of a New Zealand Film and TV Award

  • Credits include: The Iron Lady, Emma, How I live Now, A Monster Calls, Mary Magdalene, The Mercy, Disobedience

Anu Kaushik

  • Magazines include: Vogue, Grazia, Elle, Haper’s Bazaar, Hello, India Today, Women’s Health, Marie Claire

  • Brand clients include: L’Oréal & Chanel

  • Known for her beauty work on some of the most glamorous faces in Bollywood & fashion

  • Has launched multiple beauty businesses