Laura Rachel

I'm Laura, a Freelance Makeup Artist specialising in Commercial, Media, Fashion. I am also an Educator at The Central School of Makeup in Digbeth. We help students train to enter the industry and find their first opportunities, in Birmingham. 

I trained in France, have worked in China and after several years away from the UK have been slowly rebuilding a network locally (oh so tough, thanks CREW for your platform). 

Brands, Lookbooks, Shoots & Media: Land Rover, Discovery Ad Campaign 2024, Curry's, Green King,  Tropics Beauty, Selfridges, X.Q.Zhang (Designer), Larsson and Co Menswear, Steel and Jelly Menswear Collection, Celeste Beauty Products and Tools Tutorials (France), Curry’s Pride Ad 2023, ChenWen D'nim (Designer), Celine B (Designer), Instituto Marangoni final year students, 48 Hour Film Festival, Tatiana Gera (Designer), Xsuit (Designer), Tiffany Pattinson (Designer), Teddy Edwards, British Luxury.

Live Events and Runway: ITV Lorraine (multiple live on location), London Fashion Week AW24, Tolu Coker,  Make Up Forever Pro Team (China), LVMH fashion group events including Celine, Marc Jacobs, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Bvlgari, Max Mara Monopolis Pre-fall 17, Shiseido Beauty Awards, Valentino (event), Loro Piana (event), WTC and Vera Wang Trunk Shows, WeWork launch, IFA Paris/Shanghai, Fashion.4.Freedom, Tmall Beauty Awards Live Show (Body Paint), Make Up Forever Annual Live TV Show China, Adidas Wrap Party, Condé Nast College (for Shanghai Fashion Week). Zvonko Marko Couture (catwalk for 2018 Star Fashion Week), Monica Ivena (catwalk for 2018 Star Fashion Week), KAT Model Agency - Fashion meets Art Event (Creative) , Elle Magazine X @femalentrepreneurs, Tatiana Gera (Designer), Xsuit (Designer), Tiffany Pattinson (Designer), Bicester Village launch, Make Up Forever Annual Live Show China (2018 Body Paint & Photographic Gallery).

Keyed Shows: Korean Cultural Centre (London) Hot Hanbok, BCU Graduate Shows and Graduate Fashion Week Shows 2020, 2022, 2023, FAKS Official, Enter Atlantis 2022. 

Published: British Vogue, Vogue online, Temper Magazine, Harpers Bazaar Kids, Oblom [OFF], BCK Magazine, Teddy Edwards Ecom and location, Mob Journal, HMUA for Anne-Sophie Heist - Best Portfolio Award 2018, The Royal Photographic Society (photographer)

Agency: Atlantis Model Agency Headshots, BCU Graduate Fashion Show, Esee Model Management Agency Headshots including One Wang Yi, Lv Jia Rong (Actress for Red Carpet). Make Up Forever Academy (Body Paint, Teaching), judge Midlands Fashion Awards.