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As a hair stylist Shelley has a life long love of the fashion industry. She never knew that she could actually make a living doing what she enjoyed the most, which was makeup.

Born in New Orleans, LA and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Shelley was immersed in fashion. With her family’s support, however, she chose a different path for school. Shelley studied Psychology and Social Behaviors with an emphasis on Criminology with the intention of one day working for the FBI Parole division. Yet, as she should have been studying criminal law, Hollywood and Glamour were on her mind as she was in fact studying her French Vogue. After graduating from college, Shelley worked for a law enforcement agency but found herself unhappy. She was determined to enjoy her life and do what she wanted most. She was determined to be a makeup Artist.

She attended Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles to learn Special FX. This additional talent has only made her that much more valuable for the entertainment industry. She has worked with various photographers and filmmakers in Los Angeles and was quickly scouted by an agency in Dallas, TX. Her persistency was highly rewarded. She now lives in Dallas but travels as needed across the country to work.

She has worked professionally with such companies as Oprah Magazine, NBC News Agency, Verizon, UPN Network, Splashmedia LP, TSTN, William Noble, Dillard’s and JC Penney. She has also worked with notable photographers such as Scott Harben, Marc and Melanie Chartrand, Matthew Mitchell, Sean Thomas, Clark Perkins, Adam Fish and Kevin Lofgren.

In addition to her broad range of talent and expertise, Shelley brings her dynamic personality to her work, Balancing dedication and professionalism with a sense of lightness, fun and creativity. Her calm and patient demeanor is a tremendous asset to the often hectic environments of this industry.

She continues to develop her craft and is always open to creating something new and innovative for her clients while, at the same time, supporting their aesthetic vision. She has such an innate ability to connect with her clients in such a way that they leave her makeup chair with a renewed sense of their own beauty and radiance.