By Ewen McRae
Shev Kelly has worked with celebrities here and internationally, and now she’s settled in Melton and hoping to spread her knowledge.
Ms Kelly has worked as a makeup artist for years, slowly building her business to the point where she has attended fashion shows in New York, London and Paris.
Along the way she has plied her trade with Australian actress Margot Robbie and Sting, Usher and Chris Brown.
“I’m a freelance makeup artist, and that means I can go to people’s houses or they can come to mine, but I’ve also got the freedom to pursue interesting things overseas as well,” Ms Kelly said.
“I’ve done work for magazines, photoshoots, music videos, Youtube things, so I’ve got my hand in all the cookie jars.
“I’ve got this mentality of dreaming for the stars and just going for it, so a lot of hard work is needed and it’s still hard to maintain all that.
“I’ve done work with Chris Brown and Sting for their concerts, I’ve done a lot of work with [Melbourne Cup winning jockey] Michelle Payne, and Margot Robbie before some of her media commitments.”
Now settled in Melton, Ms Kelly is hoping to run workshops to help locals make better use of their makeup and also pass on some of the tips she’s picked up from 20 years in the business.
“I like to enhance natural features,” she said.
“I like to see people naturally enhanced, so the workshops I’m kind of targeting the everyday woman and teaching her some backstage tips and tricks and red carpet secrets.”
Contact Shevrolet@yahoo.com for more information on upcoming workshops.
