Lynsey Mckenzie
Lynsey Mckenzie has been working as a Freelance makeup artist in the beauty sector for ten years. She has recently graduated from the Iver Makeup Academy where she learnt the necessary skills to now move into the film industry. She is highly confident and skilled in all makeup and hair: straight makeup, beauty, creative, SFX, bald caps, prosthetics, wigs, period hairstyling, facial hair and basic barbering and haircutting. Lynsey is now pursuing trainee and junior roles in Film and High End TV, where she would be a passionate, highly organised and motivated team member, always willing to learn and adapt to any situation. www.lynseymckenzie.com instagram.com/lynzmua
Work Experience
“Kingdom” – Apple TV Series
• Crowd HMU Trainee Daily – June/Present 2022 – Crowd Supervisor: Karleigh Williams
Heart of Stone – Netflix Feature Film
• HMU Main Team Trainee Daily – June 2022 – HMU Designer : Julie Dartnell – Supervisor: Claire Matthews
“Red Book” – Netflix TV Series
• HMU Junior Daily – May 2022 – HMU Designer : Lucy Cain
• Daily Junior to assist on main team with full body SFX and Prosthetics
Sandra Harnes and Giovanni Pernice Zumba Press event – May 2022
• Hair and Makeup Artist for Sandra Harnes for a press event and filmed rehearsals for Zumba online press
Assistant to James Adams – The Iver Makeup Academy Jan, Feb, May 2022
•Assisting on the Further Prosthetics module at the Iver Makeup Academy, covering face casting, sculpting, creating a two part mould and casting silicone appliances
“Merry” – Disney Feature Film
•Crowd HMU Trainee Daily – April 2022 – Crowd Supervisor : Charmaine Fuller
•Daily Trainee in the crowd room, assisting with general crowd room duties,
organising SA continuity sheets, helping Makeup Artists whenever needed
Culprits – Disney+ TV Series
• Trainee HMU – April 2022
• HMU for SA’s, on set checks, wig blocking, continuity sheets, organising and
packing down bus for move abroad
Guildhall School Orchestra – Music of Motown Concert
• Hair & Makeup Artist – January 2022
• Hair & Makeup for 7 lead vocalists and one Compere
LUNA – Short Film – OuterOrbit Pictures
• Hair & Makeup Designer – August-October 2021
• Contemporary short film currently in post-production.
Hair and makeup designed and applied by me on lead actress
and lead actor (Pip Torrens), and SFX makeup (old burn
scars) sculpted, cast in silicone and applied on lead actress.
The Order – Web Series – Phoenix Works Films
• Hair & Makeup Artist – September 2021
• Harry Potter based web series. Hair and Makeup on ‘Young
Marauders’ for Episode 2. Young James Potter, Remus Lupin,
Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew.
Honour Clothing – E-commerce photoshoots
• Hair & Makeup Artist – May-October 2019
• Hair and Makeup on female models for online and print
catalogues for Honour Clothing. General beauty makeup and
hair, plus some wig work and Halloween themed shoot.
A Beautiful Lie – Short Film – OuterOrbit Pictures
• Hair & Makeup Designer – June 2019
• Contemporary post-apocalyptic thriller. Hair and Makeup on
two leads (Duncan Pow and Sarah Broadbent) and SFX
chemical burn makeup on soldier
Feder – Breathe – Make Up For Ever – Promo Music Video by
RANKIN
• Makeup Assistant – February 2017
• Assistant to Makeup Artist Sammy Mourabit for three dancers
plus DJ Feder
Indulge Beauty – Photo Shoot
• Make-Up Artist – Nov 2017
• Makeup artist representing Make Up For Ever on a
photoshoot to launch the Indulge Beauty website. Makeup for
two models
Kehlani – Sweet, Sexy, Savage Tour
• Makeup Artist – Birmingham date – March 2017
• Makeup for Singer Kehlani on the Birmingham date of her
2017 tour, representing Make Up For Ever
Debenhams Halloween Promo – Photoshoot
• Makeup Artist – Sept 2016
• Step by Step easy skull makeup look, photographed for
Debenhams online to promote Make Up For Ever Halloween
products and services
Star Wars Episode VIII; The Last Jedi
• Hair & Makeup Trainee – 23/06/16
• Trainee in crowd room for one day, organising supporting
artists and their continuity sheets, dirty down of hands, and
on set checks
Animal Music – I’ve Got You -Music Video
• Hair & Makeup Designer – 2016
• Short Film/am-dram style music video. Hair and makeup on
two main leads and theatrical “Demon” makeup.
Animal Music – Animal Cage – Music Video
• Hair & Makeup Assistant – 2015
• Assistant to makeup artist, male grooming and sfx, blood,
sweat and fake tattoos
Style Birmingham Live – Fashion Show
• Makeup Designer – Sept 2015
• Makeup Designer and artist heading up a team of 5 artists
for a fashion show in central Birmingham, representing Make
Up For Ever
Pippa Lee Photography Studio
• Hair & Makeup Artist – 2014-2016
• Lead hair and makeup artist for a portrait photography studio,
shooting contemporary portraits of women of all ages
Education
Foundation Certificate in Hair and Makeup Artistry – The Iver Makeup Academy
Intro to SFX and Prosthetics with Stuart Bray
Make Up For Ever Level 1 + 2 Certification
Art and Design Foundation Diploma – University of Salford
Years of Experience
- Hair Dressing Less than a year
- SFX 3 years
- Prosthetics 3 years
- Barbering Less than a year
- Wig Dressing Less than a year
- Knotting Less than a year
- Airbrushing Less than a year
- Body Art 5 years
Other
- IT Skills 10 years+ Highly proficient in all word processing programs IE Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc, experienced in creating timesheets, spreadsheets and forms. Experienced also in Photoshop, Lightroom, Canva, Capture One and can edit basic HTML websites.
- Languages English, Welsh (bilingual)
- Areas can work in UK
- Driver License Full Clean
- References Liz Tagg-Wooster liz.tagg@iveracademy.co.uk
