Laura Barrow

Cinema Makeup Artist

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LAURA BARROW

MAKEUP ARTIST & LICENSED ESTHETICIAN

AWARDS

  • 2018 Louisiana Film Prize Grand Prize Winner – Man from Mars – Key HMUA 
  • 2018 Louisiana Film Prize top 5 – Memoir – Department Head HMUA
  • 2017 Louisiana Film Prize Grand Prize Winner and Oscar-qualifying short film – The Bespoke Tailoring of Mister Bellamy – Department Head HMUA
  • 2007 & 2008 Citiscapes Magazine two years in a row nominated as a top wedding makeup artist in Arkansas

CREDITS

  • Son of Monsterpalooza Event Volunteer 2025
  • El Dorado Film Festival Old Age Technique Stretch & Stipple workshop leader February, 2025
  • LA Fashion Show Makeup Artist runway Sass Film Studios 2024, 2025
  • The Boxoffice Company/Webedia Team Makeup/Hair Artist photoshoot Olivier Pojzman photographer 2025
  • House of Karma (in production feature) Key Makeup Artist/Department Head Golden Artists Entertainment 2025
  • The Lover SFX Key Makeup Artist (short) Sugy & the Movie Company 2024
  • Student Project Arts Center Pasadena Key Makeup/Hair Artist (Commercial/Industrial) Philip Moon 2024
  • Haunt of Halloween Makeup Artist SFX/Zombie Lab (Haunt) Entertainment Inc. Tracy Perry 2021-2024
  • The Pageant of Masters Makeup Artist Summer Volunteer (Theatre) Irvine Bowl Laguna Beach, CA Summers 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Lend Me a Tenor Makeup/Hair Artist (Theatre) South Arkansas Arts Center 2019
  • South Arkansas Tourism Key HMUA(Music Video/ Commercial) Jonnie Stapleton 2019
  • The Man from Mars Key Makeup/Hair Artist (short) Jonnie Stapleton Film 2018
  • Memoir Department Head Makeup/Hair Artist (short) Bespoke Works Production Company 2018 
  • South Arkansas Tourism Key HMUA(Music Video/ Commercial) Jonnie Stapleton 2018
  • The Bespoke Tailoring of Mister Bellamy Department Head Makeup/Hair Artist (short) Bespoke Works Production Company-1960s period makeup
  • Chicago Makeup/Hair Artist (Theatre) South Arkansas Arts Center 2017
  • Seussical the Musical Makeup/Hair Artist (Theatre) South Arkansas Arts Center 2011

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Laguna Beach High School Drama Dept taught character makeup and zombie workshops 2022-2023

Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters Makeup Artist 2021-2023

El Dorado Film Festival Executive Director 2014-2018

Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company, Los Angeles founding member 2003

EDUCATION

Cinema Makeup School – Makeup Artistry
Louisiana Tech University – Theatre (Costume Shop & Acting)
Santa Monica College – Esthetics

MAKEUP SKILLS

Sanitation
Set Etiquette
Continuity
Budget planning
Research for period/genre
Male Grooming
Contouring
Lash Application / Extensions
Color Correction
Prosthetics
Sewing

Brow Shaping
Spray Tanning
Special FX
Burns
Cuts
Bruises
Wounds
Scars
Transfers
Hairstyling

ESTHETICIAN RESUME

ZO SKIN HEALTH, Beverly Hills – ESTHETICIAN (MARCH 2024-May 2025 )

  • Reached or exceeded monthly sales goals 
  • Kept a well organized and sanitized treatment space
  • Excellent guest service skills
  • Assisting in front desk tasks and operations tasks daily
  • Stocked retail and backbar supplies
  • Esthetician services: Chemical peels, facial treatments, body treatments 

SYCAMORE SPA, Laguna Beach, CA – ON CALL ESTHETICIAN & MAKEUP ARTIST (June 2021-January 2025)

  • Bridal and special occasion makeup 
  • Esthetics skills and specialties include: Eyelash extensions, HydraDermabrasion, Dermaplane, Facial and body waxing, and chemical peels
  • Keeping a well organized and clean treatment space
  • Excellent guest service skills

 SPA ON MAIN & MEDISPA ON MAIN, El Dorado, AR – ESTHETICIAN, MAKEUP ARTIST, SPRAY TANNING, AND MANAGER (April 2011- March 2020)

  • Esthetics skills and specialties include: Novalash extensions, diamond tip microdermabrasion, HydraFacial MD, chemical peels, micropeels,face and body waxing, South Seas spray tans, M’lis body wraps, body treatments, essential oils, spa rituals and Makeup artistry AND sales, Murad skincare products, and ZO Skin Health products
  • Managed between 8 to 15 employees at any given time
  • Management included: Inventory, purchase orders, payroll, bookkeeping, employee schedules,  created manuals, created the service menu and seasonal specials, all hiring, managing and training every employee
  • Created protocols for facials, nails, massage, hair, makeup, spray tans, body treatments
  • Organized, controlled and ordered all back bar supplies and products

PINK PAPAYA AVEDA SALON AND SPA, Fayetteville, AR – ESTHETICIAN/SPA MANAGER (June 2005-2008)

  • NovaLash eyelash extensions(certified in 2006), tinting of eyebrows/lashes, facials, body treatments, full body waxing, and makeup artistry
  • Skincare and Makeup Sales
  • Promoted to manager for the last year employed

BURKE WILLIAMS DAY SPA, Sherman Oaks, CA – FRONT DESK/BATH ATTENDANT (2003-2005)

  • Checked guests in and out for spa services, scheduled appointments, gave spa tours, maintained an orderly and efficient front desk
  •  Assisted with spa baths and maintaining amenities for guests
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