Elizabeth Hsieh Make Up Artist

Elizabeth Hsieh began in medicine and retrained as a makeup artist, studying at the Glauca Rossi School of Fashion and Photographic Make-Up in central London, where she now teaches. More than nineteen years on, she works as a one-person service for brides in London, across the UK and overseas.

Her fashion background is substantial. She worked backstage at the couture shows in New York, Milan, London and Paris beside Pat McGrath, Charlotte Tilbury and Gucci Westman, and was then invited to join Val Garland as her full-time first assistant. Credits include Vogue Arabia, Vogue Italia, Vogue Philippines, ELLE, GQ Style and L'Oréal Paris, plus music videos for Sam Smith with Kim Petras and for Joss Stone.

Alongside that career she keeps a wedding portfolio with galleries that name forty-six weddings, each with its own gallery. Venues range from Dartmouth House, Four Seasons Park Lane and Corinthia London to Hampton Court Palace, Coworth Park, Notley Abbey and Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, and the list includes a civil wedding in Lisbon and a ceremony at Westminster Cathedral.

Her approach to a wedding morning is calm and personal. A full consultation and trial come first, and on the day she looks after the bride, bridesmaids and mothers, stays for touch-ups and can change the look for an evening outfit. She draws on twenty-seven product houses, among them Chanel, Dior, Charlotte Tilbury, Armani Beauty, Pat McGrath Labs, Tom Ford and YSL, choosing by what suits each skin rather than by a single house style.