Katy Parsons

"Each face is a beautiful canvas and can be transformed in to anything through the art of makeup."

Katy is based in Sydney, Australia and comes with over a decade of experience in makeup artistry and hair styling. She spent years at MAC Cosmetics as an Educator/Trainer and has worked backstage at many Fashion Week shows.

As a full-time freelancer, she is on the hair and makeup team at the Nine Network Australia, has worked on TV shows such as Ninja Warrior, LegoMasters, The Voice, Parental Guidance, Love Island, Married at First Sight and the Today Show, and with brands such as Australis, PE Nation, Zimmerman, Stolen Girlfriends Club, Gregory Jewellers, Cremme Co, Mariam Seddiq and Bassike. Her work has featured on book and album covers, she has worked on music videos and fashion films and has years of experience working in live television.

Katy’s work has been published in:

Vogue
Elle
InStyle
BLACK
MindFood
Marie Claire
Elléments
Who
Woman’s Day
Australian Women’s Weekly
New Idea
Wondrous
Cake
World

Katy also has extensive experience in event makeup and hair styling for weddings, parties and red carpet events and prides herself on getting to know her clients first to ensure she is able to make them feel their very best. She has a love of fashion, art and beauty and is inspired by the careers of international makeup artists such as James Molloy, Val Garland, Terry Barber, Jo Baker and Diane Kendal.

Photo credits: Ashleigh Larden, Nicole McCluskey, Cybele Malinowski, Jedd Cooney, Freddie McHenry, Bonnie Hansen, Oliver Geier, Marissa Findlay, Emily Hlavac-Green.