"There is a distinct aura to her artistry.  Her technical execution is flawless, her creativity just magical” - Val Garland Rapidly developing a reputation for genuine artistic originality and versatility delivered with inimitable personal quirk, Chereine Waddell was voted AHFA Make-Up Artist of the Year 2016 and MAGAP Creative Makeup Artist of the year 2019, being placed number one on the judge’s scorecard by none other than global industry icons Val Garland and Dotti. With a strong background in fashion, fine arts and SFX it was Chereine’s innate understanding and appreciation for colour, design and technique that initially drove her into a career in makeup. Now, with a very holistic approach to her craft, Chereine oscillates fluidly between photographic and editorial work, working alongside esteemed Hair, Fashion and Beauty photographers, with work published in Elle China, Vogue Italia online, Culture, Oyster, Peppermint, Laud, The Journal, Lucy, Factice, Vulkan, The fashion journal, Schön and the list goes on. Challenging artistic boundaries with efficiency, skill and balance, Chereine inspires and excites the senses by enhancing beauty in its many forms, the boundaries of imagination the only ceiling to her creative thought processes. While her signature looks are bold and sometimes daring, her ability to simultaneously create stunningly fresh and flawless faces positions her at the forefront of beauty shoot appointments and eagerly engaged by photographers who insist on complexion perfection. Spirited and youthful, in 2020 this talented MUA is set to launch her first book entitled Beyond the Face, a highly personal anecdote, a creative catalogue of over 60 Make Up images, accompanied by a unique personal inspirational stimulus from her childhood. Pre-release sign up available at chereinewaddell.com along with her first collection of professional educational masterclasses, suited to the novice or the pro wanting to learn, up skill or expand into makeup for photography. Chereine is based in Sydney, where she shares her life with her photographer husband Jarred Stedman and their pug Popsicle.