Samantha Coles

Bio

Samantha is an internationally experienced makeup artist and hair stylist who lives in Melbourne and also works in London. With a portfolio that ranges from natural and classic to experimental and colourful her versatility and creativity is impressive. She has over 15 years experience in advertising and has worked on varying platforms from major UK campaigns for Dove, New Balance and Pepsi to smaller online content for local corporate companies. Samantha is one of the most internationally published makeup artist living in Australia with over fifty UK fashion editorials under her belt alone. She has been booked on London Fashion Week teams, and Haute Couture runway shows in Paris since 2016. For SS19 she ran her own makeup team for a haute couture show (Khyeli) and for SS24 she ran the makeup team for the opening show of London Fashion Week for the Emmy Award winning designer Jeff Garner’s brand Prophetik. She was also the Key makeup artist for a fashion film for Nick Knight’s SHOWstudio (Fashion Fetish, ‘Love Is A State of Mind’) and has worked on look books and ecom shoots for many brands including ASOS, Boohoo and COS. Her celebrity clients have included David Beckham, Machine Gun Kelly, Snoop Dogg, Taika Waititi, Amy Jackson, Ruby Rose, Guy Pearce, Joel Edgerton, Aisling Franciosi, Rebel Wilson, Emma Thompson, Alison Wonderland, Ed Skrein, Eden Hazard, Magda Szubanski, Tina Arena, NOT3S, Loski, Yxng Bane and Steel Banglez. Samantha has worked on red carpet events such as the BATFAS, The BRIT awards as well as Bvlgari, Burberry, and Cartier events in London. Not to mention numerous Logies in Australia. Her VIP clients have also included Australia’s former Prime Minister Julia Gillard and many other government officials. She has also worked with international sports teams including the UK cricket team, UK premier league football teams, Australian Cricket, AFL, the Socceroos, Formula One drivers and several Rugby teams. She has done campaigns for both Nike and New Balance with high profile Olympians and athletes. Her additional TV work includes: Clickbait (Netflix), Dancing With The Stars, Masterchef, Neighbours, 5 Bedrooms, The Leftovers (HBO), The Project, BBC, The Biggest Loser, Healthy Cooks, The Nowhere Boys, Thank God You’re Here, The Footy Show, Ten News, ABC News, RHOM and Ex On The Beach: Body SOS. Apart from her makeup and hair credentials she also has a certificate in Infection Control Training (especially relevant to COVID19), a certificate in Workplace Infection Control Training, Public Liability Insurance and a Working With Children’s Check making her an asset for any shoot.