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Tara Hickman

Hair & Makeup
Mens Grooming

Tara Hickman is a top make-up artist for Film and TV, Music, Fashion, and Red Carpet. With over 18 years of experience, she has established an impressive volume of work and developed her unique wholesome approach, which inspires true loyalty from her clients.

Having worked for Sony Music for 10 years, Tara had the opportunity to meet and be inspired by numerous make-up artists, ultimately deciding to follow her true passion and dream.

After training at the Award-Winning Glauca Rossi School of Makeup, Tara began working with artists like Usher and John Legend and other R&B artists on their music videos, traveling with them and creating iconic looks. Her outstanding work quickly led her into the world of Film and TV, where she became the go-to person for actors such as Rami Malek, Sally Hawkins, Riz Ahmed, James McAvoy, Rosamund Pike, Gemma Arteton, and many more.

Working on Strictly Come Dancing for 13 years was the ultimate and most rewarding challenge for Tara. She loved collaborating with other creatives to produce the perfect looks for each performance. It was a unique opportunity for Tara to combine her years of experience in music, her love of fashion, and make-up by assembling mood boards and seeing them come alive.

Tara's exceptional work ethic, endless energy, and intrinsic desire to bring creativity to her clients and help them shine in their unique way have earned her dedicated clients for over 10-15 years. She has travelled the world as a personal make-up artist for celebrity clients, including stars of X-Men, Star Trek, and The Mission Impossible films.

As a guest teacher at Delamar Academy of Make-Up and Hair, Tara inspires her students to look back into history, explore vintage fashion magazines, pop music videos, art, and anything that broadens their horizons. As she says, "beauty is in everything and everyone – you’ve just got to see it."

Tara's work has been published in GQ, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, L'uomo, Elle Magazine, Gentleman's Journal, BA Highlife, i-D, TIME Magazine, Red, Stylist, The Times Style & Culture, Dazed & Confused, Hunger, Men's Health, and Glamour.

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