Hello! I’m a hairstylist, makeup artist and nutritionist, making me a little obsessed with all things health and clean beauty.
I’m inspired by creating healthy and glowing skin, focusing on using products with skin loving ingredients that avoid the nasties. Dedicated to researching, practising and applying the best techniques, natural products and lifestyle tips to help you feel and look your best self.
My passion for hair and makeup has always been about the transformation, not only how you look but how you wish to show up in the world. The name Mae You Be is a reflection of who you choose to be - happy, healthy, beautiful.
Location
My family and I moved from Sydney’s Inner West to the Southern Highlands, enjoying the tree change with more space, care-free hair and wearing less makeup, my man, 3 girls and I love it.
Based in Mittagong, I’m mobile, travelling to Bowral, Berrima, Mossvale, Exeter, Robertson and surrounding areas.
Career
After finishing hair and makeup college in 1998 and gaining Sydney photography and film experience - first feature I worked on was ‘Babe’, I packed up my makeup kit for London, where I would spend the next 8 years perfecting my skills in the world of fashion, television and film. I became a hair and makeup manager for a photographic studio and also freelanced regularly for television documentaries and programs across the UK.
Returning to Sydney I continued to freelance while working extensively in the film industry as a casting agent for actors, extras and models, working with Australias leading casting directors for films such as Paradise Lost, Don’t be afraid of the dark, Narnia and Red Dog.
Having currently over 20 years experience in makeup artistry, I had the desire to understand more about inner beauty and how to feed the skin. In 2014 I completed an Adv Dip in Nutritional Medicine at ACNT, this allowed me to gain insight on how to feel and look your best from the inside out. As a constant learner I have completed more study with the Skin Nutrition Institute.
In 2012, I launched Mae You Be, a place where I could share my knowledge and experience of beauty and health, through makeup artistry, hairstyling and skin nutrition consultations.
Recent clients
Australian Consolidated Press (ACP), Tree of Life, Fitness First, Complete Wedding Magazine, Rush mag, Ms London Magazine, London Fashion week, Channel 5, Discovery Channel, Sky TV, Ideal World, Lion TV, Zoot TV, Sony Ericsson, Uncle Toby’s, Kellogg’s, Wayne Cooper – Designer, The Mint Partners PR, Mud Media Productions, World of Wonder Productions, Thorough Media Solutions, Ethical Strategies, Akktival, Zanui.
Australian celebrities
Michelle Bridges, Melissa Hoyer, Alyssa-Jane Cook, Roger Climpson, Wally Lewis, Mark Gyer, Wayne Cooper, Merrick and Dooles, Monty (radio presenters), Charlotte Dawson, The Block Contestants, Biggest Loser Contestants, Australian idol contestants.
