SALLY TOWNSEND. BEAUTY BLOG
My name is Sally, and I’m an addict. My substance of choice? Cosmetics. I’m a freelance makeup artist, and writer. So go on, enable me in my addiction – read my blog and spend some time with my portfolio. Get acquainted.
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Sally Townsend Makeup Artistry uses a range of the best professional products on the market. Not limiting herself to one particular brand, Sally has selected products individually from a range of brands, such as M.A.C, Napoleon, Gorgeous, Estee Lauder, Harlotte Cosmetics, Shu Uemura and more. Sally specialises in airbrush makeup application, using the world’s leading hi definition airbrush makeup brand, Temptu.
BRIDAL
On your wedding day, you want to stand out from the crowd and look like your most stunning self. Well, why not? The anticipation of this day has consumed you for quite some time. Not to sound cliché about it, but if you’re anything like the rest of us, you dreamed of this day as a little girl, you finally found the right man, he proposed and you’ve put your heart and soul into planning the event of the year. Now it’s time to bask in the attention of your guests and your new husband as they ooh and ah over you and your unparalleled beauty. Oh, and, you know, get married and stuff.
You know what you need? A brilliant makeup artist to spiff you up good and proper. Enter Sally Townsend Makeup Artistry. Based on the Sunshine Coast, Sally’s talent and eye for detail will have you walking down the aisle in absolute confidence and feeling like the most special bride in the world on your wedding day. Sally specialises in airbrush makeup for weddings. Airbrush makeup is kind of like magic – it gives a flawless finish with great coverage, while feeling remarkably lightweight. It stays exactly where it should throughout the day and night. And the best part – it’s waterproof, so even if you shed a few tears, your makeup will stay put.
Sally prides herself on putting together a makeup design to compliment each individual bride’s features, and personal style. Her easy-going nature and focus on your needs is just the ticket on your wedding day to ensure you enjoy every part of preparing for your nuptials in a stress-free, relaxed atmosphere.
In addition to makeup artistry, Sally can sort you out with hair styling, making it incredibly simple to get ready on your wedding day.
PRICING
Regular application makeup – $80*
Airbrush application makeup – $95*
Full bar false lashes – $20
Bride’s trial – $60**
*Flat fee for brides, bridesmaids, mothers, friends etc. Includes individual lashes for the bride. A travel fee may incur if outside my usual area of service.
** Trial price is calculated at a lower cost if you come to my home studio. If travel is required, an additional fee may be incurred.
FORMAL
Heading to an elegant formal event? Whether it’s a school graduation, or business awards night, you want to look your best. Sally Townsend Makeup Artistry can create a makeup look that compliments your features and your formal dress. You can choose from the organic makeup application or airbrush makeup application.
For your formal, why not have a little fun and design a makeup look with Sally that becomes so much a part of your look that’s it’s like an accessory to compliment your ensemble? Think airbrush with lace, a pattern of gems, feathers and netting. Getting creative with your look can give you an edge and have you standing out from the crowd. Go on, go out with a bang!
PRICING
Regular application makeup – $80*
Airbrush application makeup – $95*
Full bar false lashes – $20
Hair styling – starts at $60
Makeup Trial – $60**
Hair Trial – $50**
*. Includes individual lashes. A travel fee may incur if outside my usual area of service.
** Trial price is calculated at a lower cost if you come to my home studio. If travel is required, an additional fee may be incurred.
Sally Townsend Makeup Artistry offers a high school formal discounted price for students of $10 off usual price.
BRIDAL & FORMAL TRIALS
To achieve the perfect look you want to achieve for your special day, it is strongly advised to book in for a trial. This is the perfect opportunity for you to communicate to Sally exactly what you want for your wedding day or formal event. During your trial, you can expect to:
* Have a full consultation to design your makeup look by looking at images, discussing the colours and style used throughout the rest of your event and deciding upon organic or airbrush makeup application
* Take photos of your look for reference on the day
* Make a list of the products used for duplication on the day
* Have a skin assessment and receive skincare advice
* Discuss touch-up kit
* Receive Sally’s handy foolproof checklist for event preparation
PRICING
Both regular application and airbrush application – $60*
* Trial price is calculated at a lower cost if you come to my home studio. If travel is required, an additional fee may be incurred.
Sally Townsend Makeup Artistry offers a high school formal discounted price for students of $10 off usual price.
PORTRAIT/PORTFOLIO SHOOTS
If you are having family photos, glamour photos, e-portraits or model/actress/singer portfolio photos taken, you can look your absolute best with professional makeup. Both Sally’s traditional and airbrush makeup foundations are designed for hi definition work in front of a camera. This ensures you get the best final product possible for your photographic project.
Sally regularly works with several fabulous photographers based on the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Gold Coast areas, who all say Sally’s makeup is a dream to work with, making their post-shoot retouching job easy. Her attention to detail is second to none and focus on that perfectly flawless skin we all dream of makes for a beautiful result.
PRICING
Mon-Thurs special – $60 makeup only, $100 hair and makeup*
Fri – Sun – regular application $80, airbrush application $95, hair styling starts from $60
Sally Townsend Makeup Artistry offers a high school formal discounted price for students of $10 off usual price.
*High school student discount does not apply to Mon-Thurs special.
MAKEUP LESSONS
Personalised makeup lessons, where you learn what you want to learn and get the answers to the questions you have been dying to ask an expert. Whether you want to look your best day-to-day at work, out for lunch with your gal pals or at school, or if you’re wanting to learn how to apply the perfect smokey eye or a more dramatic look, this is the best time and place to learn.
GROUP PACKAGE:
- 3-hour personalised makeup lesson for you and your friends*
- Detailed instruction on two makeup looks – one for day, one for night, with hands-on practical learning
- 10-piece makeup brush roll
- Mobile service – makeup studio in your home or workplace
- Each individual is encouraged to bring along their makeup bag for advice on what to keep, what to chuck, and what they need in products and brushes
- Personal colour advice on foundations, eye, cheek and lip colour for each person
- Written instructions on the looks learnt
- Skincare advice
- All of my best professional makeup artist tips and tricks!
COST: $55 per person
*Minimum 4 people. If group exceeds 8 people, a second makeup artist will be employed so each person still receives personal attention.
Great idea for a birthday party, hen’s night or wedding shower! Also a great idea for young women to learn about being flattering and appropriate with makeup design – mothers, give your teenage daughters a great start into the world of makeup!
PRIVATE TUTORIAL FOR ONE:
- 2-hour one-on-one personalised makeup lesson
- Detailed instruction on two makeup looks – one for day, one for night, with hands-on practical learning
- 10-piece makeup brush roll
- Mobile service – makeup studio in your home or workplace
- Instruction on how to use the products already in your makeup bag, plus advice on what to keep, what to chuck, and what they need in products and brushes
- Personal colour advice on foundations, eye, cheek and lip colour
- Written instructions on the looks learnt
- Skincare advice
- All of my best professional makeup artist tips and tricks!
COST: $120
More information here.
SPFX/CHARACTER
Sally is trained in SPFX makeup application for film and television. These are also useful skills to have come Halloween. So if you have a hankering to look like a pirate or an avatar, or all beat-up with blood and guts, she’s your girl.
Prices calculated on case-by-case basis, depending on the vision you have conjured up and what it will take to fulfil said vision – time, supplies, etc.
EDITORIAL/FILM/TV
Prices calculated on case-by-case basis. Variables include location, timeframe and scheduling, supplies required, etc.
THEATRE
Sally is such a theatre geek, she would be so thrilled to be asked, she would be tempted to do it for free. However, that’s no way to fill her fridge, so we’d have to work something out.