Wedding Hair & Makeup / Health & Beauty / Something Special Cape Town South Africa - Carmen Basson

Carmen is a young, professional freelance make-up artist based in Cape Town.  Having qualified at The Make-Up Issue Cape Town, she specialises in a variety of make-up techniques including bridal, fashion, photographic, beauty/ glamour, periods, theatre and special effects. 

Carmen has always had a passion for make-up and style and believes that there is no excuse for not maintaining a good overall appearance.  She started experimenting with make-up at a young age and has since then continuously refined her technique through keeping up to date with the latest trends and style standards for the benefit of her clientele.  Her down to earth personality, flexible work ethic (she travels to your location for consultations) as well as a good sense of humour ads to the comfortability clients feels when under her brush stroke.

She insists on using only the highest quality products to ensure the best results (whether on film or in real life) and all products in her make-up kit are carefully selected for the utmost quality and suitability for the project at hand.  Her individualistic approach brings out the natural beauty of each client - no matter your gender, ethnicity or character portrayal.