ELIZABETTE QUEZADA
*** ***** ****** • Valley Stream, NY • 11580
Cell: 917-***-**** Email: **********.*******@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: Seek the Position of Lead Makeup Artist
SUMMARY: Highly gifted and creative Makeup Artist with years of experience in interpreting the make-up requirements of clients and in producing both a creative and technically accurate visual representation of clients requests; ensuring that models, performers, presenters and others have suitable make-up and hairstyles before they appear in front of the cameras or an audience.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
•Exceptional knowledge of advanced makeup artistry and cosmetics industry.
•Profound ability to address customer concerns, demonstrating empathy while consistently moving the customer towards commitment.
•Proven ability to be persistence, overcome obstacles, and consistently strives to improve skills and achieve goals.
•Uncommon ability to organize and control job responsibilities, particularly the accuracy and productivity related to work flow.
•In-depth ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects in fast paced environment.
•Uncommon detail oriented with excellent problem solving and follow-up skills.
•Strong interpersonal skills; remarkable ability to achieve results through team leadership.
•Excellent time management skill - knowing how long a subject will take to be made-up and working quickly and accurately in time-pressured conditions.
Professional Experience:
Music Videos:
Key Makeup Artist:
Young Joc “Wow”
Guerilla Zoe “Illusions”
Huey Dunbar “Te Amare”
Fashion Shows:
Makeup Artist:
Richie Rich Fashion Week – Spring 2011 Fashion Night Out Spring 2011 – Carolina Herrera Miss DR US Pageant 2011 Latin Mixx Conference 2011 Couture Fashion Week – Fall 2011
Richie Rich Fashion Show - Fall 2011
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week - Fall 2011
Laureluxe Spring Fashion Week - Fall 2011
Couture Fashion Week - Spring 2010
Latin Mixx Conference 2010
Columbian Fashion Week Fall 2010
Laureluxe Fall Fashion Week Fall & Spring 2010
Mun2 Fashion Show 2010
Ed Hardy Fashion Show 2009
Pulse 87 Fashion Show 2009
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Fall & Spring 2009
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008
Television:
Key Makeup Artist:
Test Shoot for MTV Tr3s “Quiero Mi Quince”
Off Broadway:
Key Makeup Artist:
“What Ever Happened to Beverly Daniels” Cast - 2010
“Queendom” – Bebe Zahara Benet (Winner of Ru-Paul’s Drag Race) & Cast - 2010
“The Vagina Monologues” Cast – 2009
Independent Films:
Key Makeup Artist:
Victor Cruz’s “La Operacion” – Winner at Latino Film Festival - 2008
Fabian Baez’s – “Buena Gente” – 2009
Melody Vendrell Rose – “Manny Mofongo Searches for Love” - 2009
Fashion Photography:
Key Makeup Artist:
Edwing DeAngelo 2010-2011 Collection
Laureluxe 200*-****-**** Collection
Jose Duran 2009-2010 Collection
Magazine Covers:
Key Makeup Artist:
International Fashion Magazine “Fusia”
Gloria Velez - Straight Stuntin Magazine 2010
Tearsheets:
Key Makeup Artist:
VIBE Magazine
YRB Magazine Straight Stuntin Magazine Fusia International Fashion Magazine Iconography Magazine DAM Magazine Honey Magazine
Competitions:
Key Makeup Artist: Redken/Naha Hair Finals
Websites:
Key Makeup Artist: www.laureluxe.com
Talent:
Miss DR USA Contestants 2011 Miss DR USA Winners 2010 & 2011 Erica Lynne (Bad Girls Club) Leesa Unique Tahiry “Video Vixen” Raquel Quezada - Miss Dominican Republic US Latina 2011
Miss NY/USA Pageant Contestants 2010
America’s Next Top Models
Model Latina Models
Model City Models
Nuestra Belleza Contestants
Urban Latino Radio Hosts
Dawn Richardson “Dirty Money”
Gloria Velez “Video Vixen”
Young Joc
Guerilla Zoe
Bebe Zahara Benet
Huey Dunbar