The first of our Professionals is Jo Saville, who’s one of our Aussie Makeup Artists for our upcoming Aussie events. You can check out her work here.

How did you get your first break in the industry?
I assisted different make up artists after I trained; eventually the hard (and often free) work paid off and I got to work on some amazing photo shoots and TV programmes, and I have been lucky enough to continue from there.

Who or what inspired you to become a makeup artist?
Firstly, I have always loved make up! Secondly, A fascination with magazines and celebrities style! I could look at magazines endlessly, always getting inspired from photographs, wanting to be able to re-create looks that I had seen. Now I get to create the different looks myself on a day to day basis and work in such an exciting industry; I still have to pinch myself to believe that this is my job.

What has been your most exciting assignment to date?
Probably one of my first jobs – I loved working on City of Vice, it was a Channel 4 Programme. It was my first TV assignment and I loved the whole experience, something different to anything I had ever done. Also getting my first Front Cover – I loved every moment of the shoot, I enjoyed the pressure of knowing that if we got it right it would make the front cover, and seeing the end results was so exciting and rewarding.

Who’s been the best celebrity to work with?
Everyone who I have worked with to date has been so lovely.

Who or what has been your biggest disaster?
Embarrassingly, asking a lead actor if he could help me clean up a spillage as I thought he was the cleaner! He kindly obliged…it wasn’t until later on set I realised who it was!

If you could pass on one Makeup artist secret, what would it be?
Less is more for any look!

What are the key looks for Summer?
Fresh faced, radiant skin is a key look (and one that will never date). Pastel shades are making a come back over summer; a soft glowing flush on cheeks and pinks and corals for the lips.

What celebrities are really working the look this year?
Lauren Conrad, Kate Bosworth, Kate Hudson – all fresh faced and glowing!

Which celebrity have you always wanted to work with?
Meryl Streep and Julie Walters; I just love them!

If you weren’t a makeup artist / hair stylist, what would you be doing instead?
It would have to be something rewarding, perhaps a form of charity work, helping people or children in need. The most amazing days in my job so far that will stay with me forever have been those spent making people feel better than they ever have, bringing back confidence that has sometimes been lost through illness or hardships in life, through something as simple as a makeover. If I could do that every day for people that would be a dream come true.