VIRNA
New york, New York
United States
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General information
Makeup has always intrigued me. A face to me is the ultimate canvas...Instinctively, my heart, spirit and soul converge to bring forth ultimate beauty.
BEAUTY AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL!
If you have any questions, I can be reached at: 917-374-6365
Experience
Level of Experience: Very Experienced
VIRNA MEJIA-ACOSTA
Cell: 917-374-6365
www.BeautybyVirna.com
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MAKE UP ARTIST
Summary of Qualifications:
• More than fourteen years of professional experience as a Make Up Artist
• Excellent track record as a Make Up Artist for film, music videos television and print
• Ability to work with all skin tones and perform light special effects (cuts, bruises and scars)
• Proficient with Airbrushing and HD,- Certified- Lia Shcorr School - 2009
Make Up Experience
Key Make-Up Artist Shi Studios New York, NY
June 2000 – Present
Work with established photographer Dorothy Shi
• Make-Up/Hair for headshots/fashion models (digital Format / film)
• Work with Soap Opera and Children agencies.
• Retouching models prints for a modeling agency
• Occasional styling
• Conduct makeup classes for private clients
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Currently Freelancing For:
Platon—2010- Makeup and Hair for Jazz singer Ute Lemper
Maurizio Bacci…..Babaldi.coms- 333 West 39th Street
Karol Duclous…..Karol Duclous photography- 400 East 2nd Avenue
Nathan Heyward Photography…wwwNathanHeyward.com
Kiki Cardenas Photography…www.KikiCardenas.com
Beauty Editor / Writer Urban Box Office New York, NY
August 1999 – December 2001
• Generated Latin content for an online magazine
• Produced photo shoots for online viewing.
• Directed and produced online content
Freelance Make-Up Artist STILA Cosmetics/Estee Laueder,New York, NY
July 1999 – December 2001
• Took part in company promotions
• Conducted make-up applications at major department and Sephora stores.
MUSIC VIDEOS
George Lamond/Jurare
BigActs,Little Acts
Bet Your man Can’t triz/Big Pun
Her We Go/Product, Cameo: Wyclef
Phone Tap/The Firm- Cameo:Dr. Dre
Cross My Heart/Killa Priest
Rapper’s delight/Eric Sermon
Guantanamera/The Fugees
Ms. America/David Burns (Talking Heads)
Tribute to Big Poppa (Biggie Smalls)/Tye Lox
Step by Step/Whitney Houston
I Believe in Miracles/Whitney Houston
The World Go By/Maxi priest
COMMERCIALS
MTV Promo Spots
Chase (In Spanish)
College network
Starret City – Promo
Sears
Robinhood organization
Oxygen Channel
Comedy Central
ABC – Promo Spots
Showtime – Starring Chris Elliot
NewsBroadcast
Commercial for DVT-Deep Vein Thrombis- Starring Melanie Bloom
TELEVISION
Burston and marstellar- Makeup for spokes person: Melanie Bloom (DVT)
News Broadcast
Freelance 2001- present promos/news for web (Hot jobs)
PRINTS
Dove- PRO-Age- Real Beauty- July 27, 2007
DNR Men’s Fashion Magazine
Modern Bride
Latina Magazine
XXL
Fairchild Publication – Children’s Business
Kleinfelds- New York Times- Fashion
Jazz at Lincoln Center- Photos of Wynton Marsalis
EVENTS
Ringo Starr King Biscuit Records
IMTA Competition – 2001 Hired by John Robert Powers
Lauryn Hill – The Fugees Hammerstein Ballroom
Wyclef Various appearances 1998 – Present
Billy Jean King Emcee- Jazz Lincoln Center- 11/2009
INDEPENDENT FILMS
Layin Low Starring Edie Falco, Jeremy Piven 1997
Ten Benny Starring Adrian Brody 1996
NYU Student Films
EDUCATION
LaGuardia Community College 1984 – 1986
STILA Make-Up training
MAC Make-Up training
Awake Make-Up training
Makeup-Up Forever
Airbrushing- Certified
SKILLS
MS Word for windows 9.0, windows 98, Microsoft Outlook, Content Publishing System (CPS), Internet Savvy, bilingual in Spanish, Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Portfolio and References are available upon request.
