Face2Face Makeup Awards reward extraordinary makeup artists for their craft, creativity, and passion. Created to be embraced by artists as a supportive and inclusive space to put their skills under the pressure of competition, the Awards provide a platform to grow as an artist at any level.
Learn a little about our judges who have already been in your shoes.
Isabelle De Vries
Makeup Artist and Creative Director of theFace2Face Awards
Internationally recognised, multi-award-winning makeup artist & Isabelle De Vries challenges trends and stereotypes of beauty and has gained recognition from the industry’s elite.
Isabelle specialises in editorial makeup, as well as makeup for; beauty, runway, bridal, and advertising, and has established herself as the “Gloss Queen” and started the trend “Buttery Skin” as seen in Allure & Glamour Magazine to name a few. As an educator, Isabelle is fun, hands-on, and down-to-earth. Her Signature Masterclass has taken her to L.A., NYC, London, France, and Croatia as well as presenting as a guest artist in Lithuania for “The Makeup Lovers Festival” and in NY for “The Makeup Show”.
Isabelle is excited to be the New Creative Director of the 2025 Face2Face Awards.
A true creator & innovator of her art, Isabelle De Vries has become a household name in the industry.
Pearlin McCarthy
Multi-Award Winning Hair & Makeup Artist
Pearlin McCarthy is a Perth-born hair and makeup artist with over 20 years of experience, well known in the bridal industry for both hair and makeup. She specializes in bridal, special events, and creative makeup, with a reputation for her signature Hollywood Waves, earning her the title of one of Perth’s “Wave Queens.”
A multi-award-winning artist, Pearlin has won numerous national competitions, including Australian Bridal and Special Event Makeup Artist of the Year (2023) and Bridal Hairstylist of the Year (2024). Her expertise keeps her in high demand, with bookings secured well in advance.
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Martha Mok
Multi-Award Winning Hair & Makeup Artist, Trainer & Super Confidence Coach
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Martha Mok is a highly acclaimed hair and makeup artist, known for her exceptional skill and passion for sharing her expertise with others. Her reputation as an international trainer has taken her to many corners of the globe, where she has exchanged knowledge and ideas with clients and fellow artists alike. Martha has a particular flair for Asian and mature makeup techniques, and she is devoted to empowering women of all ages to feel confident and beautiful. With numerous awards and accolades to her name, Martha's talent and commitment to her craft make her a sought-after artist and educator in the beauty industry.
Danessa Myricks
Makeup artist, photographer, and entrepreneur
As a makeup artist, photographer, and entrepreneur, Danessa Myricks is one of the most influential leaders in the beauty industry and is widely credited for leading groundbreaking product development for some of the most popular brands before launching her own brand, Danessa Myricks Beauty, in 2015.
Starting out as a self-taught makeup artist, Myricks learned how to use products in unconventional ways to create extraordinary looks. She began to teach her techniques to artists, quickly defining herself as a leading educator in the beauty space. Her corporate journey further revealed what she personally knew – that the world of makeup still felt not inclusive to many. So, she decided to reimagine the beauty landscape and launched her own inclusive brand.
Referred to as the “Willy Wonka of Beauty”, Myricks takes a revolutionary approach to product development resulting in award-winning, innovative, multi-use products. She continues to push the industry forward with innovative makeup products that are beloved worldwide. To date, Danessa Myricks Beauty has been awarded over 80 accolades including Allure Best of Beauty, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List, and Oprah Daily Awards to name a few.
Myricks remains rooted in her artistry as her brand expands around the world, keeping community-building at the forefront. As CEO, she runs the business based on a mission to build confidence through beauty and she powers a global community on the foundation of love, creativity, and diversity. But the most rewarding part of her work is receiving inspiring words from people that previously felt underrepresented, unseen or ignored by beauty brands now finally land at a brand made for all, Danessa Myricks Beauty.
“Spread love, it’s the DMB way!”
With a reputation for genuine artistic originality and versatility delivered with inimitable personal quirk, Chereine Waddell has several key industry accolades to her name including MAGAP Australian Makeup Artist of the Year 2023, MAGAP Creative Makeup Artist of the Year 2023, 2020 and 2109, MAGAP Beauty Makeup Artist of the Year 2023 as well as AHFA Makeup Artist of the Year 2016. Her skill is such that she has been proudly placed number one on judge’s scorecards by global industry icons Val Garland and Dotti.
With a strong background in fashion, fine arts, and SFX it was Chereine’s innate understanding and appreciation for colour, design, and technique that drove her into a makeup career. With a holistic approach to her craft, she oscillates fluidly between commercial and editorial work, working alongside esteemed hair, fashion, and beauty photographers, with work published in Elle China, Vogue Italia online, Culture, Oyster, Peppermint, Laud, The Journal, Lucy, Factice, Vulkan, Schön and many more. Her role as Beauty Editor for Australian hair fashion and beauty magazine Laud also saw her orchestrating creative shoots and editorials while regularly conducting industry interviews, creating community between the fine art and fashion worlds.
An advocate for sharing knowledge, teaching has always played an important role in her vocational path. A 10-year tenure across various private and public makeup colleges has seen her take on the role of Make-Up Educator charged with the cultivation of the next-gen and mentoring aspiring artists. She regularly collaborates in workshops with clients including International Makeup Lovers, Studio 10, TAFE NSW, Pedestrian TV, Secret Fox education, Beauty Expo, and The Show Sydney.
Challenging artistic boundaries with efficiency, skill, and balance, Chereine inspires and excites the senses by enhancing beauty in its many forms, the boundaries of imagination the only ceiling to her creative thought processes. While her signature looks are bold and sometimes daring, her ability to simultaneously create stunningly fresh and flawless faces positions her at the forefront of beauty shoot appointments and eagerly engaged by photographers who insist on complexion perfection.
2021 saw the launch her first coffee table book entitled Beyond The Face, a highly personal anecdote presenting a creative catalogue of over 60 make-up images, accompanied by personal inspirational stimulus. Beyond The Face is available at chereinewaddell.com where she has also released her first collection of online educational makeup videos, suited to the novice or the pro wanting to learn or upskill in makeup for photography.
Chereine is based in Sydney, Australia where she shares her life with her fashion photographer husband Jarred Stedman, and their pug Popsicle.
With two decades of makeup experience combined with a background in Beauty Therapy, Penny Antuar’s signature makeup looks have taken her around the globe where she has worked on countless photoshoots and become a mainstay backstage at New York, Paris and Australian Fashion Weeks. She incorporates current trends and precise application with an effortless natural style, sharing her expert advice in an authoritative yet approachable manner making her one of Australia’s most in-demand makeup artists. A leading voice and expert in the beauty industry internationally, Penny’s superb makeup skills and stunning imagery are showcased beautifully on her well-established Instagram feed and throughout her portfolio.
