Astrid Kearney – International Makeup & Hair Designer, Creative Director, Beauty Educator, Writer and polymath.
Based in London, Astrid thrives at the intersection of artistry and project led briefs.
She leads large teams, shaping shows, campaigns, and commercial projects, while also going backstage in her editorial and writer era – producing articles, shooting content, and mentoring illustrators and emerging creatives at major fashion weeks, including London, Paris, Copenhagen, and Ireland, as well as high-profile product launches.
A devoted educator, she designs courses and inspires students worldwide. Her mission is to redefine visual storytelling and commercial innovation with empathy, always leaving her unique flair at the heart of every project.
ADVERTISING/COMMERCIALS
Preen, Gharani Strok, Julia Clancey, Ultima II, Olay, Firetrap, Lee Jeans, Anya Hindmarch, Lulu Guinness, Bella Freud, Wallis, Jaguar, BMW, Moet & Chandon, Ravel, Charnos, Debenhams, Jane Shilton, Wallis, Toni & Guy, Mahogany, McDonalds, Barclaycard, Orange, T-Mobile, Cadbury, Samsung, Dorothy Perkins
EDITORIAL
125 Magazine, Grazia, Vogue (UK, US & Spanish), ID Magazine, Harpers & Queen, Elle, Tatler, Sunday Times Style, Saturday Times, Esquire, Select, Conde Nast Traveller, Cream Australia, FHM Collections, Mixmag, You Magazine, Telegraph Magazine, Guardian Magazine, Marie Claire, Avant-Garde Magazine, Golfpunk, She Magazine, Babiekins, Saplings, Doolittle Magazine, Kikimora Magazine
FILM/DRAMA
Trauma (Director Marc Evans), Age Of Stupid (Director Franny Armstrong),Canoeman (Director Norman Hull), Holy Warriors (BBC2), The Real Gladiators (Channel 5/ Discovery), The Mysterious Death of Cleopatra (Channel 5/ Discovery), Columbus (Discovery), Lost Leonardo (BBC2), The Lost Fleet of Kubla Khan (Channel 5/Discovery), Rameses-Death of the First Born (Channel 5/Discovery), Seven Wonders of Egypt, Greece & Rome (Channel5/Discovery), Alexander (Channel 5/Discovery), The Venice Film Festival
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Lorenzo Agius, Paul Kirwan, Gustavo Papaleo, Tom Brown, Creative Director Lyndsay Milne McLeod, Ross Shields & Rick Guest, Kevin Davis, Lee Strickland, Sandrine Dulermo & Michael Labica, Alberto Badalamenti, Wolfgang Mustain, Frederick Richoux, Henrik Jessen, Peter Zownir, Ursula Steiger, Luke Foreman, Leonie Freeman, Tony Lord, Nichole Nodland, Steve Shipman, Jasper James, Tom Howard, Andrew Farrar, Barry J Holmes, Chris Lopez, Kevin Peschke, David Loftus, Mark Todd, Steve Read, David Scheinmann, Sabine Villiard, Chidi Achara, John Stoddart, Julian Marshall, Muir Vidler
CELEBRITIES/MUSIC
Sienna Miller, Daryl Hannah, Cuba Gooding Jr, Michael Madson, Pete Postlethwaite, Martin Freeman, Damian Lewis, Joan Allen, Steven Spielberg, Alan Parker, Jonathan Demme, Gregory Hoblit, Richard Curtis, Keeley Hawes, Saskia Reeves, Julie Dreyfus, Jeffrey Tambor, Bernard Hill, Melanie Sykes, Penny Lancaster, Matthew Reys, James Lance, Sir John Major, Robbie Williams, Lenny Kravitz, Catatonia, Faithless, Badly Drawn Boy, Tom Jones, Jamelia, Holly Valance, Beth Orton, Zero 7, Richard Branson, Jessica Hynes, Jaime Winstone
JUNKETS
The Terminal, The Manchurian Candidate, School of Rock, The Grinch, Love Actually, The Fighting Temptations, When the Sky Falls, Hart’s War, Peter Pan
LECTURING/HEAD OF DEPARTMENT/COURSE WRITER/CREATIVE DIRECTOR
- London College of Style
Makeup Director/Head of Department/Course Writer
http://londoncollegeofstyle.com/ - London College of Fashion
Associate Lecturer/External Accessor - London School of Makeup
Lecturer/Masterclasses for Pro Artists (China & India)
http://www.london-school-of-makeup.com/ - LA College of Creative Arts (LA London Dublin)
Masterclasses/Course Writer
http://www.lacollegeofcreativearts.com/ - London School of Beauty and Make Up
Lecturer
http://www.beauty-school.co.uk/ - Delamar Academy Ealing Studios
Head of Fashion Department /Lecturer/Course Writer - Final Checks Academy
Creative Director/Course Writer/Masterclasses
https://www.finalchecksacademy.com - The Central School of Make-up
Masterclasses
https://www.centralschoolofmakeup.co.uk
