Kendra Gassner

Kendra started playing with her mom’s lipstick and mascara at 14 and soon realized she had found her calling. Several years later, after gaining some experience as a freelance makeup artist, she decided to perfect her skills and headed to LA. She completed the Journeyman Artist training at the highly-esteemed Makeup Designory in August 2000. There, she learned techniques that emphasize the skills and attention to detail required for beauty make-up application for film, high-definition television, print photography, advertising and special makeup effects such as bald cap and prosthetic application, injury simulation makeup, placing facial hair, and age progression makeup. All of this combined has provided a solid foundation in character development in a variety of beauty and film media.

When she returned to the Midwest, she decided she would serve her clients best by being a full-service makeup and hair stylist. She then went for further training and completed Cosmetology School in 2002. Since then, she’s also trained with some of the industry’s finest hair practitioners and continued to receive instruction in different makeup techniques