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Kayo Ishikawa

Carlton,VIC

Summary

Profile Hardworking , highly motivated and knowledgeable with 5 years of experience in makeup/beauty industry. Worked for weddings, proms, fashion and movies in Canada and Japan. 2 years of experience in cosmetic retail. Seeking to continue career as a makeup artist or retailer in beauty brand.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Professional Makeup Artist

Kirsch Makeup studio
10.2018 - 10.2019


  • Professionally applied makeup to clients for proms, weddings, and special occasions.
  • Retail for their own makeup and skincare products.


Makeup Artist

Self-employeed
01.2020 - 06.2023

Supervise/Professional Makeup Artist

Japan Studio Indi Co.,Ltd
01.2020 - 03.2021
  • Answered phone calls and emails to schedule client appointments.
  • Demonstrated and explained use of different beauty products to educate customers.


Makeup artist

AI magazine Vol
01.2021 - 01.2021
  • Applied makeup in accordance with clothing style for creative photo shoot.
  • Collaborated with professional photographer and hairstylist to create coherent images within scenes.

Supervise/Professional Makeup Artist

Cemoy
12.2021 - 12.2021
  • Professionally applied winter makeup to customers for Cemoy's pop up event.
  • Answered customer questions about products and makeup, promoted key items.

Professional Makeup Artist

Aweso Co.,Ltd
04.2021 - 05.2023
  • Applied makeup in accordance with clothing style and season.


Supervise/Supervisor/Lead Makeup Artist

AEOS Inc.
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Applied makeup on actors for Japanese movie.

Retail Store Manager/Beauty Specialist/Makeup Artist

Hermès
08.2022 - 05.2023
  • Managed store organization, maintenance, and purchasing functions.
  • Advised clients on how to apply makeup with available products and replenished stock.
  • Assessed customer skin tone and complexion to determine appropriate products and materials to use.

Retail Assistant/Beauty Specialist

Lumn Inc.
05.2023 - 06.2023

Super egg NY pop up event Japan

  • Answered customer questions about products and services.
  • Applied makeup and skincare products to customers following guidelines to enable testing of brand.

Makeup contents creator

Self-employeed
01.2022 - Current
  • Sharing makeup tutorials and skills on my Social media(TikTok,Instagram,Lemon8Japan,YouTube)

Account name : @itsbykayo [Youtube: 7,2k/Lemon8 Japan 17k flowers/ TikTok 5k ]

  • Identified target audiences to analyze characteristics, behavior and media habits.
  • allow me to deepen my understanding of the latest trends and techniques.

Education

2 Years of Degree - Special Effects Makeup/Movie,Fashion,stage Makeup

Tokyo Visual Arts College
Tokyo, Japan
03.2018

Skills

  • Customer service
  • makeup/skincare industry background
  • Service industry background
  • Strong communication skills
  • Weekend/Holiday Availability
  • Multitasking
  • Language

English & Japanese (Native Japanese speaker and Advanced in English)

Awards

Top 10 - Dinair airbrush makeup contest : Nagoya, Japan - 2017

Top 8 - IMATS NY makeup competition : New York, USA- 2018

First place - Graduation artwork contest : Tokyo, Japan - 2018

Top 8 - IMATS NY makeup competition : New York, USA- 2019

Timeline

Retail Assistant/Beauty Specialist

Lumn Inc.
05.2023 - 06.2023

Retail Store Manager/Beauty Specialist/Makeup Artist

Hermès
08.2022 - 05.2023

Makeup contents creator

Self-employeed
01.2022 - Current

Supervise/Professional Makeup Artist

Cemoy
12.2021 - 12.2021

Supervise/Supervisor/Lead Makeup Artist

AEOS Inc.
06.2021 - 09.2021

Professional Makeup Artist

Aweso Co.,Ltd
04.2021 - 05.2023

Makeup artist

AI magazine Vol
01.2021 - 01.2021

Makeup Artist

Self-employeed
01.2020 - 06.2023

Supervise/Professional Makeup Artist

Japan Studio Indi Co.,Ltd
01.2020 - 03.2021

Professional Makeup Artist

Kirsch Makeup studio
10.2018 - 10.2019

2 Years of Degree - Special Effects Makeup/Movie,Fashion,stage Makeup

Tokyo Visual Arts College
Kayo Ishikawa