"There is a distinct aura to her artistry. Her technical execution is flawless, her creativity just magical” - Val Garland
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, 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 of 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, where she shares her life with her photographer husband Jarred Stedman, and their pug Popsicle.
Awards
2023 Australian Makeup Artist of the Year, WINNER The Makeup Artist Guild Asia Pacific (MAGAP)
2023 NSW Makeup Artist of the Year, WINNER The Makeup Artist Guild Asia Pacific (MAGAP)
2023/2020/2019 Creative Makeup Artist of the Year, WINNER The Makeup Artist Guild Asia Pacific (MAGAP)
2023 Beauty Makeup Artist of the Year, WINNER The Makeup Artist Guild Asia Pacific (MAGAP)
2019 Editorial Makeup Artist of the Year, FINALIST, Australian Beauty Industry Awards (ABIA)
2018/2017 Makeup Artist of the Year, FINALIST, Australian Hair Fashion Awards (AHFA)
2016 Makeup Artist of the Year, WINNER Australian Hair Fashion Awards (AHFA)
