EMILY WAS BORN AND RAISED A COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA GIRL WHO ENJOYED SURFING AND WORKING HORSES IN THE EARLY MORNINGS WITH HER GRANDFATHER. SHE HAS ALWAYS HAD DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL BEAUTY SURROUNDING HER. AFTER EARNING A B.A. IN STUDIO ART FROM THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, EMILY VENTURED CROSS-COUNTRY TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MAKEUP. SHE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF STUDYING AT THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MAKE-UP DESIGNORY SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES. THERE SHE WAS TRAINED IN FASHION/FILM/PRINT HAIR AND MAKEUP AS
WELL AS SPECIAL MAKEUP EFFECTS. AFTER GRADUATING FROM MUD SHE DECIDED TO FOLLOW HER HEART TO THE ISLAND OF OAHU. WORKING AS A FREELANCE MAKE-UP ARTIST AND HAIR STYLIST THROUGHOUT THE ISLANDS OF HAWAII  HAS GIVEN HER A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY AS WELL AS SOME FUN  WORKING ON A HANDFUL OF PHOTO SHOOT AND FILM SETS. NOW BASED IN THE LOWCOUNTRY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SHE FREELANCES BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS GEORGIA.

​“MAKE-UP HAS BECOME MY FAVORITE FORM OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION . IT IS BOTH EXCITING AND REWARDING TO HELP BRING SOMEONE ELSE’S VISION TO LIFE, WHETHER IT BE A WEDDING DAY LOOK, PHOTO SHOOT OR SPECIAL OCCASION. I LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY FREELANCING BRINGS TO WORK WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND TO GET TO MAKE THEM LOOK AND FEEL THEIR BEST!”

-EMILY ALLYSON
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