EMILY WAS BORN AND RAISED A 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. SINCE 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 FEW DIFFERENT 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 IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM LOOK AND FEEL THEIR BEST!”

-EMILY ALLYSON
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