Kerryn Roberts
Kerryn is one of the founding owners of Allure Professional Hair and Makeup. She has extensive experience and knowledge in makeup and hair and has worked with some of the best in the business. One of the highlights of her career was being part of the team that won the Academy Award for Best Makeup for the films Lord of The Rings - The Fellowship in 2001 and The Lord of the Rings - Return of the King in 2003. Some of the major films Kerryn has worked on include the Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions starring Keanu Reeves, Lawence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss, The Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise and the latest Narnia film still in production. She has worked on many other feature films and telemovies and television series.
Other areas of her expertise include editorial and studio shoots and has done world class photo shoots with Vanity Fair, New Line Cinema in the USA, and many local and interstate magazines in Australia. Kerryn started her makeup career at Revamp Glamour Studio and became the head of makeup and hair in just a few short months. She then went on to build a very successful freelance career and moved into film and television. Fast forward a few years of lots of adventure and hard work in the makeup world and she eventually started Allure Professional Hair and Makeup. Allure started as a partnership and now has a staff of more than twenty.
Julie Mikeska
Julie has extensive experience in the makeup and hair industry. Her career spans some 18 years and includes many aspects of makeup and hair. Julie is a qualified instructor and assessor and has a certificate 4 in course writing and assessment. Her experience as a makeup and hair instructor includes 6 years at Star FX Professional Makeup Centre on the Gold Coast and also at New Image Photographics in Brisbane. During this time she has taught many makeup artists that have incredibly successful careers today as well as makeup teachers in the industry. Julie is very active in various makeup events in Australia including the Australian Body Art Carnival where she conducts workshops and is on the judging panel of some of the competitions held there. Julie is also heavily involved with Gold Coast Film Fantastic including being a member on the board, and has been involved with the festival since the beginning. Held every November, it's a film festival that has a very strong local content as well as showing many films from around the world.
Her passion for her craft has taken her overseas to attend many makeup and hair workshops and courses including airbrushing with world renowned make-up artist and creator of Reel Creation Fred Bleau, body painting, facial hair application, Wolfe Bros Face and Body art, Pivot Point hair styling and more.
Over the years Julie she has worked on many calendar and fashion shoots, music video clips, travelled throughout Australia and New Zealand for two years doing makeup and hair styling for glamour photography with New Image Photographics. She has been involved extensively with the wedding industry including 10 years with two Japanese Wedding companies, JTB and Happiness Planner.
CREDIT LIST- Julie Mikeska
TV
Head of Department: The Workers – children’s show 2010
Key Make-up: Hit list TV – music tv show 2010
Key Make-up: Benchwarmers Oz Made – music tv show 2010
Key Make-up: Life of Queensland – tv show with Trevor Hendy 2010
Key Make-up: Sanctum – tv commercials and photoshoots 2009
Key Make-up: Hit List TV – music tv show 2009
FILM
Battledrums – make-up artist, short film 2004
Descendants of the First – Head of Department, Vampire film
Cyber Sin – key make-up, short film starring Jonh Jarratt and Coby Jarret 2009/2010
10 Things I Hate About Camping – Head of Department, short film including Zombies 2010
CLIENTS
LMG Digital Media
Sea FM
Southern Cross Ten
JTB Wedding Angel – Japanese weddings
Watabe – Avica Wedding Resort
Dream Weddings Australia – Chinese weddings
Happiness Planner – Japanese weddings
Garden City – Brisbane
Dreamworld
Movieworld group
Procon International
Qi Beauty
Wimmers Softdrinks
Warner Music
Universal Music
Paramount Pictures
MUSIC VIDEOS
Love Will Follow – GinGer
Get a Life – Ruby tigers
Miracle – Tarcha Waddington
MAGAZINES
Gold Coast Weddings
Discerning Bride
Oz Emag
New Idea
Your Local Wedding Guide
Gold Coast Bulletin
Courier Mail
Entertainment Magazine
Style Magazine
EXHIBITIONS
Suicide Butterflies
Body Painting – art expo
Australian Body Art Carnival – sponsors
MUSICIANS AND BANDS
Vanessa Amarosi
Switchfoot – USA
Amy Merridth
Biffy Clyro – Scotland
Boys Like Girls – USA
Brian McFadden – Ireland
Brooke Fraser
Casey Barnes
Casey Donnavan
Cassette Kids
Cody Simpson
Damien Leif
Dead Letter Circus
Enter Sharkari = England
Evermore
Gin Wigmore
Guy Sabastian
Hayley Warner
Hot Chelle Rae = Nashville
Hungry Kids from Hungary
Jes Brieden – Los Angeles
Kids of 88 – New Zealand
Mark Sholtez
Midnight Darkness
Nickleback – Canada
Operator Please
Porcelin
Potbeleez
Powderfinger
Renee Cassar
Shine down – USA
Stan Walker
Sunshine kids
Take Back Sunday – USA
The McClymonts
The Verses
Thirsty Merc
ACTORS
Nik Gionoppolas
Caitlin Stasey
John Jarratt
Coby Jarret
CREDIT LIST- Kerryn Roberts
Makeup/Hair
Terra Nova (US TV Pilot) - (HOD) Sharon Robbins
2010 Additional Make-up/Hair - Sisters of War
(HOD) Sharon Robbins
2009/10 Additional Makeup/Hair - Sanctum (Feature Film)
(HOD) Vivienne (Bliss) McGillicuddy
2009 Make-up/Hair - Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Narnia)
(HOD) Rick Findlater (Feature Film)
2007 Additional Makeup/Hair - Unfinished Sky (Feature Film)(HOD) Bliss McGillicuddy
2007 Additional Hair and Makeup - The Ruins (Feature Film)
(HOD) Shane Thomas
2006 Additional Makeup/Hair - Kokoda (Feature Film)
(HOD) Bliss McGillicuddy
2003 Make-up/Hair/Prosthetics - Lord of the Rings Pickups (New Zealand)
2003 Make-up Artist - The Last Samurai (US Feature)
2003 Make-up Artist & Wig Tech - New Line Cinema
Photo Shoot in L.A. (U.S.A.)
2003 - Make-up Artist Redhead (The Story of Lucille Ball)
(New Zealand)
2001 Make-up/Hair - Press Junket (New Zealand)
Cast of Lord of the Rings
2001 Make-up & Hair - Premier of Lord of the Rings - Cast
(New Zealand)
2001 - 2002 Key Make-up Artist 2nd Unit
The Matrix Reloaded &
The Matrix Revolutions
2001 - 2001 Make-up/Hair (additional)
High Eight (Disney TV- Melb)
HSV 7 Melbourne (Blue Heelers)
2001 Make-up/Hair/Prosthetics - Lord of the Rings
(Pick-ups) (New Zealand)
2001 Make-up/Hair (Additional) - Beastmaster (TV )
High Eight (TV - Melb)
Blue Heelers HSV 7 (Melb)
2001 Make-up/Hair/Prosthetics - Lord of the Rings
(Pick-ups) (New Zealand)
2001 Make-up/Hair - HSV 7 (Melbourne)
High Eight (TV Melb)
2001 Key Make-up/Hair - Chasing Rabbits (Short Film)
2001 Special FX Make-up - Just Jeans Commercials - Melb
Make-up/Hair Starshots Photographic Studio (Melbourne Vic)
1999 - 2000 Lord of The Rings Trilogy (L.O.T.R.)
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King New Line Cinema USA
2000 Make-up Artist/Wig Tech to actors Elijah Wood
andMiranda Otto
2000 Vanity Fair Photo Shoot
1999 Make-up/Hair Additional - Monster - Telemovie Village
Roadshow (HOD: Lynne O'Brien)
1999 Make-up/Hair - Flipper 4 - U.S. Television Series Village Roadshow (HOD: Karla Goldsmith)
Prior to Jan 1999
Make/Hair Additional - The Lost World - US Village
Roadshow TV Series (HOD Sharon Robbins)
Jekyll & Hyde - US Telemovie Village Roadshow
(HOD Sharon Robbins)
Head Make-up & Hair Artist Revamp Photographic Studio
- Gold Coast
Make-up and Hair Various TV Commercials
X Factor - Gold Coast
Work Experience and Additional
The Lost World - TV Pilot
Warner Brothers Movieworld
Gold Coast Wedding Magazine - Various Photo Shoots
