
ABOUT ME
CATHY SAVAGE
PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP & HAIR
BASED IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
From major advertising campaigns to smash hit singers, makeup artist Cathy Savage is blazing a beauty trail with over 20 years of experience. Her revered celebrity roster includes A-listers such as Ed Sheeran, Jess Glynne, Russell Crowe, Lionel Ritchie, Paloma Faith, Tina Arena and Marion Cotillard.
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Born and bred in Sydney, Australia, the highly sought-after makeup artist grew up with her sights on a career as a Fashion Designer. After graduating in Fashion Design at East Sydney Technical College, Cathy travelled overseas to London and discovered her great passion for the art of makeup which has continued ever since.
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Cathy landed her first job assisting makeup artist legends such as Val Garland, Charlotte Tilbury and Sharon Dowsett, honing her prodigious skills at fashion shows for design heavyweights such as Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood across Paris, Milan and London.
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Since returning home to Sydney, Cathy has cemented a career for herself in the world of TV and has held the role of Makeup and Hair Supervisor, working across a number of talent shows such as “Australian Idol”, “X Factor”, “The Voice” and “So You Think You Can Dance”.
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Editorially, Cathy has contributed to high-end magazines such as Numero, Vogue, I-D and Italian Rolling Stone, and has also appeared in front of camera on “10 years Younger In 10 days” as a makeup expert.
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Cathy lives in Sydney with her film director husband and two children.
INTERNATIONAL CELEBRITY CLIENTS INCLUDE
Ed Sheeran / Jess Glynne / Paloma Faith / Lionel Ritchie / Michael Bublè / Anne-Marie / SugarBabes /
Perez Hilton / Liza Minnelli / Rob Thomas / Charli XCX / Girls Aloud / Darcey Bussell / Chris Isaak/
Marion Cottilard / Joel Corry / Ronan Keating / Josh Groban / Rudimental / Joel & Benji Madden / Jade Jagger / Samantha Morton / Alek Wek / Spandau Ballet / Why Don't We / Suzi Quattro / Florence Henderson /
Liberty Ross / Jodie Kidd / Anita Pallenberg / Lily Donaldson
AUSTRALIAN CELEBRITY CLIENTS INCLUDE
Russell Crowe / Tina Arena / Jimmy Barnes / Jess Mauboy / Marcia Hines / John Farnham / Guy Sebastien / G Flip / INXS /
Michael Gudinski / Budjerah / Masked Wolf / Ricki-Lee Coulter / Kyle Sandilands / Matt Corby / David Campbell / KinderSounds / Jen Hawkins / Kate Miller-Heidke / Guy Pearce / Bob Hawke / Ian Thorpe / Bryan Brown / Shane Jacobson / Steve Waugh / Shane Warne / Brett- Lee / Matthew Johns / Sam Kerr / Tara Rushton / Temeura Morrison / Osher Gunsberg / Casey Donovan / Natalie Bassingthwaite / Deni Hines / Kamahl / Marg Downey / Dave Hughes / Fitzy & Wippa / Mark Bouris /
Alex Perry / Johnathan Thurston / George Greegan / Mel Jones / Isa Guha / Layne Beachley /Cameron Daddo / Peter Brock /
Alan Border / Mal Meninga / Kasey Chambers / Jon Stevens / Stephanie Alexander / Richard Wilkins / Richard Roxburgh /
Ken Done / Del Kathryn Barton / Thelma Plum / Marina Prior / The Teskey Brothers
TELEVISION: HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
AUSTRALIAN IDOL | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7
THE VOICE | Season 1
X FACTOR | Season 2
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4
MKR | Season 12 | Season 13
FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA | 2017 - 2020
SMOOTH FM TV
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ADVERTISING CLIENTS
Audi / Nike / Snickers / Samsung / Aussiebum / Covergirl / Head and Shoulders/ Nokia / Yalumba / Quilton / Rydges / UBER Eats / KFC / Max Factor / Colgate / Pot Noodles / Thursday Island / Arnett