Sarah Baldry, 59, is a makeup artist who has lived across the world working with high-flying celebrities, well-known brands and magazines. Recently crowned Makeup Artist of the Year in The Female Boss Awards, Sarah has now moved to Salisbury where she hopes to continue her services, teaching women how to do their makeup and also offering glam looks for weddings and parties. READ MORE: Beauty by Justyna wins beautician of the year at the Journal She’s spent 35 years as a makeup artist, working with photographers including Lord Patrick Lichfield, Terry O’Neil and Lord Snowden and magazines such as Vogue, Marie Claire, Elle.
I did that for quite a few years”, she said, “and then became a manager for one of the stores of MAC cosmetics for two years. I had the opportunity to go to Dubai for a month and I thought it was very similar to Africa.” Sarah was recently crowned 'makeup artist of the year' (Image: Sarah Baldry) After moving back to England, she made the decision in 2000 to return to Dubai, and bought a one way ticket.
Sarah added: “I arrived there with £500 and didn’t know anyone. I knew nothing for the first two weeks.” She contacted magazines to say she had arrived and within weeks, she being picked up by some of the biggest brands, and working with Arab ladies to do their makeup.
Over the next 20 years, she got to know members of the Dubai royal family having done makeup for them. She said: “It was amazing. They were so humble – I didn’t know they.
