Portfolio

The work

40 photographs. Bridal first, then pageant and editorial. Every frame is Mark Dixon's own work, shown whole.

Bridal

Trials and wedding mornings. A skin-first base carried from a quiet hotel room through a long reception.

19 photographs

Bridal make-up with a soft rose lip and a luminous skin finish, worn with a low twisted updo, a jewelled hairpiece and a bouquet of pale pink roses.

Built to hold through heat, tears and a ten-hour day.

Bridal make-up with sculpted contour, a lifted lash line and a muted rose lip, worn with diamond drop earrings. — The same look, angle to angle.

The same sculpted bridal look seen closer, with the hand raised to the cheek and long dark waves loose. — The same look, angle to angle.

Bridal make-up with a warm peach blush and softly blended brown shadow, worn with brushed-out waves and a white feathered bodice.

Soft glam with defined brows, a nude rose lip and a high cheek highlight, worn with honey balayage waves.

Pageant and editorial

Competition nights, campaigns and styled shoots. Built to read from the back of a hall and hold up at close range.

21 photographs

Full-length pageant look with a sculpted bronze eye and a high sleek bun, worn with a feathered and pleated ivory gown against a grey studio wall.

Made for hard stage light, and for the close lens that follows.

Editorial make-up with a high-shine skin finish and a warm nude lip, worn with long beach waves, a shell pendant and a crochet top. — One look, four angles.

The same high-shine editorial look at three-quarter angle, with the highlight along the cheekbone and collarbone. — One look, four angles.

Editorial make-up with a warm sculpted eye and a nude lip, worn with deep waves, a gold cuff and a white halter neckline. — One look, two angles.

Editorial make-up with a warm sculpted eye and a nude lip, seated, with deep waves brought over one shoulder and a gold cuff at the wrist. — One look, two angles.

Editorial make-up with a sharp lash line and a muted rose lip, worn with a chin-length bob and an ivory ruffled collar. — The same look, wide then close.

The same bob and ruffled collar seen closer, with the shimmer on the lid and the sculpted cheek visible. — The same look, wide then close.

Pageant preparation make-up with a defined lash line and a soft coral lip, worn with a sleek centre part and a white robe. — The same look, still and then smiling.

The same preparation look, smiling, with the highlight on the cheekbone and the hair pushed off the shoulder. — The same look, still and then smiling.

Soft glam with a warm shimmer eye and a rose lip, worn with a high bun, chandelier earrings and a gold sequinned high neckline.

Editorial make-up with a bare skin finish, softly blended brown shadow and a glossy lip, worn with a striped shirt off one shoulder.

Bookings

Tell us about your special day

Send us the date, the venue and how many people need make-up. Dates for the dry season go quickly.

Message Mark 0917 580 1395