A SCOTTISH make-up artist has received international recognition after her work was featured in a prestigious publication.
Paulina Siembor was asked by Vogue Italia to take part in a project highlighting representation and change as part of LGBT history month.
The make-up artist, who is also a lead tutor at the GlamCandy makeup college in Edinburgh, has previously worked with clients like Games of Thrones actress Kate Dickie.
Siembor was approached by photographer Emanuele Centi, and commissioned to provide make-up for the Vogue project titled “Representation, Identity and Change: How 20 Photographers are Reckoning with LGBT History Month”.
Siembor and the team produced a shoot themed around mythology, in which every element was required to be genderless.
She described the experience as a “tremendous opportunity” on an “important” issue.
“The shoot was titled 'Studies for Portrait of Eurydice' and themed on Greek mythology,” she explained. "The brief was to make every element of the styling for the shoot genderless.
"It was wonderful to be part of a project that shows everyone that makeup, hair and styling is for everyone no matter who you are."
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The co-owner of the GlamCandy college, Julian Kynaston, said the team was “immensely proud” that Siembor was chosen to work on the Vogue project.
"It is great to see talent like Paulina's being recognised in an international publication,” he said.
"As one of the lead tutors at our Edinburgh college it is also great to know she is passing on all that knowledge and experience to our students."
The full piece can be seen here.
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