Professional make-up artist specialising in fashion editorial, catwalk, red carpet, special event and bridal make-up.
Ian Brown is a leading British Fashion & Beauty Expert with over a decade's worth of industry experience. Having cut his journalistic teeth as a freelancer at British Cosmopolitan, he was appointed Style & Grooming Editor at GT Magazine, launching and editing the Style and Skin Deep sections. After two years, he went freelance, contributing to various publications including; The Daily Telegraph, H
arper's Bazaar, aMUSE Magazine, The Daily Mail, Maxim, Now Magazine, WOW Magazine, Se7en Magazine, Blackhair Magazine, Red Magazine and The Jewish Chronicle. He has styled celebrities including MOBO Awards founder Kanya King and pop stars Rachel Stevens, The Saturdays, Lolene and the boy band 5ive. As a freelance make-up artist he has created make-up looks for celebrities such as Alexandra Burke, Sadie Frost, Portia Freeman, Lily James, Sunday Girl, Zara Martin and Fractures. His successful fashion and beauty blog, Diary Of A Fashion Mister, has earned cult status amongst fashion and beauty insiders, with Cult Beauty's Alexia Inge describing it as a "brilliantly sharp style blog". Ian joined celebrity hairdresser Daniel Galvin and the world's No.1 tanning expert James Read as a judge for the Lookmantastic Hair & Grooming Awards 2011. Most recently he was invited to be part of a panel of three experts, alongside designer Kate Halfpenny and supermodel Maggie Rizer, commenting on the Royal Wedding for OK Magazine and BBC America. His recent TV credits include documentaries on Lady Gaga, The Titanic and the rock band Queen. Ian is the Official Make-Up Artist for Magnifibres and is a Guest Host on QVC. www.facebook.com/IanBrownMakeUpArtist
