Matthew Sky

Photos by Akos Major.

Matthew Sky is a New York  based freelance Hair & makeup artist. Matthew began his career serving a 4 year apprenticeship with Michael Gordon the owner and creator of Bumble and Bumble including the present product lineas well as hair dresser Julian d’Ys. He worked in the Salon for 10 years and then became interested in doing makeup and began to assist Francois Nars & Kevyn Aucoin for runway shows and designers such as Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein and Anna Sui (among many other designers)This launched him into the world of editorial fashion, where his work has graced the pages of Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Cosmopolitan,Seventeen, Allure, Glamour, Interview, Town and Country, Self and countless other publications. Widely known as a beauty expert in the fashion industry , Matthew has been interviewed by magazines such as Allure, W,Glamour, Cosmopolitan and many other magazines and blogs worldwide by providing them with quotes and the buzz on “must have”beauty products of the season, as well as tips regarding Matthew’s techniques. A self- professed product junkie as well, Matthew Loves makeup and hair and tries every product he can find. I’m constantly looking for what’s new and I’ll experiment with anything once from Designer to Drug store products. During his career Matthew has had the opportunity to work with such talent as Salma Hayak, Gina Davis, Keira Knightly,Iman,Christy Turlington,Giselle Bundchen, Sarh McLachlan, and Andie MacDowell as well as the new troop of “it” models Anna Cleveland and Josephine Skriver. His corporate clients include Saks 5th Avenue, Lord and Taylor, Target, Maybelline, Neiman Marcus, and Christain Dior. His television credits include The Apprentice (With Issac Mizrahi)Ambush Makeover, Entertainment tonight ,  Good Morning America. Matthew’s work on editorial and advertising , and celebrity shoots has taken him on many adventures all over the globe. Along the journey he has developed a universal philosophy: Everyone has beauty waiting to be revealed.