My First ever blog post - Paula Pace Makeup Artist - North East Wedding Makeup Artist

Paula Pace
Nov 18, 2015
3 min read

Updated: Sep 22

Update - this was written quite some time ago now, and now just adding some images 2024.

So I have finally got round to doing a blog for this site.

If you don't know already - I have been doing makeup for brides since the early 90's. Although at college I did lots of makeup, (mainly theatrical - which wasnt really my bag) I got into wedding makeups quite by accident.- As a mobile beauty therapist specialising in fibreglass nails ( I loved this nail system that seems to be almost unheard of these days) waxing, facials and electrolysis, I noticed that i was getting requested to do makeups for weddings more and more. And so I decided to take the plunge and go to brides houses on the morning of the wedding - how nervous was I? You have no idea!!!!

At the time there were only a handful (if that) of makeup artists covering the Sunderland area.

I was then invited to attend wedding fayres by a lady called Kathy Tough, where i met Heather who really helped me get started. I also relied on the good old Yellow Pages to get my name 'out there' - bring it back id say. No Facebook or insta to promote me - just old fashioned word of mouth and local advertising.

I practiced on myself, friends and family using videos by Charlie Green that i got free with Looks magazine and makeup books I got for Christma. And without the luxury of You tube to guide me - I discovered my own tips and techniques that helped give my makeups a long lasting finish. I always liked to shade and shape Brides brows in and remember cutting up a makeup brush to create my own brow brush. At the time, many brides thought I was crazy at suggesting I fill their brows - now brow grooming and styling is just as important as the rest of of the makeup..

My beauty career has always been within the beauty industry - however, over the years I have specialised in so many different areas that i have managed to gain myself a thick folder of certificates of pretty much every treatment on offer. I do seem to have a love of learning anything creative. Always will. I've just about done pretty much everything I wanted to achieve or was ever curious about. I may add all of my certificates on a blog at some point.

A few little unknown facts about me

Over the past 10 years, I have home educated my son and as well as spending lots and lots of time with him. Ive also managed to do lots of writing. You may be surprised to know that I have written countless short stories (some of which were published) and 5 books (unpublished - not quite good enough but an achievement none the less and happy I did them) And over the last few years, since covid, I began to learn the art of sugar figures for decorating cakes.