Makeup By Miss Lu: Calgary Hair & Makeup Artist

Makeup and hair artist Calgary. There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting. ”

Were you ever caught playing with your mama’s lipstick when you were a kid…… and having your mama mad at you for ruining her fave lipstick? Yep, I’m guilty of it. I also remember wanting to grow up real fast so I could wear makeup like grown-ups. The desire to be a makeup artist started for me at a very young age. I’ve always been a girlie girl. I spent my childhood playing with my mom’s make up, and my teens giving friends makeovers. As well I was getting in trouble from my dad for having tweezed my eyebrows too thin and for wearing makeup at 16! Most would vouch for me about how I LOVE anything makeup.

Fast forward into my early 20′s; I dabbled in business, went to college choosing the Nursing Health Care Field, while I secretly doing mini makeovers to my 80-something retired senior residents at work. They’d know I was working that shift when they saw that all of my senior’s had their makeup on were sporting hot red lipstick at breakfast! I’ve always been passionate about all things “beauty”. So, while working in health care has its moments, both rewarding and bad, I realized I needed to do more and to pursue my passion. So finally I decided to go into beauty school. To finally do what I’ve been wanting to do, and I managed to freelance as a makeup artist after I was done school. I was able to really delve into some creative opportunities by doing test shoots with photographers, which in turn helped build my portfolio, eventually allowing me to practice my creative side. Doing this freelancing part time, I realized that bringing out the best in people by emphasizing their natural beauty was not only rewarding for me, but has a powerful effect on how people feel about themselves. I would like to eventually turn my childhood passion into a full time career.

My goal is bring you the latest in fashion, make up and all things that make us feel beautiful. I have the ability to bring out the best features in a person with a light touch of makeup and attention to detail. I love what I do more than anything and spend every day perfecting it. In all honesty, it doesn’t always have to be pretty and, at times, it can be weird and wild looking – but it always has to translate into your canvas what you really want to achieve.

Although YES my job is to make you look your best on the outside, its really what’s inside that counts and I believe that if we put an effort into good skin care, (hello SPF lotion) and we smile a lot, we wont really need a lot of makeup.

Available for on-location makeup services in Calgary and wherever my job takes me.


my favorite memorable makeup quotations

“Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick. ”
― Gwyneth Paltrow

“I love the confidence that makeup gives me. ”
― Tyra Banks

“Lipstick is really magical. It holds more than a waxy bit of color - it holds the promise of a brilliant smile, a brilliant day, both literally and figuratively. ”
― Roberta Gately