Subtlety is an art form that Manhattan-based makeup artist, Julie Tussey, has mastered. She employs her own brand of shading and highlighting techniques to create the sheerest, most radiant, complexions. " I play with low, middle and high tones, so everything looks 3-D," Tussey explains." I enjoy customizing color, adjusting formulas so that they last all day and night, yet remain undetectable. Skin should always glow, as if there were a soft filter on it," she says.
Tussey has such enthusiastic fans, from authors / TV personalities: Katie Lee, Daphne Oz, Ivanka Trump, Beth Ostrosky Stern; fashion designers: Catherine Malandrino, Tory Burch, Dannijo sisters Jodie and Danielle Snyder, to celebrities: Kerry Washington, Rosie Perez, musicians: James Taylor, Billy Joel and models: Christie Brinkley, Natalia Vondianova.
But it's Tussey's keen intuition that makes her a true powerhouse. "When I first meet a client, I try to assess whether she is natural or whether her look and her style are more polished. A key question for me is: What's the occasion? Dinner by candlelight? A TV appearance? A wedding? Or is she walking the red carpet? Once I have made my assessment, I know what will work and, more importantly, when to stop. "It's really the small touches that make all the difference, so I strive to work within a woman's comfort zone, and I always start with shaping the brows first, because when you have a beautiful brow it enhances and frames the eyes.
Before joining the John Barrett and Warren-Tricomi salons where she worked as a Laura Mercier makeup artist/brow specialist, she joined QVC's sister network, Q2 as a makeup show host and resident artist for makeup lines ranging from Indian Earth and Ultima II to Estee Lauder, Lancome, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Elizabeth Arden, Prescriptives, Nars and Bobbie Brown among many other top cosmetic brands.
After finishing her work, Tussey exclaims, "I love handing someone a mirror when I'm done and seeing her begin to light up from within," she adds. "I help women find that inner light, that moment of love. As a makeup artist, I utilize the light. I use colors and textures to throw the light and catch the light."
Celebrities
Adrienne Bailon
Alexandra Richards
Ali Wentworth
Alice St. Clair
Amamda Freitag
Andrea Gruber
Anita Baker
Anna Netrebko
Anne Heche
Antwan Lewis
Aviva Drescher
Beth Shak
Beth Ostrosky Stern
Billy Joel
Bob Seger
Carrie Preston
Christie Brinkley
Constantine Maroulis
Cooper Lawrence
Damaris Phillips
Dania Ramirez
Dustin Diamond
Elizabeth Edwards
Ethel Kennedy
Eva Longoria
Geoffrey Zakarian
Geraldo Rivera
Gianna Toboni
Gretta Monahan
Heather Graham
Holland Taylor
Isabella Rossellini
Ivanka Trump
James Taylor
Janice Dickinson
Jeanine Pirro
Jeff Mauro
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Kara DioGuardi
Katheryn Winnick
Katie Lee
Keira Knightley
Kenny Loggins
Kerri Kennedy
Kerry Washington
Kelly Rutherford
Kim Cattrall
Kimberly Stewart
LA Reid
Lauren Conrad
Lauren Lyster
Lena Olin
Lisa Ling
Liza Minnelli
Lorraine Bracco
Maggie Smith
Madame Mayham
Marc Anthony
Marla Maples
Martha Stewart
Mellisa d'Arabian
Mia Farrow
Mindy Grossman
Nate Berkus
Nigel Lythgoe
Nigella Lawson
Paul Mecurio
Phil Ramone
Phoebe Cates
Rachel Leigh Cook
Reed Krakoff
Rob Shuter
Rolando Villazon
Rosanno Scotto
Rosie Perez
Russ Saizberg
Sandra Lee
Selma Blair
Serena Williams
Sky Nellor
Soleil Moon Frye
Susannah Constantine
Tinsley Mortimer
Tracey Anderson
Trinny Woodall
Valerie Simpson
Victoria Clark
On Air
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Salon
2022 - Present
Matono Salon
2018 - 2020
Rescue Spa
2015 - 2016
JTAV Clinical Skin Care
2013 - 2015
Patrick Melville Salon
Makeup Artist / Eyebrow Specialist
2012 - 2013
Angelo David Salon
Makeup Artist / Eyebrow Specialist
Warren Tricomi
Laura Mercier Makeup Artist / Eyebrow Specialist
2000 - 2004
John Barret
Laura Mercier Makeup Artist / Eyebrow Specialist
Kozue Dat Spa
Facialist / Eyebrow Specialist1981 - 1982
The Hair Loft
Sebastian Trucco make up artist / Eyebrow Specialist
Television
2014 - present
"The Kitchen" Food Network
Hair & Makeup artist
(currently working on)
2013
VH1 "Gossip Table"
Hair & Makeup artist
2005
Si’ T.V. Styleyes
Guest make up artist
(appearance)
2003
As The World Turns
Extra - On set make up artist
(appearance)
1995
"Q2" Silver Cup Studio
Home Shopping (sister network of QVC)
Show Host
(appearance)
Radio
2015
"Bevy Smith"
Brow Expert
2006
"The Cooper Lawrence Show"
Makeup Expert
Resident & National Make Up Artist
1998 - 2000
Bobbie Brown, Saks 5th Avenue
1995 - 1998
Nars, Barneys N.Y.
Education
Every Year
Blood Borne Pathogens Certified
2020
COVID-19 Certified
2018
Microblading Certified
1994 - 1995
Specializing Christine Valmay (Licensed Esthetician) specialing in skin care, makeup artistry, eyebrow shaping, waxing + training.
