Jillian Dawson - Makeup Artist

I’m not great about posting on here lately because I guess it doesn’t really feel like ‘me.’ I am so lucky to help people feel beautiful on days that become these massive moments in their lives. This is never lost on me. As for my story? I don’t want to get married. I don’t want to have kids. These are the type of moments that will flash before my eyes if there’s a montage of my life before the curtains close. The energy in the pit with @wanderlust_til_desertdust and @jaydenmiller1501 surrounded by a crowd that’s equally one thousand percent in. Screaming, singing and dancing to songs that are for everyone but yet feel so personally yours. The feeling I get in my heart truly feels like it could burst out of my chest but instead fills me with love I can feel from my head to my toes. These are the moments I work so hard to afford and whose long term effects are priceless. @cagetheelephant your lyrics make me think you understand the beautiful magnitude of feeling seen in the chaos of our own minds. You give us so much more than songs on the radio, especially on our cloudy days. With my eyes fixed on the sun, xoxo Jillian

Don’t let your dreams die. Take chances. Make art. Keep going 🧡 Thank you, Hannah, for making this dream come true ✨ Shoutout to my @grouplove.discord peeps for fulfilling a lil dream of mine with us all sparkling in the crowd with @halfmagicbeauty rhinestones ✨ 🪩

Low lighting/wings/glow forever ✨ @genevieveheyward at @vibestudiowi 📷 @malderton

It was a creative collaboration kind of day in the studio with @renrose.visuals , @jilliandawsonmakeup and the adorable @hurstemh We created a fun monochromatic look with the reds and then had a 2nd vibe - can’t wait to show you the other look! Class of 2027…it’s time to grab your senior session date! They’re going fast.

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A fun little creative session with @stacyjeanphotography and @jennamvaughan who were so generous with their time to hang in the studio. I absolutely love Stacy’s studio shots and will take any chance I get to collab with her in her space 🧡

@sweetdsbeautystudio + a rhinestone wing = the vibe. ft @halfmagicbeauty @glowbyauric @rarebeauty 📷 @malderton for @vibestudiowi ✨💖🪩

Here for this whole vibe 🧡🤍✨ Close up bridal portraits of @_emma__sue_ by @malderton Ft: @halfmagicbeauty @lemonhead.la @rarebeauty @maccosmetics

Emma had one of my all time favorite bridal looks with lots of glitter, lots of glow and hella blush. We’re both product junkies and have the same taste in makeup. I love these getting ready shots from @malderton These photos show exactly what the makeup looked like in real life capturing the glow I love to see ✨ ✨✨✨ @lemonhead.la @halfmagicbeauty

Shoutout to @malderton for this shot. There’s like five photos I’ve liked of me working and she’s taken all of them 🧡

@genevieveheyward through the years. @malderton and I started @vibestudiowi in her living room where Genevieve was one of our very first models. Over the years we’ve been lucky enough to collaborate with her and continue to grow our individual styles in makeup and photography. I love getting to do makeup on someone over and over and Genevieve is hands down one of my favorite faces. While I might not be doing the crazy orange like the beginning, I’ve learned the most about my editorial skin skills through these shoots. Shoutout to Melissa for always snagging the makeup shots she knows I look for 🧡 All photos by @malderton at @vibestudiowi

Once upon a time, I found this jacket at the thrift store and we created a whole shoot around it. 📷 @malderton @vibestudiowi 💄 @jilliandawsonmakeup @vibestudiowi Model/Styling @tiannatheestylist