SONIA LEAL-SERAFIM MAKEUP & HAIR : BIO

Sonia is a true beauty expert and is known for capturing high end beauty, editorial looks, sensual female glamour, character-driven advertising looks as well as subtle, ‘no-makeup’ looks & grooming. Being equally strong with both make-up AND hair, Sonia’s client list is packed with the top fashion, advertising and celebrity clientele. She has worked with musical artists such as FERGI, MARLEE SCOTT, NIKKIE YANOSFKY, HEDLEY, JOHN MAYER, INXS, and DURAN DURAN and personalities such as ELLEN PAGE, KRISTEN KREUK, MEG TILLEY, COCO ROCHA, STEVE NASH and ECKHART TOLLE.  Her advertising campaign credits include BOEING, MINI COOPER, JACK DANIELS, JACK FM, BODOG, ELECTRONIC ARTS, KOKANEE BEER, WHITECAPS FC and JANE IREDALE MINERAL COSMETICS where she was brought on as the head makeup & hair designer for the 2012 campaigns.

All aspects of Sonia’s makeup and hair skills can be seen in numerous editorials- she regularly contributes to ZINK, NUVO, CHATELAINE, DRESS TO KILL, FASHION, MORE and REMEMBER PAPER magazines, plus her smouldering, sexy looks can also be seen in PLAYBOY, MAXIM, FEMME FATALE, UMM and MEN’S FITNESS. She contributes regularly to fashion companies such as TIFFANY’S, LEONE, L2, ANNA KOSTUROVA, MARA GOTTLER DESIGNS, ORCHID HAIR, ESCADA, as well as by the elite event company COUNTDOWN EVENTS, who hire Sonia almost exclusively for their most prestigious weddings, as she is one of the most sought after bridal makeup artist and hair stylist in the wedding industry. Sonia was awarded the ’BEST OF 2010 AWARD – HAIR & MAKEUP’ in Canada by WEDLUXE wedding magazine.

Sonia grew up in Toronto and Lisbon, where she became fluent in Portuguese. Having also lived in both New York and San Francisco, she then went on to settle in Vancouver where she now resides permanently, but she always continues to travel extensively both for work and pleasure. Hardworking, talented, and also an amazing person, Sonia is most highly sought after, and has firmly established herself as one of the leading artists in Canada.