SONIA LEAL-SERAFIM MAKEUP & HAIR : BIO

Sonia is a true beauty expert and is known for capturing sensual female glamour, high end editorial looks, as well as the subtleties of men’s grooming.   With solid strengths in both make-up and hair, her client list is packed with the glitterati. She has worked with artists such as INXS, DURAN DURAN, FERGI, ELLEN PAGE, COCO ROCHA, and HARRY CONNICK JR.  Her campaign credits include ads for BOEING, MINI COOPER, JACK DANIELS, ELECTRONIC ARTS, KOKANEE BEER and BC HYDRO’s POWER SMART campaign, among many others.

All aspects of Sonia’s makeup and hair skills are strong when creating any look; from high fashion looks for editorials in ZINK, NUVO, CHATELAINE, DRESS TO KILL and PIG magazines, to her smouldering, sexy looks for magazines such as PLAYBOY, MAXIM, FEMME FATALE, MEN’S FITNESS and clients like BODOG GIRLS and BODOG CASINOS. These are some of the reasons why GIORGIO ARMANI COSMETICS chose Sonia to be one of the ten select artists chosen from across Canada to be one of their ‘Master Faces’. Widely considered to be at the top of her trade, Sonia is also one of the most prestigious and highly sought after bridal makeup artist and hair stylist, not only for her fashion and beauty knowledge, but her ability to make women look & feel like a star.

Hardworking, talented, yet also an amazing person Sonia is one of the most beloved artists in Vancouver.  In between traveling for work, she books time off from her busy schedule to run youth self-esteem workshops, sometimes flying into remote Canadian villages. Sonia grew up in Toronto and Lisbon, where she became fluent in Portuguese. Having previously lived in New York and San Francisco, she is now settled in Vancouver, and continues to travels extensively internationally.