About Greta
"I don’t make people beautiful. I reveal their beauty." – GK
Greta uses the art of makeup to educate, inspire and entertain. Her signature is a subtle makeup technique where minimal accents of color make you your most radiant.
In her early twenties, Japanese Makeup icon Shu Uemura asked her to join his team where she closely studied his techniques for six years. From there, she refined her own minimal, signature style—using washes of complementing colors to make her clients’ skin radiate with natural beauty and confidence—from Jason Wu fashion shows to Carlos Santana music videos. Throughout her 20-year career, she’s learned that performing at your best also means feeling your best and looking the part.
Never boring or predictable, she’s put fake eyelashes on the Budweiser frogs for an Electronic Arts ad, spent half a day buttering Terrell Owens’ body for People magazine and found herself grooming gorgeous Harrison Ford in a Yosemite sunrise for a PSA. In her mission to share her understanding of beauty as equal parts style, confidence and wellness, Greta provides personal consultations on location and in her Santa Barbara makeup studio. She specializes in instructional workshops, corporate headshots and special event makeup.
KIND WORDS
"I loved the way Greta brought out my personality with creativity and wit. She knew exactly how to enhance my features and highlight the best. And her sense of color on my darker skin was spot on."
Thanya Suwansawad, Client
"Greta’s attention to design and understanding the project’s vision was only matched by her heart and uplifting energy. She graced our set and I am completely confident she will do the same for yours."
Davis Dolan, Creative Director
"I am so grateful for Greta's beautiful, positive energy. She made me look and feel so pretty. Her greatest gift is seeing the beauty INSIDE of everyone she meets and helping them see it too."
Claudia Miro, Client
"Our team looked great for their new photos. Everyone had such a nice experience and appreciated Greta's artistry."
Jacqueline Pierce, Beneflex
"Greta is very knowledgeable about makeup and helped educate me on how to use it to accentuate my natural beauty. She made me feel comfortable stepping back into the makeup world after 16 years of not using it.”
Alison Eakin, Client
"Fun, spontaneous, and cheerful describe my magical makeup session with Greta. Her hand paints a beautiful and delicate image on the face and I love how she splashes a little color here and a little color there. Truly Greta is an amazing artist with a gifted eye."
Natalie Lee, Client
"I wasn’t sure how I felt about my upcoming 50th birthday when I came in for a makeover and makeup lesson with Greta. Her charming studio and positive attitude were just the beginning. She made me look and feel fabulous! I’m still using the products she introduced to me and will for years to come."
Angela Miller-Bevin
“My company was doing some promos and hired Greta to do the employee makeup. I was reluctant—I had never had good results with makeup—but when she held up the mirror, I was astonished! It was so natural and made me look refreshed and awake. It took off years without looking clownish. She explained the techniques and gave me the names of everything she used so I could find it locally. It was affordable and I was able to re-do it myself at home. I now wear it everyday and it takes very little time in the morning."
Robyn Johnson, Sonos