About Monica Stark
Born and raised in Texas, Monica launched her makeup artist career with The Miss Texas Pageant circuit. Traveling from Austin to Dallas and San Antonio to Corpus Christi, her name was given great attention in this particular world of beauty; she gained a reputation as the very best pageant makeup artist in the business. Soon, state officials and pageant contestants alike were seeking her beauty recommendations. As her popularity was growing throughout the community of pageantry, politics and social fundraising, and her employers started taking notice. It was then that her formal training began.
Monica Stark began her makeup artist training under the guidance of the Couture House of CHANEL in 1993. Nearly a decade later, her talents were rewarded. Her CHANEL corporate employers in New York City selected her to become part of the very elite and prestigious CHANEL National Makeup Artist team. Monica became the very first female to ever secure this position in the company's long, traditional history. Her skills were finely tuned under the watchful direction of Dominique Moncourtois (CHANEL'S Artistic & Beauty Creator based in France). In addition, she has extensively trained with International Makeup Designer, Susan Sterling, in Boca Raton, Florida. Monica’s training has embodied the fresh, new looks straight from the runways of Paris, New York and Milan. During her tenure with CHANEL, she worked on the worldwide CHANEL No.5 Fragrance Campaign release featuring Academy Award Winning actress, Nicole Kidman, and she was a vital part of the Sales & Promotion and the Research & Development departments of CHANEL. Her feedback was essential in the continuity of new products and skincare. What she, and the countless opinions of the women she worked with, mattered. As a CHANEL National Makeup Artist, she traveled the United States and abroad making personal appearances where she was consistently welcomed by a dedicated following of women; it was her CHANEL professional pinnacle, and she definitely made an impact in the world of beauty.
In 2006 Monica settled in the mountains of Northern New Mexico and left her position with CHANEL, and in October of 2007, she married the "scientist of her dreams." After turning her passion into a savvy business (Makeup Santa Fe), she has earned the reputation as the premier Makeup Artist in New Mexico. She continues to donate her time and makeup talents to the “Look Good Feel Better” program which is funded in part by the New Mexico chapter of the American Cancer Society. There, she helps instruct women coping with the burdening effects of cancer through paramedical makeup techniques and proper skincare. She considers it her privilege to work with women who seek her assistance. This holds true to her personal and professional motto, "Everyone I touch should look and feel beautiful."
Monica actively continues to be called upon to work along side several high-profile photographers. In 2008, she was asked to work with Academy Award Winning actress, Shirley MacLaine, as she launched her Chakra Jewelry Collection. Since, she has been sought after to work with various advertisement agencies, renowned artists & designers, and dignitaries. Her work has been presented in the New Mexico publications, Inside Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Catalogue, and the Essential Guide. Her national publication exposure has been featured in W and Trends Magazines respectively. Monica has also continued her relationship with New Mexico Magazine as distinguished sole Makeup Artist for the Editor In Chief and other photographed members of the New Mexico Tourism Department; she has held this position since 2008. To date, Monica has built solid professional relationships with the most acclaimed and respected event and wedding planners in Northern New Mexico and is consistently chosen as the primary choice for their client’s beauty needs. In addition, Monica stays abreast of new makeup techniques and has now incorporated Airbrush Makeup into her repertoire. Currently, she continues to mature as a makeup artist by embracing updated & stylized makeup trends, tools, and techniques. She feels it is a personal and professional responsibility to continue to develop her makeup artistry skills.
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