Makeup Artist: THEY CALL HER -TORI SELLARS

Renee Lewis Sellars better known to most as "Tori" is a 31yr old makeup Artist whose passion for makeup and art propelled her into starting my own artistry. She was born and raised in Trinidad, then migrated to the United States where she lived for a number of years.  Tori’s aunt was a model and well as one of her other aunts was a makeup artist hence her love for fashion.  As a teenager, Tori did her own makeup/hair for weddings and for her graduation. At the age of 27, she decided she wanted to become an artist.   At that time in her life she was working twelve hour shifts, as a baby nurse.  Fortunately, she took a makeup class in New York with makeup artist Thalia Michel. Tori’s artistry began when she moved to Trinidad after doing a class with Jewel Holder.

Her artistry can go from vogue to gruesome!  She is quite versatile extending from runway to anything that requires a blushing bride to an accident scene.

Her CV entails; RED RUNWAY, CARIBBEAN PLUS SIZE FASHION WEEK, CLOSET RED Featured work:  Mentality, Metro, and of the recent IslandMe Magazine.  Worked on several Band launches such as Fantasy band launch, Nicki Minaj "Pound de Alarm" music video shoot. She also worked closely with soca artiste Fya Empress and her team for International Soca Monarch 2013.  Tori had the pleasure of working with photographers such as, Jameel Patrice, Dion Glen (former Guardian newspaper photographer), James Bascombe, Anderson Graphics, Aaron Richards, Armani Savory, Luis Young, Eustace Dyer, Sancho Francisco and Kerron Riley. She is an active member of the management team of Skin Modelz Management based in Trinidad. Her journey goes with the most love and appreciation for all the opportunities she embarked on.

Full Story in August Issue

BY: Jeuel Green-Thompson
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