
SPECIALITIES
Makeup: Beauty • Editorial • Film • Character • Theatrical • Creative • SFX
Hair: Editorial • Character • Theatrical • On-Set Styling
SFX: Practical Effects • Character Transformation • Blood Effects • Wounds • Bruising
Styling: Fashion • Costume • Wardrobe • Visual Research • Look Development
À PROPOS
Catherine Hamel est une maquilleuse professionnelle spécialisée en maquillage beauté et en effets spéciaux (SFX). Issue du stylisme de l’habillage, elle possède une sensibilité visuelle forte et une grande attention aux détails qui nourrissent son travail en maquillage.
Formée à l’Académie Édith Serei à Montréal, Catherine adopte une approche personnalisée qui tient compte de la personnalité, du mode de vie et de l’image recherchée par chaque client. Du maquillage naturel aux looks éditoriaux et aux transformations en effets spéciaux, son objectif est de créer des maquillages authentiques, cohérents et marquants.
Elle est également la créatrice d’une collection de bijoux abordables et colorés, pensée pour compléter ses maquillages et apporter une touche finale distinctive.
ABOUT
Catherine Hamel is a professional makeup artist specializing in beauty and special effects (SFX) makeup. With a background in fashion styling and wardrobe styling, her work is guided by a strong visual sensibility and a refined attention to detail.
Trained at the Édith Serei Academy in Montreal, Catherine approaches makeup with a personalized and thoughtful process, considering each client’s personality, lifestyle, and desired image. From natural beauty to editorial looks and special effects transformations, her goal is to create makeup that feels authentic, intentional, and impactful.
She is also the creator of an affordable and colorful jewelry collection, designed to complement her makeup work and add a distinctive finishing touch.


CLIENTS
PROFILE

Makeup Artist • Hair Artist • SFX Makeup Artist • Stylist
Makeup & Hair Design • Costume • Visual Direction
Multidisciplinary Montréal-based artist specializing in makeup, hair, SFX, styling, and visual direction for film, music, fashion, editorial photography, and live performance.
Catherine has worked with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) as a wardrobe artist for guest artists and as a makeup and hair designer for theatrical productions presented alongside the orchestra.
Her SFX work includes short films presented at Fantasia International Film Festival and RUSH Festival, including Skeleton Crew, Birdcall, and Dance with the Dealer. Her SFX work received the Best SFX Visuals award at RUSH Festival in 2026.
ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
Wardrobe Artist / Dresser — Guest Artists
Makeup & Hair Designer — Theatrical Productions
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Guest artist dressing and wardrobe management.
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Makeup and hair design for theatrical productions presented with the orchestra.
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Collaboration with artistic and production teams in a professional live-performance environment.
FILM / SFX
Skeleton Crew — SFX Makeup, Makeup and Hair
Fantasia International Film Festival
Birdcall — SFX Makeup, Hair & Makeup
RUSH Festival • Fantasia International Film Festival
Dance with the Dealer — SFX Makeup, Hair & Makeup
RUSH Festival • Fantasia International Film Festival
The Rotten Dominoes — SFX Makeup, Hair & Makeup
2026 • Upcoming
Come Home — SFX Makeup, Hair and Makeup
2026 • Upcoming
FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
RUSH Festival 2026 — Best SFX Visuals (Birdcall)
SELECTED EXPERIENCE

SELECTED MAKEUP / HAIR / EDITORIAL

UQAM Rector ''Welcome'' Video
Makeup Artist
Théo Feels “Painless”
Makeup / Hair / Styling
White-B “Plomo”
Makeup / Hair *2025
Clodelle “Fous de nous”
Hair Artist *2026
CJCRAY - Runway & Campain Shootings
Makeup / Hair *2026
Maison Symbolique
Co-Founder / Makeup Artist & Creative Artist *2026
Conceptual makeup editorial project with Nicholas Métivier exploring unconventional makeup and pushing the boundaries of beauty and visual expression.
Hannah Covey - Editorial Collaboration
Makeup / Hair *2026
Collaborative editorial shoots for emerging models and agency portfolios.
Edith Serei Academy - Montréal
Professional Makeup Artistry
Certified 2024 • Graduated 2025
Fashion Marketing Diploma - Montréal
College Marie-Victorin Graduated • 2016




