About

Born in San Francisco and raised in Montana, Mary Irwin was originally trained as a watercolor painter and sculptor. Her parents were both artists who found tremendous joy in watching their daughter be creative in many mediums - painting, sculpting, photography, piano and classical ballet. Her versatile but defined aesthetic was formed from experiences ranging from Opera and Ballet to working on farms. 

She is also a co-founder of The Makeup Standard, a sanitation and best practices education website founded during the Covid-19 Pandemic. She and her co-founder partnered with the National Scientist Volunteer Database who provided a Surgeon, Virologist, Bio Chemist, Neuro-Oncology researcher, and a Neuroscience Phd candidate to answer their questions about Covid on set, and to help convert that information from science terminology to artist verbiage. The Makeup Artist Sanitation Standard went live in August 2020 in English and Spanish, and has been downloaded thousands of times globally. On behalf of The Makeup Standard, she has spoken as a sanitation and safety expert at multiple online educational events including The Makeup Show, The New England Complex Systems Institute Covid Community Action Project, and The Pro Beauty Safety Summit among others.

Mary’s laid back, down to earth manner gained from training horses and studying to be a professional dancer has translated flawlessly to working with teams all over the world. Growing up in theater embedded the importance of speed and timing.

Makeup became an interest after discovering Kevyn Aucoin’s books, and she realized it could be a career and not just a stage transformation. Leaving a successful horse training career behind, she dove headfirst into makeup.  

After living in Dallas and Miami for a decade, she now resides in New York and is known for her accuracy and skill in both Makeup and Hair, as well as being quoted as a beauty expert in publications such as Allure, Wall Street Journal, Oprah, Glamour, New Beauty, Brides, Byrdie, Elle, Teen Vogue, Refinery 29, PopSugar, and today.com to name a few!

Hair Upon Request. 

Editorials include: Cake Magazine, Schön, Elle Bulgaria, L’Officiel India, Design Scene, Vogue Germany, WWD, Forbes, DuJour, Amazing Magazine, Elle Argentina, Elle Malaysia, Fashion Gone Rogue, No Tofu, Blush DR, Glamour, Ocean Drive, GQ Brazil, SOLO, Fisher Island, Complot, Vanidades, Models.com, Dalia Air, Fashionising.com
 

Clients

Clients include: Harry Winston, Ralph Lauren, Badgley Mischka, Neiman Marcus, Marie Oliver, Netflix, NBC, A+E, Interscope, Geffen, Arianne Elmy, SyFy, Saks, Tory Burch, Hickey Freeman, Intercontinental Hotels, Waldorf Astoria, Macy’s, Esika, Cato, Kohls, Tahari, Ford, Altar'd State, Perry Ellis, Alfred Angelo, Payless, Century 21, Hard Rock Cafe, Cyzone, Vineyard Vines, Orvis, Izod, Hennessy, Edward Beiner, Cubavera, Greyder, Penti, Bass, Belk, Versona, U.S. Polo Assn, Amazon, Lufian, Lion's Gate, Vassarette, David Donahue.  

Personalities:

Polly Mellen, David Byrne, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Simon Doonan, Naomi Klein (Author), Chukwudi Iwuji (Actor), Rachel Chavkin (Tony award winning Director), Peter Facinelli (Actor), Nicholas Podany (Harry Potter on Broadway), Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Kiki Smith (artist), Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Dolls, DWTS), Damaris Lewis (Blackkklansman, Limitless), Katheryn Winnick (Vikings), Shuler Hensley (Oklahoma, Young Frankenstein, The Greatest Showman), Summer Bishil (The Magicians, The Last Airbender), Christiane Seidel (Godless, Boardwalk Empire), Casper Smart (Dirty Dancing, Step Up 3d), Sophia Silver (Godless), Barbie Ferriera (Euphoria), Isabella Farrell (Becks, The Good Fight), Nyle DiMarco (ANTM, DWTS) , Flaviana Matata , Hilary Rhoda, Tara Lynn

Musicians

5 Seconds Of Summer

The Green Children

The Chordaes

Andy Davis

Diamante

Bad Wolves