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RICHARD SHARAH
MAKE-UP ARTIST

RICHARD SHARAH's exciting career began 30 years ago. His creative talents and make-up direction have seen his career sweep the FASHION, FILM, TELEVISION and MUSIC industry into INSPIRING IMAGERY surpassed by no other.

The first AUSTRALIAN Make-up Artist to establish his 'ART' in the INTERNATIONAL arena - and still the most FAMOUS MAKE-UP ARTIST AUSTRALIA HAS PRODUCED.

The early 70's saw Richard's arrival in EUROPE where he quickly established his UNIQUE STYLE in make-up and became the golden boy of  BRITISH VOGUE and HARPERS and QUEEN.

Photographers DAVID BAILEY, BARRY LATEGAN, ARTHUR ELGOR, CLIVE ARROWSMITH, TOSCANI, NORMAN PARKINSON, ERIC BOWMAN, JOHN SWANNELL and many others sought his creative alliance for their fashion shoots. FRENCH ELLE quickly hired Richard for a number of fashion and beauty spreads with photographers SARAH MOON and TOSCANI.

It was at this time that SHARAH was asked by famed English Designer ZANDRA RHODES, to design a collection of make-up for her Fashion Shows. The posters became COLLECTORS ITEMS and the result of a ten year alliance saw some of the most creative images ever seen and published. Fashion Designers were continually seeking his concepts - JEAN MUIR, BILL GIBB, BRUCE OLDFIELD, MARY QUANT.

REVLON flew Richard to SOUTH AFRICA to promote their make-up in every major city. He began to be sought after by celebrities - working with  JANE SEYMOUR, GERMAIN GREER, JOANNA LUMLEY, JERRY HALL, MARIE HELVIN, PAMELA STEVENSON and STING.

It was ITALIAN VOGUE who took Richard to ROME, MILAN and PARIS ,many times over, to work on the ITALIAN and FRENCH COLLECTIONS with designers YSL,  BOLERO, CHANEL and the likes.

Richard found himself continually returning to the UNITED STATES to work with CELEBRITIES  like FAYE  DUNAWAY, GREGORY PECK, ROBIN WILLIAMS, MARVIN GAYE and BING CROSBY. It was at this time he was requested to work on the very publicised portrait of THE U.S. PRESIDENT GERALD FORD and his wife, FIRST LADY BETTY FORD.

DAVID BOWIE, in awe of Richard's designs, requested a meeting to discuss the make-up direction for his now famous album ASHES TO ASHES. These images remain, today, some of the most HAUNTING images that others can only aspire to. Imagery was also created for  STEVE STRANGE  VISAGE and TOYAH WILCOX.

LANCOME flew Richard back to AUSTRALIA to promote their make-up lines for the season and it was here that he also designed the ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN for BOURJOIS COSMETICS. These images are still remembered today and again considered COLLECTORS ITEMS.

Richard became the CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR for ESTEE LAUDER, CLARINS and JUVENA. All wanted the RICHARD SHARAH experience. Savouring all the advice he could give.

SIMON and GARFUNKLE asked Richard to accompany them on their WORLD TOUR. When PAUL SIMON married actress, CARRIE FISHER, Richard's make-up design stole the show and created world wide press.

BROOKE SHIELDS invited him to the DAINTREE FOREST to work with her for well known British Tabloid - HELLO MAGAZINE.

The 90's saw Richard still requested by top photographers. ANNIE LIEBOWITZ, NEIL KIRK, PHILIP DIXON and MICHEL COMTE have fallen to his charms with images published in VANITY FAIR, TATTLER and ATTITUDE. His interest in working with up and coming photographers keeps his eye in the new century.  DAVID BAILEY had Richard collaborate with him on the design for make-up on the JIMMY NAIL pop video and CLIVE ARROWSMITH requested his brilliance on the DE BEERS publicity campaign before he headed back to Australia.

He designed the make-up for the promotion book published by PEEK-A-BOO, JAPAN. He  has recently been published in DETOUR, GLAMOUR, ATTITUDE,THE NEW YORKER and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. His images are still at the CUTTING EDGE of fashion. His talent keeping up with the CHANGES that his amazing world provides.

Richard launched RED EARTH in JAPAN'S prestigious department stores & held many successful press conferences & interviews for the Japanese press.

For MERCEDES AUSTRALIA FASHION WEEK Richard has worked with COLLETTE DINNIGAN and AKIRA ISAGOWA

He recently designed the make-up for NICOLE KIDMAN and EWEN McGREGOR for BAZ LURHMAN'S new film MOULIN ROUGE currently in production in Sydney.

Richard was invited to design the opening 'extravaganza' at the 2000 MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL and to be the sole make-up artist for visiting supermodel VERUSCHKA in conjunction with L'OREAL.

NICOLE KIDMAN asked Richard do her personal make-up for the Australian premier of Mission Impossible II

SUGABABES Video for Universal Music/Island Records Special Makeup & Design for MUTYA, KEISHA & Heidi.

In the last 4 years RICHARD has also become sort after & respected for his quality DIGITAL RETOUCHING & DESIGN abilities, his commissions have included DEBEERS DIAMONDS,RED EARTH COSMETICS,AUSTRALIAN VOGUE, BLACK & WHITE MAGAZINE, ONTEL, KAYSER, MUSHROOM RECORDS & many more commissions.