ABOUT MARTELLE

Marta Skalska (MartElle) is a makeup and hair designer, who works with the best team of professional makeup artists to create character images for commercials, music videos, feature films, TV shows, etc.

After 12 years of experience and everyday practice Marta acquired advanced skills in hairstyling, sfx and stage makeup, as well as fashion and editorial makeup. She is also a highly skilled professional in makeup team management on set and production process.

Martelle was a head of makeup department working on commercials for Apple, Amazon, Mercedes, AUDI, Nissan, Volkswagen, Diesel, Uniqlo, Gillette, Skoda, AXE, Libresse, Coca Cola, Jack Daniels, Miller, Danone, Finish, Motorolla & Lenovo, Oculus, Vodafone, Samsung, Stimorol, Lurpak, Woolmark, Douglas, NuroFen, Intel, Three, Sennheiser, Bose, PlayStation, Disney. These are just some of the customers the team has had the pleasure and honor of working with.

Music videos for Asap Rocky, Coldplay band (UP&UP video), Martin Garrix, TwentyOne Pilots, Dj Shadow, Dua Lipa, Moses Summey.

Marta and her team (18 artists) were part of makeup department of CHERNOBYL HBO 2018, shooting in Lithuania and Ukraine (key makeup designer Daniel Parker). In total Martelle and her makeup department were involved in more than 150 international projects and this number is growing every day.

Marta is convinced that being a makeup and hair artist isn’t only about having professional practical skills but also about having a well-rounded personality capable of detecting the slightest notions and aspects of creative process.

Having received basic training at the fundamental school of movie makeup, Marta continued perfecting her art by completing a post graduate program in Taras Shevchenko National University (Kyiv, Ukraine) where she defended a thesis in Gestalt Aesthetics on the topic of visual perception in art and received her PhD.

Marta was a teacher in MakeupMe academy and coach of make team working at Ukrainian Fashion Week. She was also the key makeup artist for most of the shows at UFW from 2018 to 2020.

Marta is a frequently invited makeup artist at beauty and fashion shootings of such magazines as L'Officiel, Elle Man, Playboy, Jute Magazine, Touch Magazine and Fashion Post among others.

  • 2018 –2022 Head of agency of makeup artists and hairstylists in Ukraine #martellemakeudepartment.
  • 2018 – 2020 Key makeup artist and makeup team coach at Ukrainian Fashion Week.
  • 2016 – 2020 Head of the make department at Radiaoaktive Film Production.
  • 2014 – 2019 Makeup Teacher at MakeupMe Academy.
  • 2018 Head of the Ukrainian makeup department of HBO “Chernobyl” series (makeup designer Daniel Parker).
  • 2018 Makeup designer at “Nureyev. His stage is the world” documentary by David Morris and Jacqui Morris (Great Britain, Ukraine).
  • 2017 The Eurovision Song Contest 2017, makeup artist on DiHaj team.
  • 2015 Ukrainian shortfilm "FOR RENT" ("Naprokat"), senior makeup artist.
  • 2014 – The Insider, ICTV channel.
  • 2014 – Böyük Səhnə (Big Scene), ITV Channel (Azerbaijan).
  • 2014 The 3 Hearts TV Show, Novyy Channel.
  • 2014 - 2012 The STB TV Channel, The Biggest Loser TV Show, So You Think You Can Dance TV Show, Everything’s Gonna Be Alright TV Show, The Bachelor TV Show and others.
  • 2013 - 2014 Savik Shuster Studio "Shuster Live","Adrenalin".
  • 2008-2013 INTER Channel, Teacher at INTER School.
  • 2010 Photostudio "FOLGA", photo shootings makeup and hair artist.
  • 2008 Les Kurbas Theatre, makeup artist.
  • 2007 Makeup artist working with clients

Education:

  • 2006 – 2009 Postgraduate School at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, faculty of Philosophy. PhD in Ethics, Aesthetics and Art Studies.
  • 2001 - 2006 Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , faculty of Psychology. Therapist, teacher of Psychology.
  • 2007 – 2008 Alla Churia’s Professional Studio School, makeup artist.
  • 2010 Art Salon Studio, makeup artist.
  • 2011 - 2014 Patrick Cameron and Ruslan Tatianin’s Hair Style Classes. Makeup Master Classes by Joss Brands, Roshar, Anastasia Durasova.
  • 2015 Master Classes IMATS LA, USA.
  • 2016 Workshops IMATS LONDON, GB.
  • 2016 Courses at Makeup School House of Glam Dolls, London. Led by David Horn.
  • 2016 Courses at SFX Makeup School FX. St.Petersburg. Led by Ksenia Malkina.
  • 2018 Master classes by Danessa Myricks.
  • 2019 Work Shop in Hair styling by Marina ROY school.
  • 2020 Master classes by RnCo speakers.
  • 2020 Master classes “ Hair styles of XX century”.