April

is a make-up artist based in Santa Fe, NM.  She is from the Diné (Navajo) Nation and Kewa Pueblo.  She earned her BA from Stanford University and MA from the University of New Mexico. She has freelanced for nearly 10 years in the Bay Area and in the Southwest. She has worked in various beauty sectors, including in bridal, editorial, film, and fashion.  Some of her commercial clients include Smartwater and Equinox Fitness and has served as the key makeup artist for some of the largest fashion shows in the Southwest.  

 April began her career doing makeup in the Bay Area working in the drag community, and believes makeup is an art with the power to transform and elicit one’s true self.  Moreover, she loves to honor her client’s inherent and natural beauty through makeup, especially on some of the most important days of their lives.