Nika Vaughan, Makeup Artist

Bio

Nika’s earliest memory of playing with makeup is when she was 5 and her mother found her completely covered in face paint from ear to ear in her Sunday dress, and with her best ear rings on.

Based in Chicago, Nika offers makeup services for print, film, and HD video, as well as bridal and formal events. She's also available for destination events and weddings.

A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Nika seeks to push the expectations of “pretty makeup.” Fueled by her background in sculpture and fashion theory, she is enamored with makeup’s ability to enhance and transform a person’s natural beauty.


**Please email bridal inquiries to nika@nikavaughan.com**


Services/Skills
Commercial/HD Makeup
Airbrush Makeup
Bridal Makeup
Fashion Shows & Events
Fantasy & Artistic Makeup
Special Effects Makeup
Body Makeup
Makeup Seminars
Light Hair Styling

Resumé & Credits

Publications
Seventeen
International Design
Business Week
Good Housekeeping
Time Out Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Sheridan Road
Chicago Social
Today's Chicago Woman
Dance
Dance Spirit
Gia
Bambi
Runners World
Zeus
Splendor
Magnet
Dance Teacher
Pointe
Classical Singer

Print Advertising
Sears
Walgreens
Korotkina Fine Jewelry
FM Global
Ed - NewPage
Harrah's Horseshoe Casino
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Corporate Cleaning Services
Victory Gardens Theater
York Furrier
Cassandra Stone
Stockshop, LLC
Time Inc. Content Solutions
Loop 97.9 FM

TV/Video
ABC 7 for Mighty Artists Productions, Inc.
Options Action, CNBC
TV One Network, 2008 Election Night Coverage from Grant Park
Food Crafters, Cooking Channel
Unique Eats, Cooking Channel
World Business Chicago
Hewlett Packard
Motorola
Aerobed for QVC
Sugar Fix Dental
Career Athletes
United Auto Insurance
I Do Films

Beauty Contribution/Education
Windy City Live, ABC 7 Morning Show
Columbia College, Television Department for Mighty Artists Productions, Inc.
Art+Science Salons
Real Simple Magazine
Time Out Chicago Magazine
Pivot Point International, Inc.
Media Makeup Academy, Chicago

On-Air Personalities/ Public Figures
Niki Taylor, Model
Wilco, Band
Skillet, Band
Art Smith, Celebrity Chef
Tom Joyner, Host, Tom Joyner Morning Show
Brandie Malay, HGTV Host
Aida Mollenkamp, Cooking Channel Host
Chelsie Hightower, Dancing with the Stars
Lee DeWyze, Season 9 American Idol winner
Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor
Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago
Bill Brady, Illinois Senator
Susana Mendoza, Illinois House Representative
Eddie & Jobo, radio and TV personalities
Tom Joyner, Host, Tom Joyner Morning Show
Kathy Brock, ABC 7 Chicago Anchor
Jim Rose, ABC 7 Chicago Sports Anchor and Reporter
Ryan Chiaverini, ABC 7 Chicago Sports Anchor
Mellody Hobson, Good Morning America Financial Contributor and President of Ariel Investments
Michael Eric Dyson, Author and TV One Commentator
Desmond Clark, Chicago Bears football player
Jason Mckie, Chicago Bears football player
Anthony Adams, Chicago Bears football player

Bridal Blogs & Vendor Lists
Style Me Pretty, Little Black Book Vendor
Style Me Pretty, National and Chicago Local blog posts
Bride Buzz, "Model Behavior"
Delightfully Engaged, "A Lovely Love Bike Photoshoot by Maypole Studios Photography"
Middle of the Map Weddings, "Saturday Matinee: The Love Bike"
Marry This! Guide #06

Runway/Events
Vogue
Siemens
Indashio
Art+Science
Edward Wilkerson for Lafayette 148
Austin Scarlett for Kenneth Poole
Jenny Yoo
School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Fashion Walk 2010 for Designer Rachel Goldberg
The Alley Stores
Concierge Preferred
BFG Marketing
Greater North Michigan Avenue Association

Freelance/Retail Beauty Experience
Sonia Roselli Weddings
Shu Uemura
NARS
Shiseido
Armani/Prive
Bobbi Brown
Elizabeth Arden
Philosophy
Too Faced