Portfolio work by Alana Palau, makeup artist

    Makeup Artist

    Alana Palau

    Alana Wright Palau is a Los Angeles/New York-based make-up artist with over 19 years of experience. Alana has worked with leading fashion brands like Burberry, MCM, and Nike, beauty brands such as Milk Makeup, Urban Decay, and Elizabeth Arden, photographers Collier, Micaiah Carter, and Yulia Gorbechenko, publications i-D and Harper’s Bazaar and public figures including New York Times bestselling author Elaine Welteroth, fashion designer and entrepreneur Nicole Richie and Grammy Award winner Frank Ocean. A true beauty maven, Alana discovered her passion for makeup while growing up in the Detroit theater scene and playing in her mother’s vanity drawer. She later honed her skills while assisting some of the industry’s top make up artists. Alana’s whimsical and fresh approach to beauty consistently shines through in all of her work, whether for an avant-garde editorial piece or a fun commercial shoot. She is an expert at perfecting skin and creating supple looking complexions for all different tones. Alana uses her innate creativity to enhance other’s natural beauty and convey images of beauty that transcend the standard.

    Profession
    Makeup Artist
    Portfolio
    10
    Updated
    Sep 2026

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      The genre: clean commercial, beauty close-ups or an editorial statement.

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      How many models and looks, and how long the day is.

    3. 3

      Date, city and whether hair is on the same person or booked separately.

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