Ann Marie Laurendeau

Ann Marie Laurendeau is the master makeup artist behind Anemone Makeup, which she founded in 1993. With more than thirty years in professional makeup and hair across the entertainment and beauty fields, she has worked on television and video jobs, photo shoots, theater, live performances, weddings and special events. Those assignments have included companies and brands such as Disney, Live Nation, Under Armour, A & E Records, The Boston Bruins, TedTalks, The Voice, BOSE, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Dior and Clinique. Before creating her own classes, she taught makeup workshops at colleges, universities and aesthetic schools. She now leads classes for individuals, aspiring artists and community groups, and runs a multi-class beauty school program on current makeup and skincare subjects. Her instruction covers skincare routines, priming, color correcting and concealing, foundation, brows, eyeshadow, lashes and eyeliner, blush, bronzer and contour, lipstick, setting products, special occasion looks and seasonal trends. She is known for natural-looking bridal makeup. She specializes in mature beauty, including makeup and skincare for women over 50, and client reviews mention her work with older actors. Her work has appeared in Martha Stewart Weddings, In Style, The Knot, Brides.com and Seacoast Weddings. She believes a strong client relationship rests on communication, and she works with each client toward a personal signature style, selecting suitable colors, products and techniques.