Traci Fine

Chicago media makeup artist and hair stylist Traci Fine founded Fine Makeup Art & Associates, drawing on more than 15 years in media makeup. Television, photography and high-profile assignments make up much of the work. At the 2024 RNC in Milwaukee she supplied high-definition makeup for Bloomberg TV, and at the 2024 DNC in Chicago she did makeup for CNN. Listed clients include CNN, NFL Network, Nike, Gatorade, Herman Miller, Microsoft, Time Magazine, Yo-Yo Ma, Bill Clinton, Pete Buttigieg and Mark Cuban. Her work has appeared on TIME Magazine covers and in Refinery 29 and Martha Stewart Weddings. She came up through the fashion industry and has worked in Paris, Barcelona and Tokyo before settling back in Chicago. Her focus is on camera-ready looks for television, video, advertising and corporate executives. She works with brides and media clients across the Gold Coast, Streeterville, Lincoln Park and other Chicago neighborhoods, and takes on work from Chicago to Milwaukee. Separately, she founded The Executive Presence Lab, which provides executive presence training, employee onboarding programs, corporate image workshops and conference breakout sessions. Its work reaches corporate workforces, leadership pipelines and HR teams, and she also consults for marketing firms, cosmetic companies and salons. America's Beauty Show has invited her to teach.