ABOUT US

My mission

Johnny Director, Give Face Cosmetics and lover of makeup transformation!

My mission is to celebrate and encourage diversity, delivering the highest quality products which are ethical, cruelty free and fair trade so our customers can enjoy creating art without guilt.

We buy the finest products from world leading manufacturers so working artists can be profitable and makeup lovers can enjoy their passion on an affordable budget without compromise on quality. Profits are invested back into bulk buying to get better prices which benefit everyone! You access outstanding quality at incredible value and we grow, generating job and collab opportunities.

We are passionate about diversity, big brands are sometimes reluctant to share customers work if it doesn't fit majority 'normal'. We try to celebrate each artists work, blended and presented beautifully together without filtering on the artists gender or personal qualities - it's just makeup! We would love Give Face to be a space for creatives and experimenters to feel welcomed and encouraged. Growing up David Bowie, Prince and Madonna were my only references for transformative makeup and it felt like a lifetime waiting for Halloween to express any kind of creativity.

Being diverse as a small business is a challenge and disappointingly it can limit us on delivering the whole spectrum. Manufacturers will only produce what the big brands demonstrate is in demand, which causes limited choice when it comes to skin types and colours. We abandoned a skin care range because the products had 'popular' chemicals added and it has felt near impossible for us to source an acceptable colour range of foundation shades to bring into the brand. It's frustrating when manufacturers only produce tights in 2 to 4 shades, it simply isn't good enough for the spectrum of colour in the world. This stops us being able to present the full diverse range we would like, I hope big brands help to embrace diversity more so we can prove to manufacturers that there absolutely is a demand and need for more variety so small businesses can offer more selection. Minimum order requirements simply make it impossible for small brands to create independently. Even though we will always actively seek manufacturers who are developing more diverse ranges, if we do not currently offer what you need, please feel free to talk to us about it! We welcome our visitors to contact us with recommendations so we can source more or share links to other brands who may have what you and others need!

I hope you enjoy your experience with us and we are proud to be on your journey and in your art!"

Our customers

Give Face Cosmetics customers like that we are focused on diversity, value, outstanding quality and feeling good cause everything is ethically sourced and fair trade! We supply to many international makeup artists, theatre and stage stars, beauty academies and some of the most incredible theatrical companies, including television and film studios.

Creative Team

The Give Face have collectively worked on stage, in photography, makeup and hair dressing, giving us (too many) years of self-found experience in the art of illusion. The te

The founder and Director of the brand, Johnny (aka drag queen Dirti Denise) manages the business, researching, developing and releasing fabulous products with the MUA and performer in mind. Coming from a photographic and fashion MUA background.

Michael (drag artist Gisele), MUA for international brands including MAC. The creative chameleon in the drag, club and entertainment world, assists in product development, marketing and managing the Visual Artist team to inspire them on their journey to success.

Andi (aka drag artist Busti Barb). Always on hand when it comes to testing new products on her army of workers in the beauty industry. Also an award winning hair specialist, she designed all of our fabulous Give Head wig shades!