Meet the Team...

The Session School was founded by Dani Guinsberg, Jonathan Long, Ben Cooke & Jennie Roberts.

Make Up - Dani Guinsberg | Julie Jacobs | Sarah Hill
Hair - Jennie Roberts | Ben Cooke | Jonathan Long

The Session School – Make Up School

Dani Guinsberg:

The Session School was founded by distinguished, well known Professional Make-Up Artist Dani Guinsberg to teach future Make Up Artists "the art of makeup" within the Fashion, Beauty & Advertising Industry. The Foundation Make Up Course is suitable for beginners and anyone interested in becoming a Make Up Artist, as well as those already in the industry who wish to further their skills.

The Session School - Make Up School is run by practising Make Up Artist Dani Guinsberg; who has been involved in the industry for over 13 years. She is very well respected, highly successful and fully qualified as a Professional Make Up Artist. Her work has featured regularly in Vogue, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Eve, Red, W Magazine, The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Conde Nast Traveller Magazine, and You Magazine (amongst many other leading publications) and her Advertising clients include Marks & Spencer, New Look, John Lewis, Barry M Cosmetics, Oli Fashions, Tesco, Evans, BhS, Debenhams, Faith Shoes, MK One, DFS, Avon and many more... Dani also works on many other exciting projects, including Fashion Shows, Portraits & Pop Promos, etc... Click here for Dani's online portfolio at ONE Makeup - link opens a new window

Check out Dani's brand new, exciting TV Commercial for Barry M. It will be showing on Channel 4, E4, Viva and MTV from now, so keep watching for it!

Julie Jacobs:

Julie has been working in the fashion industry for over 10 years, creating and designing looks for runway shows and varied publications including Dazed and Confused, iD, Arena Homme Plus, British Elle, British Vogue, British Marie Claire, Exit, The Face, French Glamour, Greek Vogue, Harpers & Queen, Italian Amica, Italian Elle, Jalouse, L’Uomo Vogue, Nylon , Purple, Rank, Russian Vogue, Spanish Vogue, Sleaze Nation, Teen Vogue , Vogue Nippon, Italian Glamour, Wallpaper, L’Officiel, Jane, British Glamour, etc...

Additionally, Julie also works with a range of celebrities; for their press, PR and promotions. Julie began her career working as a Beauty Therapist in the Harrods salon, Knightsbridge. From there, she went on to work on cruise liners for Steiner salons; travelling to such places as the Caribbean and the Far East. On her return, Julie decided to pursue her career dream of being a Professional Make-Up Artist and began assisting established Professionals on runway shows; such as Prada, Miu Miu, Givenchy, Loewe, Louis Vuitton and Chloe in London, Paris and Milan. Since then, she has built up her own client base and reputation in the Fashion industry to become the outstanding and talented Make Up Artist she is today. For more information on Julie's clients, photographers and shows, please see her website. You may also like to see some examples of Julie’s work on her website: www.juliejacobs.co.uk

Sara Hill:

Sara has been working as a professional Make Up Artist for over 12 years, Her innovative, creative ideas and passion have led her to work globally with the biggest names in the fashion, film, television, Commerical and music industries. Her celebrity client list includes music artists Grace Jones, La Roux, Athlete, Lemar, Jill Jackson, Kanye West, the Sugababes and many more.

Sara has worked backstage for fashion labels such as Vivienne Westwood, Biba, Fashion East, Reem, Noki, Osman Yousefzada, and Ashish. She has also assisted leading makeup artists Alex Box, Lisa Butler, Kirsten Piggott, Sally Branka and Georgina Graham. Sara worked as the National make up artist for Laura Mercier cosmetics where she conducted seminars, master classes and provided training for the artists in the UK and Ireland. Previously, Sara was the UK trainer for M.A.C cosmetics and has taught make up artistry, internationally, at various make up colleges. Her work has featured on many front covers and articles, as well as television commercials, music videos and films.

She has worked for MTV, BBC, ITV and STV and has provided special effects on Sci-fi show 'Star Gate SG1' in Vancouver Canada. Sara is also a popular beauty writer and writes trend reports and " how to" articles for magazines and web-sites. She is also the expert advisor for www.beauty21.co.uk
For more information on Sara's work please visit: www.sarahill.co.uk

The Session School - Exciting NEW Hair School:

Jennie Roberts (Principle of the Hair School):

Jennie has been working as a highly successful session stylist for almost two decades. Having worked on the majority of leading publications worldwide such as; American Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, MarieClaire, and Esquire (as well as many other distinguished titles), Jennie's reputation is second to none. She is a firm favourite, spending her time "teasing the tresses" of her clients including; Kate Winslet, Denzel Washington, Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Courtney Love, Kevin Spacey and The Suga Babes. Jennie was also personally selected by Victoria and David Beckham to provide her expert skills for one of their most important and intimate events to date; their Wedding Day!

To see a selection of Jennie's work, please visit the Naked Artists website

Ben Cooke:

has been responsible for some of the most innovative hairstyles of the past decade. Creator of Victoria Beckham’s famous 'Pob', Ben’s combination of passion and willingness to push creative boundaries has helped to make him a leading force in the hair industry.

Ben has worked on many fashion shows creating cutting edge catwalk looks from Milan, Paris to New York; heading shows in London and regularly styling cover shoots for Vogue, Harpers & Queen and MarieClaire. Never the less Ben still finds time to be the current Brand Ambassador for Herbal Essences and personal stylist to Leona Lewis. Despite the huge reaction his work gets in the media Ben maintains that his style is completely client-focused, while his meticulous attention to detail infuses everything he does.

To see a selection of Ben' work, please visit the Frank Agency website.
You may be interested to see Ben at work as he currently has several tutorials on the following website: www.handbag.com

Jonathan Long:

With his signature artistic but wearable styling, Jonathan is one of the most sought-after hairdressers around. His wealth of experience and personal touch has won him a loyal clientele of A-list celebrities, many of which are regulars at Jonathan and Ben’s bespoke, boutique salon in the heart of Chelsea. With an ever expanding clientele Jonathan still finds time to style covers for leading fashion magazines throughout the world and offers his expertise for many popular TV shows such as, Channel 4's "Extreme Male Beauty" and Sky’s “Fat Families”.

Down to earth and charming, Jonathan has spent a lifetime in the industry and knows how to make his clients feel at ease. It is his personal touch, alongside his skilled consistency to deliver fantastic styling, which sets him apart from the rest. At their salon "Lockonego" he has built a team of passionate and creative stylists dedicated to giving every client a bespoke luxury service. .