As Director of Artistry for The Makeup Show, The Powder Group and On Makeup Magazine James is fortunate enough to work with makeup lines and makeup artists at all levels of the industry. Over the years James Vincent’s passion for the art of makeup has included nearly every genre of makeup artistry. Film and theatre, television and celebrity work, editorial and runway work and includes training and product development positions for such companies as MAC, Stila, CNN and Lancome. James is the co-founder of the hip, niche makeup line Pretty Pretty and now focuses his career on working internationally in fashion, film, theater and editorial.
His resume includes clients as diverse as designers Ashton Michael and Ashley Paige and celebrities Gina Gershon, Liv Tyler, Regina Spektor and Jane Fonda. His work has been seen on the cover of Paper and Atomic and in magazines including ID, Index, Paper, and Surface. He has been featured on numerous television shows as a beauty expert such as NBC Universal’s Home Delivery and NBC’s The Today Show. James has also worked in television as key artist for shows including American Idol and on stage for productions including Roundabout Theatre’s “The Philanthropist.” Nylon magazine and WWD have named James as a “makeup artist to watch”.
celebrities
Adrianne Curry
Alan Cummings
American Idols
Andi McDowell
Ann Magnuson
Ann Wilson
Ashley Paige
Belinda Carlisle
Bijoux Phillips
Bobbi Batista
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
Cherie Currie
Chloe Sevigny
Chrissy Hynde
Coretta Scott King
Courtney Love
Cynthia Garrett
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Rowley
Da Brat
Daryl K
Dave Navaro
Debbie Mazar
Deborah Harry
Diane Von Furstenberg
Dominica Scorsese
Dorothy Hammill
Egypt
Fefe Dobson
Finola Hughes
Fischer Spooner
Gina Gershon
Gladys Knight
The Gogo’s
Interpol
Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters)
James King
Jane Fonda
Jane Weidlin
Jennifer Coolidge
Jennifer Tilly
Jerry Hall
Joan Jett
Joey Lauren Adams
Joy Bryant
JT Leroy
Juliette Lewis
Karen O.
Kidada Jones
Kim Stewart
Kimora Lee Simmons
Kit Pistol
The Lady Bunny
Lady Gaga
Liberty Ross
Liv Tyler
Lizzy Jagger
Mercedes Ruehl
Michelle Hicks
Monica
Nikki Hilton
Omayrah
Paris Hilton
Passion Pit
Patti Smith
Pebbles
Phylis Diller
Quentin Crisp
Rachel Ashwell
Reese Witherspoon
Regina Spektor
Renee Zellweger
Russell Simmons
Salt-n-Pepa
Sandra Bernhard
Sarah Clarke
Shirley Manson
Simon Doonan
Spinderella
Steven Cojocaru
Taking Back Sunday
Theo Kogan
TLC
Vanessa Carlton
Winona Ryder
Zandra Rhodes
film
The Anita Pallenberg Story (1999 Dir. Laura Cottingham/ Leslie Singer)
Querelle (2000 Dir. Laura Cottingham/ Leslie Singer)
Convictions (2002 Dir. Laura Cottingham/ Leslie Singer)
The Third Date (2002 Dir. Amy Barrette)
Strays (2002 Dir. Ben Robbins)
Balls (2003 Dir. Douglas Keeve)
Heart of Spider (2003 Dir. Vincenzo Tripodi)
I’ll Sleep When I Die (2004 Off Hollywood Productions)
Poser (2004 Dir. Brandon Maurice Williams)
Time and the Hour Run (2004 Dir. Samir Patel)
television
UPN Talk Model: America’s Next Top Model Internet Talk Show
UPN America’s Next Top Model
Fox American Idol/ Ford Music Videos
NBC/ Universal Home Delivery
Good Morning America numerous credits
The Today Show numerous credits
E- Behind the scenes: Fashion Week Spring 2000 – 2007
Discovery Channel numerous credits
MTV numerous credits
VH-1 Vogue Video Awards, numerous credits
BBC numerous credits
Access Hollywood, numerous credits
HBO numerous credits
Comedy Central Friars Club Roasts Dennis Leary2003
Style Network numerous credits
TLC numerous credits
BET numerous credits
NY1
RTE Ireland numerous credits
featured artist/ beauty expert
Make-up feature on local affiliates in New York, London, Dublin, Boston, Atlanta, Nashville, etc.
NBC/ UNIVERSAL Home Delivery featured artist
NBC The Today Show featured artist
IFC Film School featured artist
Plum Productions American Idol/ Ford Commercials
RTE Off the Rails featured artist
TLC Faking It
TLC A Wedding Story
TLC Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust
E Behind the Velvet Ropes featured artist
Access Hollywood featured artist
major advertising (television and print)
Alberto VO5
Allen B.
Apple Computers
Avia
Ben Sherman
Bisou Bisou
Civil Society
Etnie’s
Etnie’s Girl
Fabulosity
Ford
Giardino’s
I Heart Ronson
Home Delivery
Liberty, London
Louis Boston
Lux
Maidenform
Micky’s
MtV
New Balance
Nicole Miller
Nordstrom
Nue Blue Eriu
Panasonic
Pretty Pretty
Suki Cosmetics
Technics
fashion week credits 1998 – 2008 Dublin, New York, London, Los Angeles, Paris
Allen B.
Andrew Harmon
Ashley Paige
Ashton Michael
Ave Maria
Bess
Bisou Bisou
Brilliant
Catherine Fulmer
Christian Joy
Christopher Dean
Emmanuel Katsaros
Fabulosity
Gianfrani
Habana Outpost
H.O.R.S.S.
Indashio
JCP
I Heart Ronson
Lewis
Louis Boston
Nico and Adrian
Nicole
Nue Blue Eriu
Pet Fashion Week
Sarah
Starkweather
Up & Co.
London Graduate Fashion Week
Gen Art Miami
Alexander McQueen
Alvin Valley
Anna Sui
As4
BCBG
Betsey Johnson
Calvin Klein
Costello Tagliapietra
Cynthia Rowley
Diesel
Heatherette
Jiwun Park
John Varvatos
Karl Lagerfeld
Libertine
Marc Bauer
Marc Jacobs
ORFI
Pam McMahon
People Used To Dream About the Future
Perry Ellis
Pixie Yates
Vera Wang
Vivian Tam
Vivienne Westwood