Reiva Cruze

Reiva Cruze has been a professional Make-up artist for over nine years. She was born in Seattle, and then moved to New York City in 2001. After studying at Makeup-Designory in Soho, she graduated in 2006 and has since been promoted to MUD’s Lead Makeup Artist. Reiva’s Celebrity clients include Cuba Gooding Jr., Stockard Channing, Tiffany Theison, Ashlee Simpson, Padma Lakshmi, Kim Gordan, Method Man, and Vincent Piazza. Ms. Cruze’s television credits include the 2009 and 2010 Tony Awards, CNBC, The Today Show, Good Morning America, MTV, and the Food Network. Her extensive print and fashion work include Elle, Nylon, Antenna, Paper, Corduroy, High Times, and Page Six Magazine. Her Fashion Clients include Custo Barcelona, Nicole Miller, Badgley Mischka, Anoname Jeans, Birdy & Grace, Bridgette, and Luca Luca. Reiva has also worked for MAC Cosmetics here in New York City and continues to work as a contributing editor for LUCIRE Magazine where she writes about the make-up trends that are hot on the runway during Fashion Week each season. As the Lead Artist at MUD, Cruze leads workshops, seminars, and product knowledge trainings. Her makeup demonstrations are a huge hit both at International Makeup Shows, as well as on youtube. Her work over the last ten years has brought her to Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, London, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Sweden, Africa, the Dominican Republic, and other sites around the world. Reiva says her inspiration is always changing; however it’s her constant desire to create something beautiful and to inspire others to feel the same about themselves.

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