About Lauren

Lauren Rennells is an experienced and licensed cosmetologist with 20+ years in the industry. After working full time in commercial photo studios, Lauren moved to Denver, Colorado and has since been a freelance artist.

She has been working in the commercial image making world most of her life, beginning as a teenager, having a parent who was in the advertising industry and spending time on set when not in school. 

After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Photography from Northern Arizona University, Lauren worked as a photo assistant and photographer. She learned more about the roles of everyone on set and it became clear to her that her true interests were in the hair and makeup and styling aspect of the industry. She went back to school to get her cosmetology license and assisted hair and makeup artists on set to learn the craft.

Lauren specializes in beauty and natural looking hair and makeup, dry hairstyling, men’s grooming, period styling, and vintage beauty artistry. Her background as a photographer trained her to look at a scene 2-dimensionally, breaking down the details into shapes and assessing necessary improvements to the final look. 

She has extensive expertise in recreating authentic looks from the early and mid-20th century. This vintage hair and makeup training helps her to think outside of the proverbial box of on set problem solving.

She is available for commercial and  editorial photoshoots, video productions and personal portraits and headshots. She also specializes in vintage hair and makeup for photoshoots, special events, and weddings.

Lauren has worked with a variety of clients and companies with the highest standards and maintains the most professional work ethic and attention to detail. Clients have included BMW, ESPN Magazine's Body Issue, HGTV, Sorel, Oakley, United Airlines and many more. Please see a full client history and celebrity experience list here.