Face to Face with Beauty: An Intimate Conversation with Make-Up Artist Patsy O’Neil

Step behind the lights and into the heart of beauty with this intimate conversation featuring world-class make-up artist Patsy O’Neill. In this deeply personal interview, Patsy shares the experiences, inspirations, and emotional journey that shaped her creative path. From her earliest artistic influences to working with major personalities and productions, she reveals how vulnerability, intuition, and connection guide her work with every face she touches. Listeners will discover the power of storytelling through make-up, how authenticity fuels artistic resilience, and why beauty begins with self-acceptance. Patsy reflects on her favorite career moments, pivotal challenges, and the philosophies that continue to shape her craft, offering powerful insight for aspiring artists, beauty lovers, and anyone seeking deeper meaning in their creative journey. Whether you’re passionate about artistry, curious about the world behind the camera, or inspired by stories of transformation, this episode invites you to see beauty through a new lens—one grounded in honesty, empathy, and soul.

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British make-up artist Patsy O’Neill whose career was founded in the 90’s in MTV and has spanned the world of TV, music, commercials, film and editorial. Patsy was born in 1975 in the shadow of West Ham football ground in East London. Her parents Robert O’Neill, an electrical engineer and Julia Dooley, a nurse & practice manager were Irish immigrants. Patsy is the middle of three children—she has an older brother and younger sister— and was educated at the Ursuline Convent School for Girls in Forest Gate, London. Her love of the arts could be seen in her constant drawings as a child and interest in fashion so it was no surprise that she chose to study Design Fashion Styling For Make - up and Hair at the London College of Fashion from where she graduated in 1993. From there she chose to start working in the business to get hands on experience, which is where her early opportunities created a pathway for her career. She has, she says, done just about everything in the business and loves to share her knowledge by mentoring interns and graduates.  Her roster of celebrity clients are some of the most recognizable women on the red carpet and have led her to having her work showcased at the Oscars. Patsy lives in London with her partner Richard Jakes and son Arlo.

Patsy’s website: https://www.patriciaoneill.co.uk/
Instagram: @patsyoneillmakeup
https://www.instagram.com/patsyoneillmakeup
 
Host: Chris Stafford
Produced by Hollowell Studios
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