Tabitha is an award winning Hair, Make-up & Prosthetic Designer, working across TV/ Film, Music, Fashion, Opera and Theatre.
With over a decade working in the industry, her services cover all aspects of hair, make-up and prosethetics, from light entertainment through to creature, SFX make-up. Get in touch on tabby.li@hotmail.com to discuss a project!
Available to work internationally.
Full UK Drivers Licence
Awards
2024
Film Olympiad Award
Best Hair & Make-up Design 2024
2023
British Short Film Award
Best Hair & Make-up Design 2023
Education & Training:
2023-24
City & Guilds of London Art School
Master of Arts Degree
Fine Art: Distinction
2018
Titanic FX Belfast
Period Hair Styling & Male Grooming (Andrew Whiteoak)
2014-17
University of the Arts London (London College of Fashion)
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Hair, Make-up & Prosthetics for Performance: 2:1
2013-14
West Thames College
VTCT Diploma
Theatrical, Special Effects, Hair & Media Make-up: Distinction
Credits:
Opera & Theatre (selected)
2023–25 Regents Opera – Die Walküre (The Ring Cycle) – Hair & Make-Up Designer
2018 Royal Opera House – Opera Re-Imagined – Hair & Make-Up Supervisor
2018 Chelsea Theatre – The Gift – Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Designer
2017 Les Enfants Terribles – Alice’s Adventures Underground – Mask Maker
2017 Royal Opera House – Mitridate – Special Effects Make-Up Artist
2018 Myriad Theatre – Flavourology – Mask Maker / Hair & Make-Up Artist
2017 Icarus Theatre – Hamlet – Hair & Make-Up Designer
2017 The Globe Theatre –Wig Department
Commercial (selected)
2024 Cash App – Director: Freddie Powell – Hair & Make-Up Designer
2023 Fiverr – Director: Arts & Sciences – Hair & Make-Up Designer
2023 Nike – Iconoclast – Director: Alaska – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2023 Sainsbury’s – Hey Big Spender – Director: Humans – Hair & Make-Up Designer
2022 Tesco – I’ve Got the Power – Director: Adam & Dave – Prosthetic Make-Up Designer
2022 Paddy Power – Bingo Ball – Director: Outsider – Hair & Make-Up Designer
2022 British Heart Foundation – This is Science – Director: Ben Strebel – Hair & Make-Up Designer
2022 Sky Bet – Director: Jim Gilchrist – Hair & Make-Up Designer
2022 Aston Martin – Power, Redefined – Director: Dog Eat Dog – Hair Designer (Felicity Jones Stunt Double)
2021 DFS – What’s Your Thing? – Director: Freddie Powell – Prosthetic Make-up Artist
2021 Google Pixel 6 Launch – Director: Leonel Ruben – Hair & Make-Up Designer
2021 Ipsos Corporate Training Film – Director: Norman Tamkivi – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2021 Lidl – Always (Christmas Commercial) – Director: Gary Freedman – Prosthetic Make-up Artist
2019 Disney – Princess Hardlines – Director: Maria Goulamhoussen – Assistant Hair & Make-Up Artist to Sarah Hermann
2016 Finish Dishwasher Commercial – Assistant Hair & Make-Up Artist to Anna Thompson
2016 Co-op Halloween Commercial – Assistant Prosthetic Make-up Artist to Anna Thompson
2016 Scottish Widows Commercial – Assistant Hair & Make-Up Artist to Anna Thompson
Live/News & Light Entertainment (selected)
2023 The BRIT Awards – Personal Hair & Make-Up Artist to Taytum McGreal
2022 The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration (Horse Show) – Lead Hair & Make-Up Artist
2022 Kiss FM – She-Hulk Voxpop Promo – Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Artist for Taytum McGreal
2022 Kiss FM Halloween House Party – Personal Hair & Make-Up Artist to Taytum McGreal
2019 Kraken Rum – Screamfest – Prosthetic Make-up Artist
2019 Salon International – Schwarzkopf – Head Hair Stylist: Tyler Johnston – Special Effects Make-up Artist
2018 Channel 4 – MAXXX – Director: O-T Fagbenle– Special Effects Make-up Artist
2017 Sky Sports – Soccer AM – Assistant Hair & Make-Up Artist to Sarah Edwards
2017–2023 Iran International News – Head of Department: Gemma Whitbread – Hair & Make-Up Artist
Film/TV (selected)
2024 Good Luck, Fuck Face (short)– Director: Oli Beale – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2024 Charity! (short) – Director: Stephen T. Lally – Prosthetic Make-up Artist
2023 Scarecrow (short) – Director: Freddie Powell – Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Designer
2022 Empress Clawscream (short) – Director: Stephen T Lally – Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Designer
2021 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (feature) – Creatures Inc. – Silicone Prosthetic Maker
2021 Virtuoso (short) – Director: Stella Scott – Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Designer
2020 Volvo – Corporate Training Film – Director: Norman Tamkivi – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2019 You Eat Other Animals (short) – Director: Ed Wiles – Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Designer
2019 Volvo – Corporate Pen Portraits – Director: Norman Tamkivi – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2019 Tethered (short) – Director: Stephen T Lally – Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Designer
2019 Infinite (feature) – Director: Charles Henri Belleville – Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Artist (Daily)
2019 Extinction (short) – Director: Jack Cooper Stimpson – Assistant Hair & Make-Up Artist to Maya Mann
2019 Cetaphil Consumer Portraits Film – Director: Norman Tamkivi – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2018 Pennyworth (TV Series) – Director: Danny Cannon – Make-Up Artist (Daily)
2018 Paparazza (feature) – Director: Aurora Fearnley – Hair & Make-Up Artist (Daily)
2018 Paperboy (short) – Director: Dan Garber – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2017 Channel 4 Random Acts (short) – Other Conspiracies – Director: Katia Ganfield – Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Designer
2017 Light of the World (short) – Director: Malachi Smyth – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2016 Shapes (feature) – Director: Roberto Prestia – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2016 Channel 4 Random Acts (short) – Kitchen Sink – Directors: Vivienne West & Liam Francis – Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Designer
Music (selected)
2020 Robbie Williams – Can't Stop Christmas – Lead Prosthetic Make-Up Artist
2019 Janet Devlin – Honest Men – Director: Katia Ganfield – Hair & Make-Up Designer
2019 Kawala – Runaway – Director: Do Not Entry – Hair & Make-up Artist / Prop Maker
2018 Rag’n’Bone Man, Jam Baxter & OG Rootz – Mask – Assistant Prosthetic Artist to Sophie Moore
2018 Puppy – World Stands Still – Director: Billy Price – Prosthetic Make-up Designer
2018 Dylan Cartlidge – Scratch Scratch Sniff – Director: Katia Ganfield – Hair, Make-Up & Special Effects Artist
2018 Puppy – Black Hole –Director: William Michael Rees – Prosthetic Make-up Designer
Fashion & Photographic (selected)
2019 The Art of Conversation – Sir Peter Blake Stills – Photographer: Rankin – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2019 Dilara Findikoglu SS20 – London Fashion Week – Key Make-Up Artist: Kanko Takase – Special Effects Make-up Artist
2019 House of Holland – Trans Collection – Photographer: Louie Banks – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2018 Charles Jeffrey SS19 – London Fashion Week – Key Make-Up Artist: Lucy Bridge – Prosthetic Make-up Artist
2018 House of Holland in Collaboration with Speedo – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2017–18 House of Holland – E-commerce – Photographer: Matt Lain – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2018 Indie Magazine – FILA Venom Promo – Photographer: Kane Holz – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2018 Phoenix Magazine – Foreign Beggars Editorial – Photographer: Ian Wallman – Hair & Make-Up Artist
2017 IPEX – Print in Performance – Creative Director: Marko Waschke – Hair & Make-Up Supervisor
2017 i-D Magazine – The Art of Looking – Assistant Hair & Make-Up Artist to Sarah Edwards
Teaching
2021 Streetz Ahead (Charity) – Special Effects Make-up Workshop Facilitator
2018–2019 Haileybury School – Character Make-Up, Creation and Wig Styling Workshop Facilitator