Laura Schakosky is a Dallas-based Professional Makeup Artist, Hairstylist, Therapist, and Team Player with over 30 years of experience helping people express their most authentic selves through beauty. Whether she is working with celebrities, rock stars, CEOs, politicians, supermodels, or everyday individuals, she brings versatility, intuition, and heart to every session. Laura loves the diversity of personalities she encounters and is always fascinated by what drives success—and how it’s reflected through beauty.
Also known as Laurie, Laura had the privilege of working across the fashion, film, television, and live media industries — both behind the scenes and on camera. Her career began in Dallas in the late ’80s and took her to Hollywood, where she collaborated with major networks like ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS and UPN. Highlights include working on The Drew Carey Show, where she helped create the unforgettable blue-eyeshadowed look of “Mimi”, and became a proud member of the prestigious IATSE Local 706 Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild. Along the way, shed worked with icons, Olympians, and global change-makers—always guided by a deep understanding of what makes people shine from the inside out.But her journey didn’t stop at surface beauty. Fueled by a desire to uncover the deeper meaning behind our appearance, she began studying ancient beauty traditions, energetic healing, and wellness philosophies. Laura returned to Dallas in 2000 to write her upcoming book, The Face of the Soul: The Truth Behind Beauty and Its Expression — a personal and powerful exploration of how true beauty reflects the spirit.
Today, Laura integrates her creative expertise with holistic practices as an Intuitive Healer, RET practitioner, and Soul Transformation Coach. Through her private practice and sister company, Heartfelt Journeys, she offers a unique blend of Professional Makeup Artistry, Chakra-based Aromatherapy, Energy Alignment, and Intentional Rituals designed to help clients align their inner truth with their outer presence—for an impact that’s both powerful and deeply authentic.
She’s also the creator and host of Face the World, a show dedicated to exploring the intersection of beauty, soul, and success through transformative conversations and teachings.