About Mars

Hi! I’m Mars and I’m so excited to meet you. I’ve been in the beauty industry since 2016, and I’ve been in love with beauty and skincare. for as long as I can remember.

I believe beauty rituals can be used to bring calm and routine as well as glamour and expression into our daily lives. I believe beauty can be a place of connection and community when we take care to invest in ourselves and each other. I love prioritizing the healing, grounding, and somatic aspect of beauty services.

After leaving theatre school in 2016, I moved back to Calgary with the goal of becoming a full-time makeup artist. I started my journey at Sephora, where I became certified as a makeup artist and began performing makeup applications. Working with such a wide range of clients in a fast paced environment was invaluable in developing my skills and fostered my passion for bringing out and enhancing the unique beauty of each person sitting in my chair. In 2018 I challenged myself to becoming certified as Senior Artist, where I further developed my skills in makeup artist and succeded in a series of challenging skill tests- this is one of my proudest accomplishments.

While I was building my skills at makeup artistry, I also developed a passion for skin care. In 2020 I left my Senior Artist position behind, and persued a diploma in Esthetics, and added facial treatment and lash and brow treatments to my repertoire.

When I’m not working with clients you can find me cooking for my friends, planting a veggie garden, hanging out with my dog, hiking in the mountains, or in a hot tub somewhere. 

My education and certifications include: 

Delmar 608 hr Professional Esthetics Program 

Continuing education courses and seminars in:

  • Chemical Peels using Alpha Hydroxy Acid

  • Integrative Esthetics Certificate

  • Peels and Laser treatments for Multicultural Skin 

  • Galvanic and High frequency modality course 

  • Neck, Shoulder, Face and Scalp Massage

  • Esthetics for Health Challenged Skin 

  • Ethics of Touch Therapy