Isamaya Ffrench

Makeup artist, creative director and artist

British Cambridge, England Aries

Quick Info

ProfessionMakeup artist, creative director and artist
NationalityBritish
Date of Birth09/04/1989
Age37 years
BirthplaceCambridge, England
Zodiac SignAries

Latest News about Isamaya Ffrench

12/10/2026

The Business of Beauty reported that Isamaya Ffrench has departed ISAMAYA, the namesake makeup brand she founded in 2022 with the Italian incubator Flash Beauty Holdings. The reports say her exit took place in 2025, and she has told followers on Instagram that she is no longer associated with the company. The circumstances behind the departure have not been publicly explained.

17/07/2025

False eyelash label Lashify appointed Isamaya Ffrench to the newly created role of global brand ambassador. She is set to collaborate on content and campaigns, advise on product development and contribute to the brand's website.

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SummaryBritish makeup artist and creator of wearable art who works across fashion editorials, beauty brands, runway shows, window displays and gallery projects. She began as a face painter at children's parties and is known for surreal, unconventional makeup. Trade press reported in October 2026 that she had left ISAMAYA, the namesake brand she founded in 2022.
Notable Subjects

Educational Qualification(s)

Chelsea College of ArtsStudied 3D design
Central Saint MartinsAttended for product and industrial design

Relationships & More

Professional Collaborators
  • Photographers David Sims, Mert and Marcus, Sølve Sundsbø, Tim Walker, Nick Knight
  • Brands including Tom Ford Beauty, YSL Beauté, Byredo, Christian Louboutin Beauté, Nike
  • Lashify (false eyelash brand, global brand ambassador from 2025)

Career

Early WorkFace and body painting, then fashion editorials including i-D magazine
Positions
  • Role: Beauty editor Organisation: i-D Magazine Year: 2014
  • Role: Ambassador Organisation: YSL Beauté Year: 2015
  • Role: Creative Artistic Consultant Organisation: Tom Ford Beauty Year: 2016
  • Role: Creative Director Organisation: Dazed Beauty Year: 2018
  • Role: Creative Director Organisation: Byredo Makeup Year: 2020
  • Role: Global Beauty Director Organisation: Burberry Beauty Year:
  • Role: Global Makeup Ambassador Organisation: Christian Louboutin Beauté Year:
  • Role: Global Brand Ambassador Organisation: Lashify Year: 2025
Own Brand
NameISAMAYA
Launched2022
NotesProgressive beauty brand; debut Industrial Collection; later Core Collection that combines skincare and makeup. Trade reports in October 2026 said she left the brand in 2025 and is no longer involved with it; the reasons have not been publicly explained.
Other Projects
  • Studio Iron gallery and concept store in London
  • Window displays for Selfridges, Liberty of London and Galeries Lafayette
  • Runway makeup for Iris van Herpen and Junya Watanabe
  • Nike Run Forever 2026 sneaker collaboration
  • Beauty curator role for Off-White

Style Quotient

Signature ApproachNon-conformist, gender-neutral and surreal makeup that treats the face as an art medium
Known ForPhallus-shaped lipsticks from her ISAMAYA brand

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Began her career as a face painter at children's parties while still at university
2. Was named the future of beauty by Business of Fashion and included in the BoF 500 Class 2023
3. Studio Iron's name is said to derive from the meaning of her first name in medieval Germanic

Also born on 9 April

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