Mio, hair and makeup artist

Mio, hair and makeup artist

Mio, hair and makeup artist

My signature style is fresh, soft makeup paired with airy, romantic hairstyles, each thoughtfully created with a little unexpected detail to make it uniquely yours.

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Loved by

140+

brides

Loved by

140+

brides

Mio in a pale green kimono with blue and cream flowers in her hair, on a lantern-lit garden lane.

Worked with

  • AKAGANE Resort Kyoto Higashiyama 1925
  • Sofia Hiramatsu Photography
  • Hakuryuen, Kurama Ninose

  • Azu Graph

  • Two Grains Studio
  • Thierry Gibralta

  • Nami Kimono

  • Ku Nakagawa Films
  • Rafael Nakanishi Photography

  • Pete Le Chic

Two cities.

Two cities.

Two cities.

Kyoto

Now

Bridal, events, idol projects, fashion, film, theatre and advertising.

8,153 km, almost due north.

Melbourne

Before

Salon work and freelance hair and makeup: bridal, fashion, editorial and film.

A bride in a red and gold iro-uchikake kimono.
A model twirls in a lilac ruffled dress, curls pinned high, Melbourne.

The path between them.

From beauty school in Japan to salons in Melbourne, then back to Japan as a freelance hair and makeup artist.

  • British VOGUE, September issue, “Lesia & Taro”

  • Hair and makeup for VIP guests at the Dior Fall 2025 collection event in Kyoto

  • CHANEL and Cartier gala parties

  • Expo 2025 Osaka‑Kansai, Italy Pavilion, “Born to Create”

  • Osaka Kimono Collection

  • STU48 Live Tour 2025, KOLLABS, and Japanese and Korean idol artists

  • The short film Alice Stateless, a ZenGroup / ZenStudio commercial and the musical BLACK BOX

  • Belle Maison, Gen’eki Kaō: Utahime and NADESHIKO NIPPON

  • Weddings and pre‑wedding shoots

  • British VOGUE, September issue, “Lesia & Taro”

  • Hair and makeup for VIP guests at the Dior Fall 2025 collection event in Kyoto

  • CHANEL and Cartier gala parties

  • Expo 2025 Osaka‑Kansai, Italy Pavilion, “Born to Create”

  • Osaka Kimono Collection

  • STU48 Live Tour 2025, KOLLABS, and Japanese and Korean idol artists

  • The short film Alice Stateless, a ZenGroup / ZenStudio commercial and the musical BLACK BOX

  • Belle Maison, Gen’eki Kaō: Utahime and NADESHIKO NIPPON

  • Weddings and pre‑wedding shoots

  • British VOGUE, September issue, “Lesia & Taro”

  • Hair and makeup for VIP guests at the Dior Fall 2025 collection event in Kyoto

  • CHANEL and Cartier gala parties

  • Expo 2025 Osaka‑Kansai, Italy Pavilion, “Born to Create”

  • Osaka Kimono Collection

  • STU48 Live Tour 2025, KOLLABS, and Japanese and Korean idol artists

  • The short film Alice Stateless, a ZenGroup / ZenStudio commercial and the musical BLACK BOX

  • Belle Maison, Gen’eki Kaō: Utahime and NADESHIKO NIPPON

  • Weddings and pre‑wedding shoots

How I work.

How I work.

How I work.

Three things I do for every client. Turn a print over to read the note.

Mio at work: her hands at a client’s eyes, in window light.

01

Your features, your face shape and the feeling you want, before I begin.

骨格や雰囲気をしっかり見てカウンセリング

01

I look closely first.

Wispy bangs and soft curls shaped around the face.

02

Hair shaped around the face for softness and dimension.

立体感のあるフロントデザイン

02

Shape at the front.

A furisode look from the front: hair pinned with lilac ribbon and pearls.

03

Every look designed to be seen from all sides.

360°どの角度から見ても可愛いデザイン

03

Lovely from every angle.

Photographers and teams I’ve worked with.

Photographers and teams I’ve worked with.

Photographers and teams I’ve worked with.

“From Kyoto to the pages of British VOGUE.”

A wedding film by Ku Nakagawa · AKAGANE, Kyoto

British VOGUE

Groom and guest styling · Kyoto

Benedict Ong

Photographer, Two Grains Studio · Kyoto and Nara

Sofia Hiramatsu

Photographer · Nara

Azu Graph

Photographer · kimono by Nami Kimono

Thierry Gibralta

Photographer · Hakuryuen, Kyoto

Pete Le Chic

Fashion label · behind the scenes

Capture Serenity

Photographer · Melbourne, hair by Mio

Hair and makeup isn’t the only hat I wear.

Hair and makeup isn’t the only hat I wear.

Hair and makeup isn’t the only hat I wear.

I’m also a lash artist, a kimono dresser, a food creator sharing dishes from around the world, a social media consultant and a video editor for businesses. It may sound like I have a few too many tabs open at once.

But all of these roles come from the same place: I love finding the beauty in people and ideas, then helping them shine.

I also love travelling, meeting new people and cooking dishes inspired by different places. And yes, I may have saved a slightly unreasonable number of inspiration photos on Pinterest.

I like to think all that curiosity finds its way into my work. My food diary is @run.recipe15.

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Now booking through April 2027.

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