Chicago makeup & brow specialist

Nicole's story

  Not long after Nicole Jacob began working for Lancôme in the early '90s, she discovered she had a talent. "I saw old faces, young faces, African-American faces, Asian faces," Jacob says. "That's what I loved most about that job." Women of all ages and colors lined up to have Jacob do their makeup and it wasn't long before she had a regular clientele. From Lancôme, her experience continued to grow as she worked with a variety of makeup lines from L'Oreal to Elizabeth Arden. She developed her own makeup style early on. Her look was natural, classy and fresh rather than overly trendy or over-the-top. She quickly mastered an everyday look, but also specialized in makeup applications for bridal parties, black-tie events, magazine photo shoots, runway and hair shows. Her ability to enhance her client's best features, while still making them look like themselves is what draws so many high profile ladies—from designers like Nicole Miller to professional athlete's wives—to Jacob's makeup chair.