Samantha Chapman
Born (1977-08-23) 23 August 1977 (age 46)
Basildon, England
Alma materCollege of West Anglia
Occupation(s)Makeup artist, YouTuber
Children2
Relatives

Samantha Chapman is an English makeup artist based in London and Norwich. Sam is married to Welsh director, Ryan Andrews.

Background

Chapman attended the College of West Anglia, taking a two-year BTEC in Make-up and Hairdressing tutored by Louise Young.[1] In addition to her work as a freelance make-up artist, she runs make-up courses with her sister, Nicola Haste. In October 2008, Samantha started a channel on YouTube under the name of 'Pixiwoo' on which she and her sister post hair and make-up tutorials from Avant Garde to Natural looks as well as reviews on various beauty products.[citation needed] She is a mother of two young girls with her former partner Danny. She lives in Norwich, England. She has two brothers, Jim, who runs a YouTube channel under the name Jim Chapman, and John, who co-runs The Lean Machines YouTube channel.

Career

Chapman has been a make-up artist for more than a decade. She was part of the UK M·A·C Pro team, often travelling for shows such as the Milan and Paris fashion weeks. Chapman has also worked with celebrities such as Paul McCartney, Peaches Geldof, Ashley Tisdale, Charlotte Church, Myleene Klass, Liberty Ross, Val Kilmer, Zac Efron, Neve Campbell, and Lily Cole.

Real Techniques

Chapman was contacted by Paris Presents (the makers of Eco Tools and other beauty products) to develop an affordable make-up brush line called "Real Techniques." The brushes are cruelty-free, made of synthetic Taklon and not tested on animals. Each brush head is hand-cut and the brush collection works with a wide variety of make-up products from powders to creams and liquids.[2]

The brushes have won awards from Xposé, CoolBrands, Allure and Influenser for the standard of their brushes.[3][better source needed]

YouTube

Pixiwoo
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2007–2020
GenreBeauty and makeup
Subscribers2.12 million[4]
Total views326.02 million[4]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 5 October 2020

Pixiwoo

In October 2008, Sam Chapman began producing make-up tutorials on YouTube under the name, Pixiwoo. Her sister, Nicola, joined her soon after. Together, they have produced over five hundred videos for this channel. The videos include tutorials and reviews of various beauty products. The Chapman sisters are also currently running five-day make-up courses from their Norwich make-up studio. In 2020, Sam announced her retirement from the beauty community and creating content on any platforms as a job.[5] The Pixiwoo YouTube channel no longer exists.[6]

PixiwooMadness

PixiwooMadness
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010
Genres
Subscribers307 thousand[7]
Total views26.64 million[7]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 5 October 2020

The Chapman sisters created a separate channel named 'Pixiwoo Madness' to which they upload various videos that they did not want on their main channel. The videos on this channel also include a few make-up tutorials, most of which were developed for Avon. [citation needed]

RealTechniques

RealTechniques
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
GenreBeauty and makeup
Subscribers317 thousand[8]
Total views29.82 million[8]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 5 October 2020

Chapman began another channel specifically to promote and provide information concerning her Real Techniques brush line. On this channel, she demonstrates how to use each brush and how to create various looks with the brushes. This Channel helps viewers to create and achieve the look using the Real Technique brush line. At the end of 2020, The Chapman sisters parted ways from the Real Techniques brand.[9]

References

  1. ^ "An interview with Samantha Chapman of FashionFace.TV – Stylist Stuff". Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Real Techniques™ by Samantha Chapman Brush Collection – Beautylish". Beautylish. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Award Winning Brushes". Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "About THIS CHANNEL IS NOT ACTIVE". YouTube.
  5. ^ "Sam Chapman from Pixiwoo is stepping away from social media completely". 17 December 2020.
  6. ^ "As 'Pixiwoo retire, has the first 'Influencer' cycle ended? What's next?". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b "About PixiwooMadness". YouTube.
  8. ^ a b "About realtechniques". YouTube.
  9. ^ "Sam and Nic Chapman part ways from owner of Real Techniques". www.cosmeticsbusiness.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

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