Hair and Make Up Studio

Serendipity Studio in Egham, Surrey offers a truly unique service. The hair, make up and tanning studio gives clients a chance to have a true ‘celebrity’ experience and feel like they’re ready for the red carpet.

Serendipity Studio is run by Chrissie Webster, a hair and make up designer with 29 years experience in the Television and Film industry

Chrissie has had extensive experience working with the rich and famous during her 16 year period working with the BBC, then 13 years as a Freelancer, and is now passing on her tricks of the trade to the general public.

There are a range of fantastic services available at Serendipity Studio, including ‘M.O.T your Make Up Bag’, temporary tattoos, skin camouflage,  bio sculpture gel nails and individual eyelash extensions. Also on offer is St. Tropez airbrush tanning which is considered to be the safest way of tanning that also yields the best results.

 Make up lessons are also available for those who are not so adept and women who feel stuck in a rut with their current look and are looking for something new.

Also for youngsters 12-21, start as you mean to go on.

 If you’re looking for make up for a special occasion, Serendipity Studio is definitely the best place to go. Whether its fancy dress or a wedding, you’ll leave feeling totally ready for the event. Serendipity Studio is open outside of working hours by prior arrangement so if you want to make sure you’re looking pristine before a night out, you need not worry.

 Serendipity Studio can also arrange tailor made packages for parties such as face painting for children, or makeovers for adults.

 For more information on Serendipity Studio, please visit the website – www.serendipitystudio.co.uk . Alternatively, please call 01784 558281.

Written by Kemi McKen for The Southern Counties Times.   May  2010

LOOK AND FEEL LIKE A MOVIE STAR

 Having spent 29 years in the TV and film industry as a hair and make-up designer, Chrissie Webster has all the tools needed to make you look and feel like a celebrity.

 Based on Egham High Street, Serendipity Studio can make this happen. The brand new studio offers tips, advice and full sessions to the general public on how to get the same look as you see on screen.

 We spoke to Chrissie who said: “I want people to come and enjoy the whole experience. Everyone is made to feel very welcome and everyone will be given the star treatment they deserve. All of the feedback we have had since we opened has been very positive and encouraging.

 One of the most interesting features of Serendipity Studio is the MOT your Make-up Bag. Here you can bring yours in and a member of the team will talk you through what’s good for you, what brings out the best in you and what you don’t need. Chrissie added: “We’re not here to sell the products to people. We will give honest and non bias advice; we provide a service, not sales.”

 For a full list of treatments, or to make a booking, please visit www.serendipitystudio.co.uk or call 01784 558281.

Written by David Westgarth for the london and Thames Express.  May 2010

TOUCH OF MOVIE MAGIC

 It is a case of lights, make-up and action at a beauty studio in Egham.

Women visiting Serendipity Studio will leave looking like a celebrity ready for the red carpet.

Chrissie Webster a professional television and film hair and make-up desinger, officially opened the studio in the High Street on Thursday 1st April. The 50-year-old said "I wanted to open up somewhere local because I was getting fed up of the hours I spent travelling for my previous job. I've lived in Shepperton for more than 20 years and I still don't know many local people. "I looked at lots of places but Egham is very cosmopolitan and I almost felt like I was in Paris! It felt right.

Serendipity offers a wide choice of services which include St Tropez airbrush tans, bio-sculpture nails and  complete makeovers. Miss Webster also offers fancy dress and party make-up for special events, wedding hair and make-up as well as make-up lessons for youngsters aed over 12.

The studio opened  its doors for a sneak preview  on Saturday, March 27, where guests  were welcomed with wine and nibbles. She added "The open day went really well and we had so many people through the door. I had so much support from friends, family and ex colleagues".

Miss Webster, who has worked with Ricky Gervais and Bond girl Rachel Grant in the film Die Another Day, has nearly 30 years of experience in the industry. She hopes the business will allow locals to sample the glamour of Hollywood. She said "There was a real party atmosphere when potential clients popped in .  All the feedback I had was absolutly brilliant and it felt amazing to know I had people's support. They said its a 'unique business' and I was absolutly over the moon"

Miss Webster started out working for the BBC, where she stayed for 16 years, before going freelance to share her inside tips with lessons to customers.

Also available is skin camouflage, temporary tattoos and wig hire.

Visit www.serendipitystudio.co.uk or call 01784 558281 to make an appointment.

Written by Lauren Everitt for  The Villager ,April 2010

GLAMOUR & BEAUTY

NEW!  SERENDIPITY STUDIO.

At last, Beauty, Make-up & Hair styling by celebrity make up artist Chrissie is now available for you - in time for the Royal Season. Want to look glamorous for Royal Ascot or special occasions, you can't beat Film & TV make-up artist Chrissie's expertise...or her passion for the art of making you look fabulous! She insists on offering only the best treatments on the market whether it's individual eyelash extensions [no more mascara to run!], facial make-up, St Tropez Airbrush Tanning, airbrushed & hand painted temporary tattoos, beautiful Bio Sculpture nails, gorgeous hair styling for the day or night or skin camouflage [for birth marks, blemishes & scars] - you'll emerge looking glamorous & at your best.

For making a splash at Royal ascot or Weddings, book your Hair & Make-up session now because this studio will book fast!

Serendipity Studio's rates are affordable and the personal service & industry knowledge-unbeatable! Chrissie has worked for  Top of the Pops, Eastenders, Mariah Carey,  Janet Jackson to name just a few!

If you're looking for a friendly, relaxing and specially designed make-up, hair or tanning experience, with a depth of knowledge rarely found in traditional salons, then SERENDIPITY STUDIO is the place to go.

To experience the difference of an experienced celebrity make-up artist book your session with Chrissie at                                                                     77, High Street, Egham, Surrey. TW20 9HY    www.serendipitystudio.co.uk or call 01784 558281.

Windsor This Month  May /June 2010

HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS AND DAYS.

Talking to the Villager's Judith Edwards, make-up artist to the stars Chrissie Webster has the inside track on the lives of celebrities and how they acheive their glamorous looks.

Ever wondered how the celebrities in Hello! and OK! magazines look so good, even when they may have recently had a baby, or finished a gruelling film run or just stepped off the red-eye? The secret, says Chrissie Webster, who has close to 3 decades experience as a film and TV make-up artist, is that they, generally, have there own stylist.

At her new Egham studio, Serendipity, Chrissie said "Robbie's my favourite".  And she really does mean Robbie. "I have a  soft spot for him." she confessed, "After we worked together on Top of the Pops" And then Chrissie mentioned in passing Celeine Dion, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.

With the opening of her Serendipity Studio in April we can all have a little bit of the Hollywood treatment. The creation of a studio, as opposed to a salon, is a strategic decision, and just weeks after opening Chrissie took on assistant Natalie to work alongside. Chrissie said, "I don't believe there is anything like this studio anywhere."

With a Royal College of Nursing certificate in skin camouflage and a finalist in the Incorporated Guild of Hairdressers, Wigmakers and perfumers, Chrisse has the skills, and the equipment, to transform anyone into what they want to be, whether  that is simply  glamorous for a day at Ascot, an evening event, or a photo shoot, or as a gangster or ghoul for a fancy dress, or even host a group make-up session for girls who like to prom.

As a self-confessed hoarder, Chrissie's studion is chock full of TV  and film paraphernalia with walls punctuated with photos of stars [Brad Pitt, David Hasselhoff  and  David Cassidy] and shelves interspersed with decades of on-set memorabilia.

It is a great place to hang out and chat about people you generally only see in 2-D.

For an everyday look costing from £40 and a full high-glam effect at around £60 plus hairstyling at £45, you can, for under £100 step out looking like a true film star. With more time and planning, the package could include a St Tropez tan, Bio Sculpture nails and eyelashes.

Chrissie said "I really enjoy being here and I love what I do with a passion. I knew when it was time the film and TV industry and this business is an ambition fulfilled. The stars are just like you and me, some have lucky breaks but everyone deserves to be treated like a celebrity every now and then.

www.serendipitystudio.co.uk or call 01784 558281.

Written by Judith Edwards fot The Villager. May 2010