About Rick

Rick Bancroft is available for: 

​On location shoots, Will travel anywhere, Celebrity Artist, Sports Figures male/female, Editorial Print Work, Fashion Makeup, Runway, Modeling, Film, Television, Kentucky Derby Makeup, Kentucky Oaks Makeup, Prom Makeup, Reunions,  Wedding, Bridal Makeup in Louisville, Lexington and Kentuckiana.

Rick Bancroft has done makeup for television, movies, weddings, bridal, advertisements, fashion and modeling. He also teaches makeup lessons and skin care, hair, beard care as well as wig shopping and makeup for all people in the gender diverse, non-binary and LGBTQ+ community.   

His unique technique has made him the most sought after makeup artist in Kentucky. Flawless skin is his goal with either with his hand applied highlight contour or with airbrush.  He is the only person in Kentucky who does the same highlight contour seen on Instagram, Tiktok and Youtube,  yet his finish is even more subtle and natural looking and it last 24 hours. This is the same look that celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez have made famous. 

Award Winning Professional Makeup Artist and Cosmetologist trained in San Francisco, Chicago by celebrity makeup artist who have worked on shows such as Desperate Housewives and movies like Steel Magnolias and more.  He himself has worked as a celebrity makeup artist and his work has appeared in national magazines, commercials, national television shows and print advertisements. In addition he has helped to launch national modeling careers. 

Rick is also listed on the Kentucky Film Commission website and has worked for the Associated Press, ESPN, Disney, CBS, ABC on IMDB.  

http://filmoffice.ky.gov/resources/detail.aspx?subcat=29&id=732

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1777595/fullcredits
 

His dedication and attention to detail has made him the top makeup artist in Louisville and Lexington, KY and the most chosen makeup artist by Louisville brides and photographer's. "His work never needs correction" says film maker Antonio Pantoja.