Samantha Chapman (born 23 August 1977) is an English

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based in

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and

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. Sam is married to Welsh director, Ryan Andrews.

Background

Chapman attended the

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, taking a two-year BTEC in Make-up and Hairdressing tutored by Louise Young. 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. She is a mother of two young girls with her former partner Danny. She lives in

, England. She has two brothers, Jim, who runs a YouTube channel under the name

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, 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

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and Paris

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s. Chapman has also worked with celebrities such as

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, Ashley Tisdale, Charlotte Church,

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, Zac Efron,

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, 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

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, made of synthetic

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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. The brushes have won awards from Xposé, CoolBrands, Allure and Influenser for the standard of their brushes.

YouTube

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. The Pixiwoo YouTube channel no longer exists.

PixiwooMadness

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.

RealTechniques

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.

References

External links

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Samantha Chapman
on Twitter
Official Samantha Chapman Website
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