About the Founder

About the founder



SHAWNELLE PRESTIDGE
Makeup Artist • Esthetician • Beauty Expert • Founder, PRESTIDGE beauté

Shawnelle Prestidge is a New York–based makeup artist, former esthetician, and beauty expert with over three decades of experience across editorial, celebrity, and luxury brand campaigns. Known for her refined eye and transformative, skin-focused approach, her work has appeared in Vogue, W, Harper’s Bazaar, and T Magazine.

Her clients include icons such as Jane Fonda, Pamela Andrerson, Zoë Saldana, and Kerry Washington, alongside leading global brands including Dior, Lancôme, Victoria’s Secret, and Nike.

A former Beauty Editor at BlackBook and Creative Beauty Director at Gilt Groupe, Shawnelle brings a rare blend of artistry, skin expertise, editorial authority, and product development insight.

She is the founder of PRESTIDGE beauté, a minimalist, multi-functional skincare line rooted in energetic integrity, designed to replace excess with high-performance essentials.