Andrea O'Donnell has been creating beauty in various forms for over 23 years.  Growing up working in her mother's salon, and earning her cosmetology license at 18, she quickly discovered that makeup was her passion and immediately embarked  upon a successful  freelance makeup career that holds steady and strong to this day.  In 2004, Andrea combined her love of paint & color with her knowledge of makeup, and began face & body painting, focusing on creative, intensely colorful makeup for editorial shoots, studio and live events.  Andrea’s career has taken her all over the world, and she has won multiple awards including First Place 2009 FABAIC Semi-Pro Body Paint, First Place 2011 FABAIC  Pro Body Paint and 2011 FABAIC People’s Choice Award.

In 2010 Andrea launched BAD ASS STENCILS, a line of multi-tasking tools created specifically for makeup artists and face/body painters, and a year later she expanded the line to include BAMS! (Bad Ass Minis) which have quickly become one of the most popular products on the market with distributors all over the globe.  Andrea’s latest venture, SKINCOGNITO MAKEUP ART STUDIO in Michigan marks the beginning of a new and exciting chapter in her career.  The 130 year old brick building contains a unique studio/gallery that reflects Andrea's knack of blending the traditional, with the not-so-traditional in the world of makeup, combining various forms of cosmetic application with body art, photography, education, and retail makeup tools & supplies.  Andrea’s goals are to help other artists learn to “Work Smarter, Not Harder” and always “DO WHAT YOU LOVE & LOVE WHAT YOU DO!”