Nelly Recchia

Born and raised in France, Nelly Recchia is the unique and ethereal Body Art Evolutionist that is all about emotion and putting quality before quantity. Multi award winner in International Makeup and Body Art competitions, she humbly aims to “ be perceived as someone who is contributing to Body Art’s Evolution ”. Recchia lends her fine talent and skills to the renowned Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles, where she now resides collaborating on all visual art forms including: music videos, editorials, commercials and fine art photography. Some of her clients include: Taylor Swift, Ozuna, Twenty One Pilots, Jason Derulo, Beck, Usher, Katy Perry, Dita Von Teese, Static X, Marilyn Manson, Vogue, and Wired Magazine to name a few.

( Written by MFA Journalism F. Harris )

  • CREDIT 1: TAYLOR SWIFT
  • CREDIT 2: KATY PERRY
  • CREDIT 3: TWENTY ONE PILOTS
  • CREDIT 4: JASON DERULO
  • CREDIT 5: BECK
  • CREDIT 6: USHER
  • CREDIT 7: VOGUE
  • CREDIT 8: WIRED MAGAZINE

Alumni Credits

CMS graduates are highly regarded artists in the film & tv industry;
their credits tell their story.

Prey
Paranormal
Mandalorian
Lemonade
Teen Wolf
Grown-ish
GG-3
Euphoria
Captain Marvel
Avengers
BOBA FETT
Bear Town
Avengers Infinity War
Avatar
AdAstra
Bill & Ted
Bombshell
Captain Marvel
Colony
Crazy Rich Asians
Sword Of Destiny
Dave
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Euphoria
Evil
Glass Onion
Game of Thrones
Grown ish
Guardian Of  the Galexy
Hellraiser
Hunger Games
Jessica Jones
John Carter
Kindred
Kong
Mandalorian
Marco Polo
Emancipation
Lucifer
Next of Kin
Planet of the Apes
The Popes Exorcist
Predators
Prey
Renfield
Rings of Power
Shotgun Wedding
Space
Stranger Things
Sweet Tooth
Thor
Train To Busan
Teen Wolf
Underwater
V/H/S/99
Wednesday
X-Men Apocalypse
Zombieland
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