Tonya Riner

Tonya Riner is a beauty expert and makeup artist with thirty years of experience in the industry.

Tonya’s work has been featured prominently in the media, including Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and Paper City among other publications and destinations and Allure Magazine has named her one of the best makeup artists in the United States.  Her backstage work has included being a member of the renowned styling teams of Frederic Fekkai and Ted Gibson. Her bona fides in the entertainment industry include work on Beyonce’s chart-topping video for "Blow".  And her long list of celebrity and bold print clients includes Kate Upton, Simone Biles, Heidi Klum, Elle Macpherson and Annie Leibovitz among others. 

Tonya continues to take private commissions, which allows her to enjoy the thing that led her to the work in the first place; one-on-one interaction with women and their unique beauties. 

As a beauty industry insider, Tonya advises creative teams and beauty brands in the development of new products.  She is a founding partner of Beauty For Real and has blogged about beauty in her series, The Thing About Beauty Is…, at Feminine Collective.