The best kept secret in the DMV
Kim Steele does two things: makeup that holds up on camera, and styling that starts in your own closet. She’s spent over 25 years in the industry doing this for faces you’d know — and now she’s booking for yours.
Services
Makeup and personal styling. Every booking starts with a consultation — your needs, your life. Rates on request; every project is quoted for exactly what you need.
Weddings, photo shoots, studio work, and the nights that matter — 25+ years of commercial artistry, built to hold up in person and in pictures. It’s one thing to look amazing in a photograph, but when you can look as amazing in person — it’s priceless.
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Styling that sells you — not an article of clothing. Kim’s favorite move is pulling pieces you already own, pairing them in ways you never would have — and opening you up to a whole new set of possibilities. Photo-session styling with on-site support, closet edits, seasonal refreshes, personal shopping, and image consultations. In person across the DMV, or fully remote — wardrobe styling works over video, wherever you are. Book photo styling two weeks ahead.
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For headshots, branding shoots, engagements, and family portraits — show up styled, made up, and ready, and let the photographer do the easy part.
Hair + Makeup
You’ve got the outfit. Kim handles everything from the neck up so the camera loves it.
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Makeup + Wardrobe
Kim styles the look and does the face — the whole picture, working together.
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Hair + Makeup + Wardrobe
The full session. Every decision made before you walk in — all you do is show up.
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The client list
A career spent making people effortlessly iconic — in Hollywood, in Washington, and everywhere a camera was waiting.
Denzel Washington
Julianne Moore
Michelle Pfeiffer
Matt Damon
Keira Knightley
Robert Redford
Kate Hudson
Octavia Spencer
Taraji P. Henson
Brendan Fraser
Channing Tatum
Kristen Stewart
Madeleine Albright
Colin Powell
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Beyond the red carpet
Most of us wear the same five or seven things. The rest just hangs there.
Personal styling
Kim’s clients say that a lot. She goes through what you already own, pulls the pieces you’d never have paired, and puts them together — and suddenly the closet you were bored of is a closet you can’t wait to get dressed from. And Kim offers remote options for those on the go or located further away! Reach out to learn more.
Then, and only then, the shopping list — for the few pieces that make everything else work harder.
Book a closet session“Working with Kim was a game-changer. She did an incredible closet edit — she really understood my style and made the tough decisions about what to keep and what to let go so much easier. Beyond that, she curated outfits for four upcoming trips, which made packing effortless: I didn’t overpack, and I didn’t scramble to shop for things I didn’t actually need. She shopped my own closet to put together combinations I’d never have thought of, and sent photos of everything so I’d remember exactly how to recreate each look. Highly recommend.”
For photographers
What could it mean to your photography business to have clients fully styled before they ever show up — makeup and wardrobe already dialed in? More looks per session. More sessions per day. Kim has spent decades working beside area photographers — and alongside famous ones like Andrew Eccles, Mary Ellen Mark, and Dean Alexander — making the person in front of the lens the easy part.
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“Oh my god — I would have never, ever, ever put that together. And it looks incredible.”
What clients say when Kim shops their closet
About Kim
It started with dolls — childhood hours spent experimenting with color and texture. More than 25 years as a commercial artist later, Kim's résumé reads like a newsstand: Nike, Marriott, and Under Armour; Michael Kors, Carolina Herrera, and Christian Siriano; People, Newsweek, and Woman’s Day — plus a celebrity client list 120 names long.
Then, for almost two decades, she intentionally put her family first — lending her craft to a few wonderful area photographers and select commercial projects. Now she's bringing all of it back, full time, to you: professionals, brides, families, and photographers across Northern Virginia and DC, styled with the same eye that made the famous look effortless.
And here’s the part she can’t hide: that heart-racing feeling you get finding a new piece? Kim gets it too — shopping for you.
Client love
“Kim is the bomb. The woman just knows how to make you look fantastic. Every recommendation she's made gets me compliments.”
Get started
Tell Kim what you have coming up — a shoot, an event, a season, a fresh start — and she'll build a plan and a quote around it.
Email KimCall or text(703) 597-9955
ServingNorthern Virginia & DC · Remote styling anywhere