Sean Taaffe seeks make-up artists for Rose of Tralee

Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty is looking for talented make-up artists to join its team for this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival.

“Are you a creative make-up artist passionate about your work?” said a post on the business’s Facebook page. “We are looking for successful candidates to join our team to help with make-up application on this year’s Rose contestants on live TV, which will air on RTE and is viewed worldwide.”

Sean Taaffe is the official hair partner for the Rose of Tralee, which turns 61 this year. The team will be responsible for doing the hair and make-up of the Roses for their TV appearance over two nights in August, along with for the Rose Ball, which takes place on the opening night of the festival. This year’s Rose of Tralee takes place from 21-25 August.

Sean Taaffe has salons in Tralee, Killarney and Killorglin and last year celebrated 30 years in business. He puts a huge focus on education and invests heavily in both in-salon education and courses and seminars in Ireland and abroad. Every team member goes on a minimum of three courses per year to update knowledge, with some members going to a total of 10 courses annually.