Tally’s career started at the Dawn Cragg school of Film & TV where she qualified with distinction in all aspects of make-up and hair design.

An award-winning highly respected celebrity hair and make up designer, Tally boasts 30 years industry experience.

A pioneer in the art of body painting Tally quickly established herself in her early career on the world stage winning the UK final of the Dominelli body painting championship holding third position for GB in 1988 in the world finals in Vancouver Canada.

In the early 90’s Tally landed her dream job spending 2yrs on-the-road as personal make-up artist to the world renowned boyband Take That.

With extensive TV work for all the major channels under her belt Tally has enjoyed the prestigious position of being hair and make-up designer on several award winning productions.

She has spent 7 consecutive years with CBeebies on their beautiful adaptation of the Northern Ballet’s production of The Ugly Duckling (2013)Three Little Pigs (2014) Elves & The Shoemaker (2015) Tortoise and The Hare (2016) Goldilocks & The 3 Bears (2017) Puss In Boots (2019) and Little Red Riding Hood (2020) for television.

She also holds the credit for hair and make up designer in the CBeebies production of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Nights Dream in 2016 and The Tempest in 2018.

Tally was also privileged and proud to have designed a production very close to her heart when she worked on the BAFTA nominated Ann Frank: A Life In Hiding for newsround in 2019.

Tally’s creative touch is regularly seen in popular publications such as Hello!, Ok!, Marie Claire and the Telegraph, her work has also been featured at the NTA’s, Soap Awards & other red carpet events.

In 2016 Tally teamed up with fellow make up artist and good friend Collette Casey to launch Pro Make-up Academy in Manchester.
A unique and exciting style of make up training passing on their industry secrets, tricks of the trade and techniques which have been invaluable to them over the years.

Tally has been lucky enough to combine her love of bridal clients with her love of her TV work in the dream job of working with Gok Wan on series 1 in 2018 & series 2 in 2019 of the highly successful Say Yes To The Dress Lancashire.
Filming for Series 3 started in 2020 and completed this year (2021).

Tally’s USP goes further than her passion, experience and skill, her personable manner instills confidence in Her clients making them return time and time again.

Testimonials
Tally is always my first choice when it comes to booking hair & makeup. Her work is constantly faultless & her infectious personality always puts the celebrity I’m shooting at ease. Tally’s attention to detail means the shoot is done in far less takes! In short Tally is a professional, warm & extremely talented & it’s always a pleasure to work with her.
Rachel JosephCelebrity Photographer
Tally I can’t thank you enough for all your time and effort And the gorgeous job you did for us! Everyone looks sensational and my hair and make up was amazing And stayed well put into the night I’m so lucky and so thankful that Tracey recommended you to me!! Thank you so so much! You’re so lovely, kept me so calm through it all,and the day would have not have been the same without you! Love you so so much
Gabs
Tally B is a genius and quite possibly a miracle worker! Faced with some of the most challenging contributors (!) time after time she achieved quite remarkable results. What’s more she did it with good humour and warmth. I will definitely be working with her again.
Julie Bradshaw Series Producer, Snog Marry Avoid
I have worked with Tally Bookbinder for over 20 years I always book her when I am up north & I need a make-up artist. She is a total professional with years of experience behind her and she manages to put celebs at ease with her friendly manner. The shoot always goes well when she’s around with the celeb looking and feeling fantastic in front of the camera
Nicky JohnstonCelebrity Photographer
To the amazing Tally Thank you so much for the fab job you did leading up to and on my wedding day. You and your wonderful team made us all feel so special and so relaxed on our wedding morning. You are so very talented at what you do and it was an absolute privilege to have you and your team make us all feel and look 1 million dollars Thanks so much!
Sophie
This lady is amazing, Tally Bookbinder I can’t thank you enough for everything you did on my wedding morning. You and your gorgeous team made my wedding morning so special & made us all feel so relaxed! After we booked our venue my next priority was getting you booked in! I have no doubt that I made the right decision! You have such a natural talent for what you do. You made me look the best version of myself; I felt so beautiful! My mum, Tom’s mum, his Nana & bridesmaids looked absolutely beautiful. From the bottom of my heart thank you so much for everything
Sophie
I don’t tend to wear much make-up, I don’t even own a foundation So I knew that I couldn't wear anything too heavy on the day as it wouldn’t have felt like ‘me’ Plus, Josh says he prefers me without much make-up on! I also wear my hair up 90% of the time for ease as it’s so thick and heavy. I therefore decided from the start that I would wear my hair up on my wedding day to have it out of my face during the Israeli dancing so I didn’t have to worry about it falling out of place during the night. My mum found out about Tally Bookbinder who has been recommended to her & she was fab! My skin looks flawless without being caked And my hair survived the night & stayed in place without falling flat! Her team also did the make up for my mother-in-law, bridesmaids & maid of honour too-they all looked beyond beautiful! I loved that the same team could do all our hair & makeup
Katie
Tally I wanted to say thank you so much for Sunday you and your team were absolutely amazing and put us all at ease! We had a great time getting ready and I love seeing all your work in motion. So many people commented on my hair and make up. Just told me my hair was exactly how he loved it! Little did I know! Thank you!! I will definitely be recommending you to other people (not that you need recommendations!!)
Katie
Thanks you for being a really important part of our wedding day last year and for making me & my bridesmaids feel beautiful. I loved having you there!
Jen
To Tally and girls thank you so much for doing such an incredible job of all the wedding hair and make up you guys are truly brilliant! Tally thanks for being so lovely and putting me at ease throughout the whole process, I couldn’t have picked a better artist!
Nadia
Tally thank you so much for making me and my girls feel fabulous on my wedding day! You really are a lovely lady who is incredible at your job. I can’t thank you enough.
Carly
Thank you so much for being a shining superstar and for transforming me into a beautiful bride. You are an Angel! Thank you for making my bride tribe gorgeous as well especially my mum and Nan. She looked how we see her a true beauty!
Celise
I would never hesitate to book the wonderful Tally for her amazing skill, professionalism and ability to put talent and contributors at ease every single time. Long days, tough and emotional shoots, stop-start filming - Tally is always there and brings so much to the morale of the production team too. We love her.
JO HADDOCKEXEC PRODUCER, SAY YES TO THE DRESS LANCASHIRE
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