ABOUT

Hatti Rees, AKA XAiLA, is a multi-disciplinary British Makeup-Artist, SFX Artist and Artist based in Los Angeles. Hatti specialises in Hollywood SFX, predominantly character creation, edible body parts and genital SFX. Hatti works music videos, short films and feature films. Since graduating from the Womenswear course at Central Saint Martins, Rees has done many editorials for magazines such as Vogue, PAPER, King-Kong, LOVE and DAZED. Hatti also worked as a beauty editor for LOVE magazine and as a design intern at Marc Jacobs ITL NY. Driven by a need to disrupt identity, Rees creates characters that challenge identity, gender and sexuality. In their Dazed Beauty Artist Profile, Rees attributes their 'chameleon-like personas' to a need for fluid expression. Some of Hatti's clients include NLE Choppa, Doechi, Orville Peck, M.I.A, Tommy Genesis, Dorian Electra, Kim Petras and Charli XCX.