About Me

Hello, I’m Gerri Ward,

I’m a mother, an entrepreneur, breast cancer survivor, and the owner of Tip Toes Makeup and TTM Beauty.

TTM Beauty strives to weave our theme of ‘Cultivating Beauty from Within’ (CBW) in all that we do.  Our three main goals are:

• Positively impact women’s lives through our products and services.
• Encourage women to recognize their best selves.
• Be a role-model to women worldwide –  young or old; cancer warriors or pandemic survivors.

God’s view of you is that you are wonderfully made.  I live by these values: integrity, honesty, loyalty, and love. I love hard and show true empathy. I not only see others’ pain, I see the best in them and I want them to reach their full purpose. Personally, I believe that makeup can only enhance the God-given beauty  within you.

I fell in love with beauty and makeup at a young age. In 1985, I gained certification from Barbizon Modeling School in West Hartford, Connecticut. After working in modeling for a few years I expanded my knowledge in 1993, by receiving my degree from the Connecticut Institute of Hair Design. In 2000, I earned my Master Nail Tech Degree from Creative Nail Design Institute.

During my career, I have been published in several magazines and websites, hosted multiple events, and held multiple positions in a variety of organizations. In my career, I have done makeup for multiple celebrity athletes such as Magic Johnson, Jalen Rose, celebrity WNBA athletes Brittney Griner, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Mia Moore, and multiple athletes during WNBA drafts from 2010 to 2019.

I have traveled to and been the makeup artist for every NCAA Women’s Final Four from 2011-2019 and 2022.