Steffanie was born on the beautiful island Sylt, in the far north of Germany.

After completing her apprenticeship as a hairdresser in an Aveda salon in 2003 she moved to Hamburg and started training and refining her skills as a professional hair make-up artist followed by first jobs for photo productions. In 2006 she took the challenge to become a freelance hair make-up artist. Since then she is working for clients in advertising and fashion editorial.