Gigi trained as a technical haircutter with Vidal Sassoon in London when she was sixteen years old. She worked with the Vidal Sassoon team for more than seven years, working as a show team member and teaching at the Bond Street School. She left the Vidal Sassoon team to study make-up at The London College of Fashion and quickly launched her career as an international freelance artist, creating make-up and hair for fashion magazines, beauty pages, print advertising and celebrities.

As a freelance artist, her work has appeared all over the world, from the catwalks of London and Milan, to the red carpets of Hollywood and the billboards of the U.S. and Australia. Her clients include celebrities and household names: Queen Noor, Al Gore, Cheryl Hines, Jennifer Grey, Raquel Welch, Bruce Willis, Sean Bean, Christina Perri and Vin Diesel to name a few.