Massimo Toppi was born in Rome in 1975. Since he was a child he has been intrigued by the colours, the fashion and by those always beautiful and perfect women of the films of the past. The path that he wanted to follow was very clear for him. Therefore he undertook the proper artistic studies and he took his degree of make-up artist at the prestigious Accademia Europea di Moda e Costume.
He started his carrier participating at the fashion shows in Rome, Milan and Paris. At the beginning he supported some seasoned professionals and improved the make-up art techniques, than he carried on his work on his own by approaching the world of television, cinema and advertising. He also began to cooperate with many photographers to carry out press campaigns and photographic services. He took care of the image of some show business big names and other VIPs of the international jet-set.