UPDATE!
Hi everyone, apologies for my silence. Just came back from Europe and working on a nice, juicy blog about retouching that should be out by Sunday. It will be worth the wait! Don’t forget to check out...
View ArticleImpossibly Beautiful?
For years, sociologists, moms and therapists have been blaming magazines and advertisers for communicating to young women an impossibly high standard of beauty that makes normal mortals feel...
View ArticleSo you want to be a makeup artist?
A question I get asked all the time is: “How can I become a makeup artist?” My first answer might be: what KIND of makeup artist do you want to be? Makeup careers come in a wide variety of shapes and...
View ArticleFresh Face at the Met Ball
Last night I had the pleasure of working again with the delightful young Irish actress, Saoirse Ronan. She attended the Met Ball – the Costume Institute Gala held annually at the Metropolitan Museum in...
View ArticleGlamour Past and Present
Why, oh why is the notion of beauty and glamour so hard to keep current? Why is the default mode always a reference to some tacky TV show from the 80’s? I just received an invitation to attend a trade...
View ArticleFashion or Glamour – two different approaches to makeup!
I’m very, very excited about this project with MAC! It’s an important subject and as far as I know, nobody has really approached it. I’m pouring my soul into it! in New York on 11/1 and LA on 11/3....
View ArticleE! Scouted – The joys and perils of a reality show…
The show “Scouted” premieres on E! Monday 11/28 at 10pm. That’s tomorrow! And guess what? I signed on to be the lead makeup artist for all eight episodes. I’ll only be on camera now and then, as part...
View ArticleE! Scouted – The Ultimate Fashion Makeover
The last episode of Scouted on E! was broadcast last Monday. As you may know I was the makeup artist responsible for the makeovers of the lovely girls hoping to become models. I loved the experience...
View ArticleCindy Crawford’s Meaningful Beauty
The first time I met Cindy was in 1986 on a trip to St Barths for Vogue Paris with Patrick Demarchelier. I was struck not only by how absolutely stunning but also how confident and poised she was for...
View ArticleKate Moss for YSL
I recently came upon this rare commercial clip from 1994 – Kate Moss for YSL’s Opium fragrance, directed by the great Satoshi Saikusa. The extremely talented and demanding cinematographer – the late...
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