The creators of the world's beauty empires listen to the opinion of these people, and some of them have managed to create their own cosmetic companies and come up with products that have become bestsellers. BeautyHack talks about 20 top makeup artists who have gained worldwide fame and recognition.
Pat McGrath
This season, the entire beauty world is going crazy with the Metalmorphosis 005 collection, presented by Pat in November. Creamy eyeshadow and pigment allow you to create the “same” metallic effect on the lips and eyelids that the famous makeup artist continues to show on his Instagram. But this is not Pat's only merit. McGrath, who in everyday life prefers not to wear makeup at all, is famous for her avant-garde makeup ideas created for the Christian Dior and Prada shows, and together with stylist Kim Bowen Pat she came up with the most iconic shootings for iD magazine, which made not only a makeup artist world famous, but and the publication itself. Today Pat is the Creative Director of Procter & Gamble, is responsible for the development of the Covergirl and Max Factor brands and is the protagonist of all the famous fashion weeks. By the way,Pat travels with a team of 50 makeup artists and 75 suitcases of tools and cosmetics!
Tom Pesho
In his youth, the world-famous make-up artist, the creator of the iconic collections for the Shiseido and Estée Lauder brands, as well as the beloved master of Madonna, did not even think about a career as a makeup artist. At the beginning of the journey, Tom had only a diploma from a culinary college in Burgundy in his piggy bank. Tom is an ardent admirer of the lively natural beauty that Kate Moss and Romy Schneider can boast of. And before starting to do makeup, Pesho devotes a couple of minutes to a facial massage that stimulates blood circulation and allows you to create the effect of transparent skin. By the way, this year it was Tom who was responsible for the makeup of the Victoria's Secret “angels”.
Linda Cantello
The author of the famous image of David Bowie on the Black Tie White Noise LP Linda Cantello has worked with Mario Testino, Stephen Klein, Richard Avedon, Bruce Weber during her long career … V, you can go on and on. By the way, Smoky-eyes and pale lips (the hallmark of the Gucci brand, with which she worked in the 90s) are also the work of Linda. She also participated in the creation of the popular Maestro Foundation from the Giorgio Armani brand, of which she is still the official international makeup artist.
Francois Nars
This year, the famous makeup artist and creator of the beloved brand NARS Cosmetics received the Order of the Legion of Honor for his services to France. Although for more than 20 years, François has been living in New York, where his career went uphill: first as a makeup artist for the Versace brand, and then with Marc Jacobs. Now François continues to actively develop his own brand, personally participating in the work on all the filming and videos for NARS. And he shared his experience of a beauty guru in the book “Makeup Your Mind: Express Yourself”.
Peter Philips
Dior's Creative Director of Makeup, Peter Philips, has been balancing avandard versus popular culture for years. The work of the makeup artist, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Arts in Antwerp, was influenced by the ideas of Anne Demelmeister, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Bikkembergs. But what really made Phillips famous was his collaboration with Raf Simons. After drawing the profile of Mickey Mouse on the model's face on the set of Raf Peter's collection, for a long time they called him “Mr. Mickey Mouse”. But the subsequent collaboration with the house of Chanel put everything in its place - Peter proved that he could not only think over creative ideas for filming, but create commercially successful makeup collections.
Olivier Eshodmaison
For 15 years, Frenchman Olivier Echaudmaison has been the creative director of the House of Guerlain. The renowned make-up artist and "man of the era" can boast of working with such divas as Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, Jackie Kennedy, Romy Schneider, Mireille Mathieu. And Olivier's star status was brought by the daughter of Elizabeth II, Princess Anne, to whom he did makeup. Like many top makeup artists, Olivier does not tolerate complex makeup and dense tonal foundations. Working with Guerlain, he oversees all stages of cosmetics creation - from colors and textures to advertising images and packaging design. Invite an architect to come up with a lipstick case? Easy! Olivier can do it.
Charlotte Tilbury
The artist's daughter, who grew up in Ibiza, Charlotte argues that her artistic environment not only shaped her outlook on life, but also influenced her style of work. Still would! One of the most famous make-up artist's shootings is Kate Moss for British Vogue, in which the supermodel appeared in the image of the "golden goddess" and, thus, introduced the fashion for tanning. Soon, Tilbury founded the successful Charlotte Tillbury brand of decorative and care products and acquired celebrity clients in the person of Victoria Beckham, Penelope Cruz and Rihanna.
Dani Sanz
It was Dani who at one time opened body-art for Europe and taught the art of make-up to Tom Pesho and Olivier Echaudmezon. And in 1984, together with her husband, she created the Make Up For Ever brand, which at first was focused only on professionals, but then found a response from a less sophisticated audience - today the brand can be safely called one of the most popular among ordinary girls. A lover of sophisticated artistic makeup, Dani creates long-lasting products with a rich bright palette that appeal to actors, models and “mere mortals”.
Bobby Brown
Collaboration with the American magazine Glamor opened the door to the world of gloss for the young Bobby Brown. After the very first filming, her career began to develop rapidly: Vogue was released with Naomi Campbell on the cover, on the image of which Bobby worked with Patrick Demarchelier. A couple of years later, the makeup artist created her first line of lipsticks Bobbi Brown Lip Color, which is still one of the brand's bestsellers. By the way, since then, Bobby's brand has sold 23 million units a year, and the famous Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner is sold every minute around the world!
Max Factor
It was thanks to the Polish emigrant Max Factor that everyday things such as eye shadow and eyebrow pencils have become available to ordinary girls. The beauty revolutionist and creator of the multi-million dollar brand has radically changed the idea of what film makeup should be, for which he was awarded an Oscar. Among the most important achievements of the makeup artist: the invention of lip gloss and the introduction of the principles of color harmony, in accordance with which cosmetics began to be selected according to skin type, eye and hair color. And it was Max Factor who came up with such a familiar word for us "makeup".
Kevin Akoan
The famous makeup artist owes his success to Steven Meisel, who invited Kevin to shoot the cover of Vogue with Meg Tilly. A little later, Kevin's skills were appreciated by Nicole Kidman, Winona Ryder, Julia Roberts and Gwyneth Paltrow. And the canonical birthmark of Cindy Crawford gained popularity at the suggestion of a fashionable makeup artist, because it was he who focused on this feature of the model and urged not to hide it in any way. Kevin also developed funds for the Shiseido and Revlon brands, and in 2001, a year before his death, created his own brand Kevin Aucoin. By the way, the eyelash curler invented by Akoan is still considered the best.
Thien
Thien's career as a makeup artist began with a meeting with another revolutionary of the beauty industry - Max Factor. It was at the suggestion of Max that Tien began to work on the images of the best singers of the Grand Opera in Paris. Tien continued to improve his skills as a makeup artist and creator of cosmetics at Dior, taking the position of art director. Thiene's major accomplishments include the creation of the iconic Dior blue mascara and the brand's popular eye shadow palette to this day.
Nicolas Degenne
Becoming the art director of Givenchy brand, Nicolas Degenne revolutionized the philosophy of the brand and came up with a lot of innovative tools that still remain relevant. Iconic products: Prisme Quatuor Eyeshadow Palette, Phenomen'Eyes Mascara with a Round Brush, Prisme Loose Powder - created just at the suggestion of Nicolas. By the way, every time Nicolas acts not only as an inspiration, but also as a cosmetic technologist, devoting four years to product development and testing all the products on himself.
Lucia Pica
For two years now, Charlotte Tilbury's student Lucia Pica has been International Creative Makeup Director and Chief Colorist for Chanel. A lover of red lipsticks, Lucia never misses the opportunity to accentuate her lips, be it her own makeup or the new Chanel line. It was this shade that became the central theme of this year's fall makeup collection, whose face was Karl Lagerfeld's favorite, Kristen Stewart.
Lisa Eldridge
With 20 years of experience behind her, Lisa Eldridge has become one of the most influential makeup artists of our time, creative director of makeup for Lancôme, wrote the book "Colors" (an absolute must-read!), And also created her own youtube channel. Regularly making makeup for Kate Winslet, Emma Watson, Cate Blanchet and Alexa Chung, Lisa manages to share her professional secrets and shoots video tutorials for her million subscribers. The main advice that a make-up artist gives to his fans is to research your face and choose the products that are right for you, without relying on the opinion of friends and consultants!
Andrey Shilkov
Without the participation of Andrei Shilkov, preparation for any social event in Moscow does not take place - and this has been so for 20 years! Andrey stood at the origins of makeup in Russia, becoming one of the reformers of the concept of female beauty in our country. The make-up artist works with Russian and foreign stars such as Anna Chipovskaya and Svetlana Ustinova, teaches an author's course at the Mosmake Moscow School of Make-up Artists and has recently started collaborating with the La Mer brand. Andrey always advises girls to moisturize their faces before applying makeup, cleanse their faces daily with a Clarisonic brush and not neglect the use of budget funds - there are also real finds among them! For other practical tips and inspiration, feel free to follow @andreyshilkov on Instagram.
Andrey Drykin
Andrey Drykin collaborates with the world's leading Fashion houses. Constantly working for glossy magazines (Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Vogue) and television projects, the make-up artist also tried himself in creating makeup for theater actors. His handiwork is the makeup of artists for the famous musicals "Mowgli" and "The Count of Monte Cristo".
Natalia Vlasova
The founder of the Moscow School of Makeup Artists Natalia Vlasova works with such Russian celebrities as Anna Chipovskaya, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Natalia Vodianova, Dasha Zhukova. Also representing the Giorgio Armani Beauty brand, Natalya advises applying bronzer to the protruding parts of the face and prefers natural lipstick shades.
Laura Mercier
The creator of the brand of the same name, Laura Mercier, has a very personal take on what makeup should be. It was she who coined the expression "flawless face" - a make-up technique that emphasizes natural beauty, which has become the main trend today. Laura's collection includes cooperation with L'Oreal, Banana Republic, Victoria's Secret, GAP, and such celebrities as Madonna, Brooke Shields, Susan Sarandon, Ellen Barkin, Isabella Rosellini, Julia Ormond, Mag Ryan and Meryl Streep resorted to the services of a makeup artist.
Rose-Marie Swift
Rose-Marie's portfolio includes joint projects with Allure, Marie Claire, Numéro, Elle magazines, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein brands. But the creation of his own brand of makeup artist led to health problems caused by the toxicity of the body. This is how the RMS brand appeared - a unique organic decorative cosmetics made from components that do not undergo heating. Today, among the fans of funds appear Demi Moore, Miranda Kerr, Gisele Bundchen.
