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makeup artists?
Let's
qualify what I mean by a celebrity makeup artist in this
article....there are professional makeup artists that are hired by a
production company to work "on set", which may or may not include
'celebrity' subjects....
And there are a handful of professional makeup artists that are also
hired outside of this realm...personally, by the celebrity...the
celebrity is their "client".
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These
individuals are a select, experienced and talented group with a
reputation for producing brilliant work under tremendous
pressure. In a sense they are the stars of their industry.
These
standout artistic talents primarily come via the fashion industry,
establishing themselves with photographers, magazines and designers.
Their art, showcased on the pages of major fashion magazines like
Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar and the runways of Paris and New York.
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Celebrity
makeup artists are part of design behind the making of a star "brand"...
James Kaliardos is one such giant talent out of
the fashion world whose client list includes Madonna, Nicole Kidman,
Gwen Stefani, to name a few.
He made an interesting comment that really
brought home to me, just how valuable the service
of talented professional makeup artists' is, to a celebrity
client.
He referred to makeup artists actually helping
celebrities develop and perfect a 'brand' ... a " look" that is
distinctly that individual's. He gave as an example Angelina
Jolie...a very distinctive way she wears eyeliner and does her famous
lips; "I thought it was so smart for her to design her face
so you know that's Angelina Jolie."¹
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From
fashion to the fashion famous to film famous, to just plain ol' famous
themselves.
As
one very famous celebrity makeup artist put it; "the catwalk has
collided with the red carpet, and now the fashion and showbiz worlds
are inseparable."²
Eventually they achieve a level of prestige
and exposure that attracts a much larger audience realm; private
projects with celebrities, key design roles in cosmetic companies,
writing books and even launching their own cosmetics brands; Bobbi
Brown, Laura Mercier, Kevyn Aucoin, Julie Hewitt, Jillian Dempsey, Paul
Starr... more on celebrity makeup artists and their entrepreneurial
ventures
Successful working relationships have lead
to many friendships, even marriage as with Jillian and Patrick Dempsey
(Founder Delux Beauty and Grey's Anatomy
Star).
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As famous celebrity makeup artist Paul Starr
says "The relationship between a makeup artist and
his or her muse is very close. Its like we're the team behind
the illusion."³
Here is a small sample list of celebrity makeup artists with BIG talent
and just a snippet of what they have been and/or, are involved with
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(I did mention talented multi taskers in my title above and this is an
understatement for most of these busy bees....if you 'Google' any one
of these you will easily see what I mean)
| Artist: |
Some
highlights from resume; |
| Billy
B |
Music video Destiny's Child, Pink, Mary J. Blige,
Major Fashion Magazine Cover's and Editorial like Harper's
Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Elle, Marie Claire, massive celebrity
client list Sharon Stone, Sandra Bullock, Pink, Beyonce and
a beautiful line of makeup brushes, and sought after key note speaker
on the fashion industry and makeup style expertise at welovebeauty.com
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| Bobbi
Brown |
Runs mega empire premiere prestige cosmetics line Bobbi Brown
Cosmetics, writes books on her beauty philosophy and know how; Living
Beauty, Beauty Evolution, Teenage Beauty plus many causes
related to supporting women.
The
Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual by Bobbi Brown
--pid715935863%2Fcompareprices.html)
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| Jillian
Dempsey |
High
demand Hollywood celebrity makeup artist that launched her own very
successful prestige beauty brand, Delux Beauty, is
presently consulting with Avon and Mark, and
is married to Grey's Anatomy star and leading man Patrick
Dempsey ( yes, they met on set...) |
| Pati
Dubroff |
Extremely popular and talented celebrity makeup
artist with many of Hollywoods major beauties and trend setters Jennifer
Anniston, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow; Top fashion
magazines; Vogue,
Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar; Music Videos for Britney
Spears, Hillary Duff, consulting work for prestige cosmetics
company Dior Cosmetics. |
| Julie
Hewitt |
One of a handful of acclaimed artists within the motion pictures
industry, Big Sreen work Ocean's 11, 12 &13, Pearl
Harbour , works with A-list stars like Nicole Kidman
and launched her own cosmetics line Julie Hewitt (very popular and
featured in lots of fashion magazine beauty editorials).
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| James
Kaliardos |
Top fashion and beauty magazines like Vogue and Allure;
catwalk makeup strategies for design houses like Jill Stuart,
Zac Posen and Anne Klein;
celebrity music icons Madonna, and Lenny
Kravitz, co-founder of fashion and art magazines V
and Visionaire, international makeup
artist for L'oreal. |
| Pat
McGrath |
Top fashion magazines Marie Claire, Vogue etc,
Extensive whose who of top chic design house backstage work Calvin
Klein, Gucci, Mui Mui, Prada, she is also a top pick among
Hollwood's chicest style maven celebrities Jennifer Lopez,
Madonna and Sarah Jessica Parker even
Oprah!; Global Color Cosmetics Creative Design Director for
Procter & Gamble ( Max Factor) |
| Laura
Mercier |
Brilliant artistic talent in the fashion industry working major fashion
magazines Elle, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Seventeen, Allure, W;
contracted by Elizabeth Arden to do their makeup
looks and hired by Chanel to do their beauty
campaigns in France, founder of powerhouse prestige cosmetics company Laura Mercier
(Her makeup is on the short list of every 'beauty editor's best' and in
every professionals' and celebrities' makeup bag...its that
good).
The
New Beauty Secrets by Laura Mercier
--pid595850760%2Fcompareprices.html)
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| Paul
Starr |
Another amazing talent with fine art beginnings, who has worked with
the "top" talent of every media; fashion, photography, print, motion
pictures, actors, musicians...he has a pretty extensive, not too
mention impressive, resume...and he has also written a well received
book
Paul
Starr On Beauyt By Paul Starr
--pid595886403%2Fcompareprices.html) :
Conversations with Thirty Celebrated Women. |
| Elke
Von Freudenberg |
Talented artist and entrepreneur with designer Campains Dolce
& Gabana, Calvin Klein, Work with
super models like Kate Moss, Magazine work Allure,
Rolling Stone, her own beauty
blog, guest lecturing, to her popular e-book The Makeup Course.
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Reference:
1
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/
james-kaliardos-makeup-artist-to-the-stars-797481.htmT
2
http://www.paulstarrmakeup.com/scene_heard/in_the_press/lg/
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3
http://www.paulstarrmakeup.com/scene_heard/in_the_press/lg/
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