by I would advise everyone in one form Rut to start small. You can simply play with one thing – maybe a brave lip or shimmer washing. Beauty should have elements of humor, trust and individuality to help them have the courage to express exactly who they are. Make-up is not permanent, but the trust you gain through experimentation? That remains.
When I was younger, I bought magazines every Thursday. I would go to the newspaper kiosk in front of my office building. One day I went to pick up the latest edition of one of the magazines, but they were all gone. I saw someone who transported her away and went to hunt her and it was the young woman who was on the cover. It turns out that this young woman was Naomi Campbell!
The biggest make-up error that people make is to be worried and make it so complicated. One thing that I always see with the fact that people have a hard time choosing the right foundation color. I always say you should adapt your face with your body and neck and make sure that you go into daylight to test the color – then you will never go wrong. Buy two colors: one in the color you have in winter and one for summer. Then you can mix them and always get the perfect shade for your skin tone.
For me, inclusiveness is not a trend, but a necessity. Everyone deserves to find their perfect shadow, their perfect texture, their perfect finish. That was my commitment from day one with Pat McGrath Labs; I also really wanted to produce products that were not only a high performance, but also in time for my backstage preparation. They had to have uncompromising performance and hardworking formulas. For example, we take my matttrance lipstick (£ 36, self -sides.com). I developed it to optimize the process of creating the perfect matt lip. I took backstage seven steps, a process that contained liners, loose powder and several layers. The mette trophy formula gives you the same effect in one fell swoop.
My mother was my first muse and my biggest inspiration. She taught me about beauty, strength and power of transformation. Each brush was still a love letter to you and in many ways, but I have worked with so many other amazing women over the years, be it Taylor Swift, Lana del Rey, Adele, Tyla or Pamela Anderson – they bring something unique. The most magical collaborations happen when the make-up is part of the performance to not only see the beauty part of the moment, but felt. That was the case for Taylors Bejeziges Video, because Taylor is a real visionary – she knows exactly what she wants and she lives for the details. This shoot was a dream – pure sparkle and drama. Finally, I worked with Sabrina Carpenter with her first Vogue shooting and it was so much fun. I adore her – she is one of these talents you know you will thrive. We made the most amazing old Hollywood -glam look on you. I particularly loved the lip, we used our dramatique Mega Lip Pencil (£ 27, cultbeauty.co.uk) in naked Venus and Mauvemoiselle.
There are five make-up products from my range without which I can’t live. They are: Divine skin: Rose 001 The essence (£ 81, Harrods.com), which does everything – hydrated, regionalized and revitalized so that the skin is soft, smooth and bright. I call it my characteristic glow in a bottle. Then there is a skin fetish sublime Perfection Foundation (£ 61, Sephora.co.uk), the ultimate canvas for flawless, bright skin and every model, every celebrity, every muse on which I work; Mother ship -Lid shadow palette (£ 119, Harrods.com), which contains the iconic pigments for endless creativity and true art in a palette; Lip fetish balm Divinyl lip shine (£ 35, Sephora.co.uk), which is not an average boring balm, but a vinyl-like shine with the most nutritious ingredients that make lips appear full and plump, and in a moment, and skin fetish-highlight & balm duo (£ 50, harrods.com), which makes me shine.
I studied the make-up champions. Maximum factor; Perc Westmore, who worked with Lauren Bacall and Bette Davis; Dottie Poneedel, the genius behind Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich and Mae West; Allan Snyder, who created the final Marilyn Monroe in Niagara; The legendary Ben Nye. And let’s not forget the groundbreaking Bernadine Anderson, who broke barriers and changed the game for future generations. In her groundbreaking career, she worked with Jane Fonda and Eddie Murphy and contributed to some of the best -known films in cinema history. These masters of their craft defined Hollywood glamor and pioneering techniques that continue to influence the industry today.
When I grew up, I was fascinated by how make-up could change, tell stories and create characters. At that time there was no formal path to make-up, and learned through experimentation, observation and endless practice. I worked myself up, helped my craft. Of course I had setbacks – a lot! But every “no” only made me work harder.
