Modern society invites women to take leading positions in many industries, but the beauty industry is traditionally in special demand (drawing a marafet is traditionally a woman's occupation, you say, and you will be partly right).
But despite all the stereotypes, men also rule the ball in the universe of beauty, and some of them are considered real gurus - professionals in their field, whom any celebrity wants to see as his personal make-up master. In our material, we decided to recall the best of the best male makeup artists, who have successfully proved that men can be trusted not only with steak cooking, but also with their makeup.
1. Hang Wango (@hungvanngo)
Hang started out as a hairdresser, but at the same time he loved to create make-up images and considered it his hobby. True, at some point he was so carried away by the process that he decided to devote himself to make-up. Even as a child in Vietnam, he loved to draw, make numerous sketches of everything that caught his eye. Many years later, already in New York, it was these drawing skills that helped him develop his unique make-up technique and attract the attention of many glossy publications.
Helena Christensen, a Danish supermodel and photographer, who was delighted with Hang's work and recommended him to some of her acquaintances, helped the young man to move up the career ladder. At the moment, it is difficult to find a star over whose face Master Wango would never conjure: among his fans are Selena Gomez, Hailey Baldwin, Hadid sisters, Kendall Jenner, Katy Perry and other celebrities. The make-up artist also had the opportunity to work with many of the legendary photographers of our time, such as Alexi Lubomirsky and Patrick Demarchelier.
2. Peter Philips (@peterphilipsmakeup)
Peter Phillips is considered a makeup artist with a capital letter. Not surprisingly, he has five years of experience as creative director of makeup for Chanel. Over the years, he has managed to be known as the main magician of the beauty industry, who is aware of all the secrets of his field: How to achieve a perfect tone? Wide open gaze? The balance of accents and their expressiveness? The master Philips knows the answers to these and other questions by 200%.
Now Peter holds the position of creative director for makeup at Dior and manages to annually bring his creations (the makeup artist is also involved in the direct development of formulas of products) to the first positions of numerous top lists. Needless to say, the stars are on a real hunt for make-up tips from a makeup artist - and this is more than deserved (read also: "The secrets of perfect makeup from Peter Philips - beauty guru Dior Makeup").
3. Patrick Ta (@patrickta)
If you see a model with a perfectly even skin tone and natural radiance, in which you can hardly recognize the merit of a highlighter, then you are probably faced with the creation of makeup artist Patrick Ta. Many celebrities turn to the help of this young man who want to get one hundred percent effect of "makeup without makeup" and radiant skin from the inside. Among the favorite clients of the make-up master are Adriana Lima, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Megan Fox, the Hadid sisters, Lili Reinhart and other stars of the fashion industry. If you are a fan of highlighters, bronzers and blush, then you should definitely follow Patrick's work, because in their use he has no equal.
4. Nicolas Degennes (@ndegennes)
The real master of the beauty industry and creative director of Givenchy has an impeccable taste for colors and understands color issues on the same level as professional artists. Nicolas pays special attention to the formulas, textures and design of his products, and their advertising campaigns look so “tasty” and mesmerizing that after watching the video you will not get tired of anything else but to run to the nearest beauty corner for the brand's new product. It is known that Master Degenne never spares one thing to create such beauty - time. For example, he can allocate about four years to create one product. Craftsmanship takes no haste, and that's for sure about Givenchy's art director.
5. Andrei Shilkov (@andreyshilkov)
Andrey Shilkov was the leading make-up artist for Lancôme, Chanel and YSL Beauté in Russia, and the number of world celebrities he has worked with is amazing. Monica Bellucci, Cindy Crawford, Rihanna, Naomi Campbell, Dita Von Teese and many others … How do you like this superstar set in Andrey's portfolio? This makeup artist knows everything about the beauty industry behind the scenes and from year to year becomes the favorite makeup artist of fashion weeks. His experience and knowledge is enough to create runway looks for a variety of luxury brands: Dior, Versace, Chanel, Givenchy, Alexander McQueen - these and other brands often resort to Andrey's help when preparing their shows, because he has more than twenty years of intensive work in beauty industry.
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