10 Best Hollywood Makeup Artists

Makeup industry can’t be talked about without taking Pat McGrath’s name. She is a British makeup artist and has been called the world’s most influential artist by Vogue magazine. She is, in fact, the first global creative-design director for Procter and Gamble beauty. Her clientele includes the likes of Celine Dion, Madonna, Sarah Jessica Parker and other A-listers of Hollywood. The one thing that makes her special artist is that she likes to use her hands instead of brushes to give her clients the natural dewy look.

With over 7 million followers on Instagram, Mario Dedivanovic is the reigning king of makeup world. He is the man who made contouring go viral. Yes ladies, Mario is the one who made contouring a very mandatory step in any make up look. Also, Kim Kardashian’s love of baking and lashes come from Mario. Kim Kardashian and Mario have worked together for over a decade and have created many iconic looks. They have even collaborated on the KKW Beauty collection. And apart from his bff Kim K, he has also worked with Kate Bosworth, Priyanka Chopra and Ariana Grande.

The go-to make up artist of Gigi Hadid is none other than the very talented Patrick Ta. He is known for creating a glowing look with bold eye make up. Other than Gigi Hadid, Ta is a favorite of Olivia Munn, Shay Mitchell, Jessica Alba and many more. But before becoming a make up sensation, Ta wanted to become a culinary and even opened a nail salon failing of which lead him to pursue the career of a make up artist. He became famous through his works on Instagram and Shay Mitchell was the one who spotted him.

This British make up artist believes that “Make up should be fun and not a chore.” He has been in the industry for two decades and has done many runway collaborations with designers like Michael Kors and Narciso Rodriguez. He is also the artistic director of Shiseido. And one interesting fact about Page is that earlier he used to work in a slaughterhouse in his teens. Now, he is the makeup artist of Victoria’s Secret’s models.

Ambassador for L’Oreal Paris and the beauty guru of Beyonce creates magic on screen via his makeup skills. He is one of the closest friends of our diva Beyonce. Sir John grew up in upstate New York and states that he entered into the make up industry by mistake. His by chance entry in to the make up industry resulted only in making him a favorite among the celebs. He draws his inspiration from Polish art-deco artist Tamara de Lempicka to create many of his incredible looks.

Born in London, she is the founder of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Ltd. and is the Global Ambassador for Women for Women International. She has Kate Moss as her bff and Nicole Kidman, Sienna Miller, Amal Clooney, Penelope Cruz as her clients. She is famous for creating the “Golden Goddess” look which is all about glowing skin, gleaming eyes, honey-toned cheekbones, fresh coral lips and a few pretty freckles.

She is a New York based professional make up artist who is best known for creating, “dewy dumpling” look. In fact, Nam Vo is better known as the highlighter queen. Her looks mainly include the use of glittery highlighters to give a dewy, fresh face look. She has worked with celebs like Kylie Jenner and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. In fact, her work has been featured across magazines like British Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, etc.

She is one of the highest paid make up artists and the founder of Westman Atelier, her own make up line. Her makeup style draws inspiration from natural look and looks which can be sensual but subtle. She is a big name in the fashion and makeup industry. Celebs like Reese Witherspoon Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz are her all time clients.

This talented African-American make up artist has made a name for himself in no time. San Fine is the go-to make up artist for super stars like Queen Latifa, Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, Kerry Washington and many more. As soon as he entered the industry he redefined the makeup standards for the women of colour. He was even chosen as the first African-American spokesman for Covergirl and Revlon.

She is one of Hollywood’s most respected makeup artists and the one most sought after. Her works have graced the pages of many esteemed magazines like Vanity Fair, American Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, etc. Her style includes creating classic looks which are easily recognizable from a distance. She has created many memorable red carpet looks for Margot Robbie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Dakota Johnson and Priyanka Chopra.