The makeup maestro reveals her must-have tools, the secret to perfect skin, and why rules are made to be broken.
She’s been called the most influential makeup artist of all time, but to her fashion designer, model, and photographer friends—among them Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, Victoria Beckham, Steven Meisel, and the Hadids—Pat McGrath is simply “Mother.” The backstage moniker is fitting for a woman who is, unquestionably, a mother of invention: Since partnering with Alexander McQueen and John Galliano in the ’90s, the industry icon has dazzled runways with her dynamic looks, often featuring elaborate sequins or masks. In 2015, she launched her own boundary-pushing line, Pat McGrath Labs, with a gold pigment that sold out in six minutes. It remains a Sephora best-seller.
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