With a decades-long career in the industry, he is among the most respected makeup artists working today:
Author:Stephanie SaltzmanPublish date:Jan 31, 2019In our long-running series "How I'm Making It," we talk to people making a living in the fashion and beauty industries about how they broke in and found success.
Known for melding carefully honed skill with a grounded approach to makeup, Martin pushes creative boundaries while also putting out looks that translate in real life — unfiltered and unedited. So it's not exactly surprising that he was the one Markle wanted to have around on her wedding day. I networked as much as I could. It was really Kerry Diamond, who used to be the beauty director at Harper's Bazaar and then worked with Lancôme, [who helped me]. She took me under her wing. At the time, Gucci Westman has head of creative for Lancôme and Carrie introduced me to Jack [McCollough] and Lazaro [Hernandez] at Proenza Schouler. Carrie introduced me to Thakoon [Panichgul]. She introduced me to Richard Chai. That's kind of how I got into the fashion fold.
I keep it really down-to-earth and really real. I'm really bad at "fakeness" and bullshit. If I love your brand, I love your brand. I'm just not someone that's going to be paid off to talk about it.I think for a makeup artist, you have to really understand the business. We work in an industry where we're working six months out. You have to keep an eye on the business aspect as well as the artistry.
Since you brought it up, I want to hear much more about that! Can you tell me about how your relationship with Meghan came about in the first place and how it led to being her makeup artist for her wedding day?
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