Joanna Simkin: Makeup Artist

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Joanna Simkin is a celebrity makeup artist and groomer. She’s one of the most in-demand talents in the industry, with a clientele list that includes names like Issa Rae, Megan Rapino, Zayn Malik, Kerry Washington, Storm Reid, Troye Sivan, Frank Ocean, and more. In this episode, Joanna tells us all about her upbringing in San Francisco, what it was like moving to New York in the early 2000s, and how she skipped beauty school and went to beauty bootcamp by getting her start in doing makeup for music videos. She also fills us in on how she utilized Twitter to get her first client, what goes in to creating some of the most popular beauty trends on the red carpet, and how she’s manifested a successful career grounded in being an ally and champion for inclusivity and diversity.

The Age of Instagram Face: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face

Produced by Dear Media

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Joanna Simkin is a celebrity makeup artist and groomer. She’s one of the most in-demand talents in the industry, with a clientele list that includes names like Issa Rae, Megan Rapino, Zayn Malik, Kerry Washington, Storm Reid, Troye Sivan, Frank Ocean, and more. In this episode, Joanna tells us all about her upbringing in San Francisco, what it was like moving to New York in the early 2000s, and how she skipped beauty school and went to beauty bootcamp by getting her start in doing makeup for music videos. She also fills us in on how she utilized Twitter to get her first client, what goes in to creating some of the most popular beauty trends on the red carpet, and how she’s manifested a successful career grounded in being an ally and champion for inclusivity and diversity.

The Age of Instagram Face: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face

Produced by Dear Media

Let’s Get Dressed

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@livvperez

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsgetdressedpod/

Newsletter: https://substack.com/@livvperez


Liv Perez 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/livvperez

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/livv.perez

ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/livvperez

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2020-05-18 50 min
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