8 Secrets About Working at Fashion Week That Only a Makeup Artist Would Know

While it appears that makeup artists have a lifetime of prep time before their assigned models hit the runway, in reality, they learn the makeup look right before the show. We usually have about 10 minutes to complete it on each model. Each designer will have a "key" or lead artist design the makeup look initially, then they will demonstrate it that day to the extended makeup artist team. It's our job to replicate it on the rest of the models.