Black book about makeup artists with purple and red spots to resemble a blush palette.

Makeup writing for Blush: Contemporary Makeup Artists by Phaidon Press

It feels surreal to announce this, but I’ve co-written a makeup book with Phaidon called Blush alongside some amazing writers. I’ve kept it a secret for a year, and I’m so chuffed to finally share the news. It’s a beautiful book spotlighting some of today’s most boundary-pushing makeup artists, and pairs the text with gorgeous imagery.

You can get a glimpse of Blush online and buy a copy here.

I’m delighted to have interviewed and written features on Pati Dubroff, Hungry, Crystabel Efemena Riley, Pablo Rodriguez, Stephanie Sznicer, Ana Takahashi, Laura Dominique, Valerie Lawson, Kiran Denzongpa, Julie Cusson, Kara Yoshimoto Bua, Vanessa Icareg and Olha Ostapchuk.

Avante-garde, experimental makeup images by Vanessa Icareg, featuring glossed plump lips, smokey eye, eyelash embellishments that resemble enoki mushrooms, and a face covered in colour-block sequins to resemble a doll.
Feature on makeup artist Crystabel Efemena Riley: a shadowy face with touches of blue pigment and a clay-like mask covering her hair and nape, the other images feature a frosted, goth-style look with black lips, and a face with soft feathers down.
Ana Takahashi feature: a tall woman in a gold dress with sculptural afro hair and lines of pigment painted down the forehead, and the back of a person covered with multicoloured playful doodles.
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