Hey everyone! This is Natalie Setareh, your makeup artist and beauty coach here a with another episode with the one and only, Rachel Lusk. She is an agency representing commercial artists specializing in luxury bridal makeup and hair. Her bridal work has been featured in publications like Vogue Japan and Vogue Weddings. Some of her commercial clients include Anthropologie’s Bridal line BHLDN, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Tatcha, and Ole Henricksen -- to name a few. In today’s episode, we are going to dig deep into the day and life of an agency represented luxury bridal and commercial makeup artist.
The show notes can be found here: nataliesetareh.com/luxury-bridal-makeup-artist
The topics and questions we've covered:
# 1 One of her craziest or favorite wedding stories to tell [03:48]
# 2 The reader’s digest version of how she fell into the world of makeup artistry [06:40]
# 3 Why did she want to be in an agency? [12:00]
# 4 How does a makeup artist get into an agency? [15:25]
# 5 Luxury Bridal Makeup - Perception vs. Reality [21:22]
- Related info can be found in this episode: “5 Reasons Why You Need To Hire A Professional Makeup Artist”
# 6 What are her goals as an artist? [26:46]
# 7 What are her holy grail items and why? [29:01]
- Face Atelier Foundation, Danessa Myricks Vision Cream Cover Foundation, Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter, NARS - Radiant Creamy Concealer & Viseart Eyeshadows
Memorable quote from the episode: “To be a luxury makeup artist, you have to look at the deep philosophy of how you're operating your business.”
Want to connect with, or find out more about Rachel?
Her website: www.rachellusk.com
Instagram: @rachel.luskhmua
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Last but not least, let's connect :)
Email: natalie@nataliesetareh.com
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