Eugenia Weston - Celebrity Makeup Artist & Founder of Senna Cosmetics

My guest this week is Eugenia Weston, celebrity makeup artist, and founder & creative director of Senna Cosmetics. Her clients include Bette Midler and Paula Abdul. Eugenia was raised in a family of creatives and artists. She soon developed an obsession with faces and studying them, and she started doing makeup at age 11. In those days, there weren’t any classes or makeup schools, so she taught herself everything. As she got older and developed into a bona fide makeup artist, there weren’t many makeup artists in LA so she never had a shortage of work. Eugenia started her makeup line in 1976 and now owns 5 studios.

Eugenia never wanted to be in the film industry. She only happened to get into the industry after longtime client, Bette Midler, insisted on having Eugenia do her makeup. That’s where she learned a lot about cinematography, and met a lot of people. 

This episode is a little bit different from others, as Eugenia and I delve more into makeup, business, and relationships.

Here’s what you can learn about in this episode:

+ Retail vs. production, and the challenges of owning a business and the importance of work ethic and relationship building 

+ Eugenia’s comprehensive makeup artist training program: from color theory, to facial structure and anatomy, to mature makeup, to period makeup, to the importance of having an artistic mind and gift.

+ Mom guilt: how to balance being a mom while working grueling hours

+ Eugenia’s makeup artist essential skills: confidence, communication, and artistic talent

FOLLOW EUGENIA:

Instagram | Twitter | Senna Cosmetics

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