What do you enjoy more, doing fashion editorial work for a major campaign, or making a fabulous New York socialite look beautiful for a gala?
A. I enjoy and love all facets of the business, but I really enjoy doing socialites and celebrities for special events. I feel like the fairy godmother with a magical wand—the makeup brush! Q How do you define beauty? What inspires you? A. I define beauty as coming from the inside out! I am inspired by everything around me from the sounds of birds, flowers, art exhibits, dance, opera (it’s magical) to someone’s eyes, lips or skin. Q. What makeup trends do you wish would come back? Are there any that you wish would go away? A. The makeup trend that I wish would come back is bottom eye lashes, at least for a fab night out! The trend I’m over is brown neutral palettes (natural earth tones). To me, earth tones are colors from all environments: tropical, desert, jewels, etc… Q. What do you do when you have a client that wants a look that you know will not work for her? A. If a client insists on a certain look that I do not agree with, I show her what she wants and then I explain to her wh