Gucci Westman is an American makeup artist, cosmetic designer, and founder of cosmetics line Westman Atelier. She is known for her chic and minimalistic looks, natural and dewy makeup, and clean-based lifestyle. She is one of the BoF's 500, a professional index of the people shaping the fashion industry, hand-selected by the editors of The Business of Fashion. She served as the International Artistic Director of

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from 2003-2007 and Global Artistic Director of

Revlon Revlon, Inc. is an American multinational company dealing in cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care. The headquarters of Revlon was established in New York City on March 1, 1932, where it still remains. Revlon was founded by brothe ...

from 2008-2015.

Career

Celebrity work

Westman became known for her makeup work with celebrities, including

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, and

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, Westman worked with

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, and

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. She served as a makeup artist or makeup supervisor for several Hollywood movies including ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' French Exit''. Westman had a cameo role in the film version of ''

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'' in 2008.

Magazine covers

Westman styled the cosmetic looks of cover models such as

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, and

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for ''Allure'', ''Vogue'', and ''W'' covers in the United States and Australia. She also modeled for an article in ''Vogues January 2011 issue.

Runway work

Westman has done the makeup of runway models for

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, Marchesa, Badgley Mischka, Devi Kroell, John Patrick, Ecco Domani and Rag & Bone during New York Fashion Week and Antonio Berardi during London Fashion Week.

Cosmetic design

Westman was hired by

in 2003 as the brand's International Artistic Director. Her responsibilities included representing the brand at fashion and beauty events, styling models for company advertising shoots, and designing cosmetic color collections for the label. In 2008, Westman began a new, similar career as the Global Artistic Director for

, creating the "Daydreamer" and "Suede Rhapsody" seasonal shade collections. In April 2015, she stepped down from her position at Revlon after seven years. Westman launched her own cosmetic line named Westman Atelier in Spring 2018.

Personal life

Westman was born in 1971 in California and grew up in Sweden. Westman was married in 2006 to Rag & Bone fashion designer David Neville. Westman and Neville have three children, Dashel, Gray and Petal.

References

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