Gucci Westman: Makeup Artist and Westman Atelier Founder and Creative Director

Second Life

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4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Prolific makeup artist Gucci Westman has one of the most influential careers in the beauty world. She’s responsible for the makeup on countless magazine covers (Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar) and in ad campaign and runway looks for the likes of Dior, Proenza Schouler, and Oscar de la Renta, and has a celebrity client list that spans the past two decades. Now, she’s the founder and creative director of Westman Atelier, a line of clean, high-performance, and luxurious beauty products. Hear how she made the leap, plus incredible behind-the-scenes stories from her famed career, on this episode of Second Life.

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1:12.2	Hi everyone, I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of Who-at-where.
1:18.8	And this is second-life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.
1:26.1	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting
1:30.8	aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their second life.
1:36.6	Today, I'm sitting down with one of the most celebrated and respected women in the celebrity,
1:42.7	fashion, and editorial beauty world. Make-up artist Guggi Westman. She's known for countless
1:49.9	magazine covers, including Reese Witherspoon for Vogue, Jennifer Aniston's recent in-style
1:55.8	cover, and Jennifer Lawrence for Vanity Fair, as well as pretty much every international
2:01.4	vote you can imagine. She's also responsible for hundreds of iconic ad campaigns and runway
2:08.2	beauty looks and has worked with everyone from Proenza to Stella to Oscar De La Renta and more.
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