Hung Vanngo on Launching His Namesake Line, His 5 Kit Essentials, and How He Became the Makeup Artist Celebrities Flock To

Gloss Angeles

Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan

Charlotte Palermino, Halsey, Sara Tan, Kirbie Johnson, Rihanna, Beauty Podcast, Arts, News, Entertainment News, Selena Gomez, Hailey Bieber, Fashion & Beauty, Beauty

4.8 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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He’s the artist behind some of Hollywood’s most iconic faces, from Selena Gomez to Scarlett Johansson, and now, Hung Vanngo is bringing his celeb artistry straight to your makeup bag. In our convo, Hung shares the five products he always has in his kit, how immigrating from Vietnam to Canada shaped his view of beauty, and the moment he realized makeup became his calling. We also cover his signature luminous approach, pinch-me celebrity moments, and why he made SO many eyeshadow palettes. This episode is a masterclass in artistry and resilience, and we can't wait for you to listen.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Sophia Spexter. This is my new album, Peri Manor Pop. Listen now on Spotify.
0:14.0	His eyes stay on me. His eyes. Stay on me. Ooh.
0:25.4	G-M.
0:26.7	Los Angeles.
0:28.9	Hi, Kirby.
0:30.1	Hi, Sarah.
0:32.4	Welcome to Los Angeles.
0:37.3	Okay. We've got a big one today.
0:39.7	Someone that we have been admiring from afar for so long, someone that you all probably
0:45.5	have been following along to, Hong van Gogh.
0:49.5	Hello.
0:49.9	On Go!
0:50.9	Hello, thanks so much for having me.
0:52.9	It's so crazy that we have not met you before.
0:55.0	No.
0:56.0	We've been following you for so long. I know. This is a first, I think, for Sarah and I have a guest that we haven't met before. I know, totally. You must come to LA, but like you're just so busy. You don't have time. You come here for work and I leave. I never stay, you know. you know, this time I stay next day to see you guys. But usually I'm just like, take the red
1:11.6	eye and fly right back. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you for staying. We're so happy. We're thrilled because Hung is here for a very special reason. He's launching his own makeup brand. Yay! In Sephora. This is going to be huge. It's beautiful. You've seen it online already.
1:28.8	There's been promo on your socials.
1:31.1	So much fanfare.
1:32.4	Yes.
1:32.8	Especially from your fellow artists.
1:35.3	I think they're makeup artists excited about this.
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