Interview with Gregory Arlt

Gregory is an Emmy Award Nominee, the Director of Makeup Artistry for MAC Cosmetics based out of Los Angeles. Gregory was born in LA & has been doing makeup professionally for over 25 years. He started out with a major in art history and theatre, and then began his makeup career at the Los Angeles boutique Fred Segal in 1989. Gregory began working for MAC Cosmetics in 1993, beginning as a traveling makeup artist for the brand and evolving into a trainer, a senior makeup artist, and currently holds the position of Director of Makeup Artistry. In 2015 he won the Hollywood Beauty Award for Best Makeup Artist. As well, he won the Ibiza Music Award for Best Makeup In A Music Video for Gwen Stefani's "Misery". Gregory considers himself a “beauty exorcist.” “He believes in bringing out the true beauty in a person, while respecting their features, bone structure, coloring, and most importantly, their personality.”