Gucci Westman

Gucci Westman is an American makeup artist and cosmetic designer.

Celebrity work

Westman became known for her makeup work with celebrities, including Drew Barrymore, Natalie Portman, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Cameron Diaz.^[1][2] Since being hired by Revlon, Westman has also worked with Halle Berry, Jessica Alba, Elle Macpherson, Jennifer Connelly, and Jessica Biel. She served as a makeup artist or makeup supervisor for several Hollywood movies including Being John Malkovich, Buffalo 66, and French Exit.^[3] Westman had a cameo role in the film version of Sex and the City in 2008.^[3]

Magazine covers

Gucci Westman styled the cosmetic looks of cover models such as Taylor Swift, Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian, Cameron Diaz, and Nicole Kidman for Allure, Vogue, and W covers in the United States and Australia. She also modeled for an article in Vogue's January 2011 issue.

Runway work

Westman has done the makeup of runway models for Oscar de la Renta, Richard Chai, Diane von Furstenberg, Marchesa, Badgley Mischka, Devi Kroell, John Patrick, Ecco Domani and Rag & Bone during New York Fashion Week and Antonio Berardi during London Fashion Week.^[4]

Cosmetic design

Westman was hired by Lancôme 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 Revlon,^[5] creating the "Daydreamer" and "Suede Rhapsody" seasonal shade collections.^[6] In April 2015, she stepped down from her position at Revlon after seven years. ^[7]

Westman launched her own cosmetic line named Westman Atelier in Spring 2018 with her husband, David Neville.^{[8] [9]}

Personal life

Gucci was born in 1971 in California and grew up in Sweden.^[10] Westman was married in 2006 to Rag & Bone fashion designer David Neville.^[2] Westman and Neville have three children, Dashel, Grey and Petal.^[10]

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