159. Pati Dubroff | Beauty & Being

Pati Dubroff is an exceptional makeup artist who works with some of the biggest names in fashion and Hollywood. Her superpower is her ability to make women feel their most beautiful without ever “losing the person” underneath. 00:00 Meeting Legendary Makeup Artist Patti Dubroff 01:01 A Military Childhood and New York City Ambitions 03:15 The DECA Program: Early Training in Fashion Marketing and Sales 04:30 Working at Trash and Vaudeville and Fiorucci 05:40 First Memories: Discovering "Magical Potions" at Her Mother’s Vanity 07:20 Learning the Trade at Bergdorf Goodman 09:30 The MTV Revolution, "House of Style" with Cindy Crawford 12:15 Assisting Francois Nars and Susan Houser 15:00 Training with Irving Penn, Avedon, and Peter Lindbergh 17:15 Learning to Create a Full Face with Five Products 18:40 The Supermodel Era, Christy Turlington 20:15 Why Actresses Replaced Models on Magazine Covers 22:50 Moving to LA: A Career-Changing Call from Annie Leibovitz 24:40 The Vanity Fair Hollywood Cover 27:15 Defining the "Patti Dubroff Face": The Art of Underdoing Beauty 29:30 Red Carpet Secrets: How to Be a "Human Retoucher" with Makeup 31:45 Avoiding the "Hot Mess": Editorial Tricks vs. Red Carpet Longevity 33:50 Doing Liv Tyler’s Makeup for the 1999 Oscars 35:45 The Reality of Being a Professional Makeup Artist 37:00 Prom Memories: 1950s Emerald Satin and a Duran Duran Date