Behind every celebrity’s perfectly lined lip and softly blended contour is an expert makeup artist responsible for their stunning glam. Though celebs attract millions of Instagram followers who scroll their grids looking for inspiration, it’s actually the professionals behind these looks that are the ones giving away the golden tips and tricks.
Whether it’s Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s makeup artist revealing a weird but genius blush hack or the drugstore products that A-listers swear by, it’s time for a much needed run through on the who’s who of celebrity makeup artists.
Mario Dedivanovic
We doubt this is an unfamiliar name. As the makeup artist to Kim Kardashian and Salma Hayek, Mario is the man to follow if you like a natural contour and soft glam. While his Instagram feed was once covered in pictures of his celebrity clients, it now heavily features products from his own makeup line Makeup By Mario, which is sold exclusively at Sephora.
Instagram: @makeupbymario
Hung Vanngo
Between Ellen Pompeo, Diane Kruger and Julianne Moore, we’re surprised that Hung even has time to run a social media account. However, he’s a consistent source of dewy skin and bold eyes. For makeup inspo that will push you outside of your comfort zone, Hung is worth following.
Instagram: @hungvanngo
Kate Lee
Not only will Kate Lee post candid behind-the-scenes shots of Anne Hathaway, Kate Winslet, Charlize Theron and Rose Byrne, she’ll even give you a complete list of all the products she used in the caption. Like that lipstick on Rose? It’s the Chanel Rouge Coco Lip Bloom in shade ‘126 Season’.
Instagram: @kateleemakeup
Pati Dubroff
From one dreamy, dewy Chanel makeup look to the next, Patti is the makeup artist behind the famous faces of Margot Robbie, Kristen Stewart and Priyanka Chopra. Keep an eye out for her Instagram stories where she shares behind-the-scenes peeks into her favourite products, go-to shades and makeup tips.
Instagram: @patidubroff
Emily Cheng
There is no other makeup artist who can do a luminous, soft glam quite like Emily Chen. Luckily for us, Emily regularly shares how-to videos to her Instagram to help us master a winged liner or achieve a no-makeup makeup look in four easy steps.
Instagram: @emilychen
Nam Vo
If the name Nam Vo sounds familiar, it’s because she’s the inventor of the viral hashtag #DewyDumplings. When she’s not doing Rosie Huntington-Whitley’s makeup, Nam is sharing tips to her Instagram on how to stop your concealer from creasing or how to dermaplane your face from home.
Instagram: @namvo
Max May
Known as one of the most popular MUAs in Australia, Max May’s Instagram has over 3,000 images to fuel your obsession with golden, glowy beauty looks.
Instagram: @maxmade
Mary Greenwell
Unlike the makeup artists that shot to mega-stardom overnight thanks to social media, Mary has been doing the makeup of celebrities like Kate Winslet for almost two decades. When she’s not sharing a sneak peek into Cate Blanchett’s latest look, Mary is getting in front of the camera and giving her followers a run through of her most recent beauty recommendations.
Instagram: @marygreenwell
Nikki DeRoest
Not only is she one of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s closest pals, but Nikki’s Instagram is a one-stop-shop for any makeup tips, inspo and product reviews. Hosting regular segments like “cheek of the week”, you might lose hours scrolling Nikki’s feed, but you’ll resurface as an amateur makeup artist.
Instagram: @nikkideroest
Main image credit: @kateleemakeup and @emilychengmakeup
Which one of these make-up artists is your favourite? Do you follow any other Instagram accounts for make-up inspo?
Great job and well paid if you had the talent these ladies have.
I laughed so hard when I read this line: “We doubt this is an unfamiliar name” [Mario Dedivanovic]. I am not a Kardashian fan. I will however have a squizz at these insta account though.
Haha – I’ve never heard of him, either!
Me neither.
I haven’t heard of him either!
Thank You so much BH for the list of fantastic Makeup Artists to put them on to Instagram. 💐
I Google specific looks occasionally, but I rarely get on IG.
I have no interest in following any of these artists but they are obviously good at their mu craft
I follow Nam but I don’t really learn anything. Think about unfollowing all the time but she is amusing.
I don’t follow any of these people, nor have I heard of them. Obviously very talented though.
Mario Dedivanovic is my favourite. I love how he does Kim Kardashians makeup.
I recognize some of these names even though I’m not on Instagram. Gorg looks on gorg faces! Inspiring.
I am on instagram and dont know most of them.!!
Not following any of them, however I do admire their work.
Wish I was as good at applying makeup as them
Good if you were looking for make up tips.
I’ve only heard of the first two
I wish I could do really nice makeup like that.
I’m not into make up as much as I am into skin care and body care products.
I am the same but the stars need to shine at all times and these ladies add the plus appearances
I think they are all clever ladies and admire their talent
I don’t go to IG for “inspo” for anything. After this tech and apps got more and more “advanced” , everything looks so fake! Remember all those old magz, people used to say how altered photos are, nothing like these social media picks.
That is so true!
I only ever look up Youtube videos when I need to know/learn something.
Not familiar with any of these names.
I don’t use it enough
Thank you for sharing this…
So many artists , and I have ot heard of any
I’m not on Insta but I’ll have a squizz at these make up artists
I am not following any of them.But good to know.
I already know most of these
It helps that they have beautiful canvases to work with.
I’m not on Instagram but I watch lots of beauty content on YouTube.
They’re definitely talented makeup artists!
It would e good to see photos of the makeup artist themselves rather than the celebrities.
I am going to check out Emily Cheng now as I love the makeup look in the oicture.
I haven’t heard of any of these 🙁
I think it would be impossible for Margot Robbie to look bad!