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Sam Fine: On staying relevant, agencies, Michelle Obama and social media. Feb 22, 2022

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What do superstars Queen Latifah, Vanessa Williams, Jennifer Hudson and supermodels Tyra Banks, Iman and Naomi Campbell all have in common? They’ve relied on the expert hand of makeup artist Sam Fine to look their most glamorous.

Fine, a Chicago Native and self described New Yorker, work has appeared on the covers and pages of Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Essence, Vibe and Marie Claire and was chosen as the first African - American spokesperson for Revlon and Covergirl Cosmetics.

He is the author of best selling g books, Fine Beauty: Beauty Basics and Beyond for African - American women and Fine Beauty.

Sam is an industry pioneer in education, product development and beauty for African American women and women of color around the world.

Sam, welcome in my chair!
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Brian Broome Feb 07, 2022

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BRIAN BROOME’s debut memoir, Punch Me Up to the Gods, is an NYT Editor’s Pick and the winner of the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Poets and Writers, Medium, and more. Brian was a K. Leroy Irvis Fellow and an instructor in the Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh.
He has been a finalist in The Moth storytelling competition and won the grand prize in Carnegie Mellon University’s Martin Luther King Writing Awards. He also won a VANN Award from the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation for journalism in 2019. His film, Garbage, won the Audience Choice Award at the Cortada Short Film Festival and was a semi-finalist in the Portland Short Fest.
He is a 2022 Writer in Residence at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California.
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TS Madison has an Any Wig Face, with a career that's CARRYING with no end in sight. Jan 23, 2022

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TS Madison is arguably one of the biggest names on social media as an
influencer! Known also as Maddie, she is an American reality television personality, entrepreneur, actress, and LGBT activist. With the reality show, The Ts Madison Experience, she became the first Black trans woman to star in and executive produce her own reality series.
She rose to fame in 2013 after going viral following the release of a Vine clip titled New Weave 22 Inches. During this time, she was starring in adult films and running a successful production company. Madison stated at the time she started doing sex work after being fired from multiple jobs for being trans.
TS Madison went on to release singles "Feeling my fish" and "Dick this Big"
she starred in two web series, Wait A Minute and LEMME PICK YOU UP.
She's continued to work on numerous films and TV series including her very own WE TV Series "The TS Madison Experience".
IN 2019 she was honored in OUT Magazine as one of the top 100 LGBTQIA people.
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Kate Hudson Jan 11, 2022

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Kate Hudson is a Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominated actress, producer, entrepreneur, and bestselling author. She is also a long time client and friend.
Kate and I sit down to discuss our recent job together, shooting the feature film Knives Out 2. We talk about her career, the makeup artist/client relationship, her new album and sailing around the world.
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Ivan Bart, made it to the top of model management (President IMG Models), but says "you're only as good as your last booking" Aug 11, 2021

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Ivan Bart is the President of IMG Models and Fashion. An international leader in talent development, operating in New York, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Milan and Sydney, Bart oversees the management of IMG Models’ A-list talent roster, including Alek Wek, Carolyn Murphy, Bella Hadid, Gigi Hadid, Gisele Bündchen, Joan Smalls and Hailey Bieber.

After developing his career at leading agencies including Ice, Wilhelmina and Ford, Bart was approached by IMG Models to become Creative Director in 1994. During Bart’s tenure at IMG Models, the agency has developed and propelled clients including Carolyn Murphy, Chrissy Teigen, Karlie Kloss, Lily Aldridge, Liv Tyler and Stephanie Seymour.

After WME acquired IMG in 2014, Ivan was appointed President of IMG Models. In this role, Bart has lead the charge in evolving the global definition of beauty by promoting and encouraging diversity and inclusion.

Deemed the ‘model mogul’ by New York Times’ Alexandra Jacobs, Bart has been named one of BOF’s 500 leaders shaping the global fashion industry and is an OUT100 honoree.

Bart is a graduate of the University of Albany and native of Brooklyn, New York.

Dick Page has been doing makeup since the mid 1980's and he's still at it! Jul 26, 2021

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Dick Page, the self described "makeup geezer" is a husband to James Gibbs and the father of two dogs, Raggio and Ralph. The happy family live in Brooklyn, NY and also have a home in the incorporated village of Bellport, LI.
Earlier in his career, he often road a bus with Kate Moss to and from work. He did 'no makeup' makeup for Calvin runway in the 90’s; created and art directed makeup for Shiseido, and then reluctantly joined Instagram. I am happy he did because Dick likes to cook, and you can find his mouth watering dishes on his page. You can also see him doodling while on hold on the phone and mixing custom paint hues for his brownstone.
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Sandy Linter: One of the original 5 makeup artists in NYC. She fired her mother and partied for 33 months at the legendary Studio 54. Jul 05, 2021

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Sandy Linter is a makeup artist icon & is considered a historian on makeup from the 1970’s to the present. Her first Vogue cover was in 1974. In 2008 she was given the title of 'Lancome - Beauty at Every Age Expert.' In 2011,V Magazine did a piece on her first book, “Disco Beauty”, which was published in 1980. Disco Beauty has become the ‘Bible” for makeup artists who want to learn vintage makeup In 2014, V Magazine did an another in-depth piece on her called, 'Sandy Linter: The Beautifier.'

Her next book, “The Makeup Wakeup" was released in 2011. The Makeup Wakeup instructs women over 50 on all the ‘How To’s' - She also has a popular series of videos on her YouTube Channel Sandy Linter

Sandy has over 170 magazines overs like - Vogue, Harpers Bazaar & Cosmopolitan.

Sandy Linter was a studio 54 stalwart and is synonymous with disco makeup and with the first supermodel Gia Carangi.

Liz Goldwyn is a 'sexpert', taught herself how to walk again, and encourages daily check ins with your genitals. Jun 21, 2021

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I love Liz Goldwyn. She is smart, compassionate and non judgemental. She's the kind of person you confess things to. She's also a writer, filmmaker, and artist-turned-sexuality guru, caught on to the importance of sex from an early age. She was stealing her father’s Playboy magazines when she was just a little girl. It’s that curious nature that turned Goldwyn into a sort of Nancy Drew for sex, asking the questions people are often afraid to ask. She has built a career deconstructing the taboos built around sexuality, not only the extreme and kinky corners of sex, but also how it shapes our day-to-day lives. As a filmmaker, Goldwyn’s documentary Pretty Things, an adaptation of her own book, is an in-depth exploration of the golden age of burlesque.

As an activist, her company The Sex Ed aims to fill America’s void of comprehensive, accessible sex education by providing a platform with “practical answers, real ‘sexperts,’ and humor.” In addition to the Sex Ed podcast, hosted by Goldwyn,she created Sexpedia, a total glossary of sex, health, and wellness terms that includes everything from “Roe V. Wade” to “Cream Pie.”

Goldwyn has lectured all over the country at Museums and Universities.

She was New York Editor of French Vogue and she became the first guest editor of Town & Country in its 168-year history. She has contributed to publications including The New York Times Magazine, The Financial Times, British Vogue and Vanity Fair.

Goldwyn has been commissioned as an artist and designer by M.A.C Cosmetics, Van Cleef & Arpels, Le Bon Marché and Shiseido cosmetics.

Liz Welcome In My Chair.

Tracey Cunningham hit the Lotto, and isn't quitting her job. Jun 07, 2021

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From working as a nanny for Bette Midler, to touching up J.Lo's roots in the Dominican Republic, Tracey Cunningham has done it all in celebrity hair color. Tracey’s clients are among the most sought after women on stage and screen – from Drew Barrymore to Charlize Theron, Emma Stone , Jennifer Garner and Jessica Biel, just to name a few. The inimitable colorist treats her clients like family, whom she has been styling for many years. She's a workaholic, but is figuring out how to find more balance.

Tracey Cunningham has been at the forefront of the competitive hair arena for over two decades, nurturing and perfecting her talent at some of the most prestigious salons in Los Angeles, until she opened her own salon, Mèche, in 2012. She will recommend going to another colorist if she thinks the color you want will break off all of your hair!

Cunningham’s work has graced the covers of magazines such as Marie Claire, W, InStyle and Allure.

Currently, Cunningham lends her distinguished skills as a Redken Creative Consultant for Color, and serves as Ambassador for the revolutionary hair product, Olaplex. She travels the country with her Educational forums and is delighted to share her experiences.

Most recently she was the author of her first book, "Tracey Cunningham's True Color: The Essential Hair Color Handbook"
Tracey's original Instagram username was 4CATS44.

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Phyllis Posnick: The conduit between Anna Wintour and legendary photographers, making beauty images and portraits a “stopper". May 24, 2021

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You might find Phyllis Posnick in the West Village in New York City at her mainstay eatery Via Carota, or at a book signing of her best seller STOPPERS to fashion enthusiasts. She may be spotted in New York, London, Milan and Paris for Fashion Week, or Upstate New York with Steven Klein removing "Real Doll” faces for a Vogue shoot illustrating excessive cosmetic treatments. More often, Phyllis is meeting with photographers discussing new projects.

Phyllis gives listeners an inside peak of what it’s really like being a fashion editor at Vogue, from asking Nicolas Ghesquière to make a Queen Elizabeth I gown to be worn by Cate Blanchett for a Mr. Penn sitting, or managing the logistics of flying bees from Colorado to New York for a shoot. After 30 years at Anna Wintour’s Vogue, working with the best photographers (Irving Penn, Steven Klein, Tim Walker, Annie Leibowitz and Anton Corbijn) she still has something to prove, because in fashion "you’re only as good as your last shoot".

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