8 Black Women Who Helped Revolutionise the Beauty Industry
8 Black Women Who Have Helped Make the Beauty Industry a More Welcoming, Inclusive Space
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For the past three decades, Pat McGrath has been creating daring and out-of-the-box makeup looks for nearly every major fashion designer and every major magazine you can think of — looks that have been the source of inspiration for many beauty trends over the past 30 years. She has raised the bar and successfully defined beauty on her own terms. In 2017, she became the first Black woman and makeup artist to receive a Founder's Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) for her outstanding work in the industry.
Vogue magazine has called McGrath "the most influential makeup artist in the world," and in 2019, she was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People list. In 2015, she launched her own line of beauty products called Pat McGrath Labs. The brand quickly became the biggest selling beauty line at Selfridges here in the UK, and at Sephora in the US. Her most recent collaboration with streetwear brand Supreme produced a limited-edition lipstick, which reportedly sold out within 8.6 seconds of going online.
With models including Naomi Campbell, Hailey Baldwin, and Paloma Elsesser as muses, Pat McGrath continues to define and create future trends.