Makeup: A Glamorous History: Who is host Lisa Eldridge?

April 27, 2021 – 20:35 BST

Eve Crosbie

As she returns for one more episode of the BBC docuseries, get to know the  massively profitable make-up artist, creator and YouTube star right here

Anyone who’s ever regarded up a magnificence tutorial on the web is aware of the identify Lisa Eldridge. The make-up artist, creator and businesswoman is one of the profitable MUAs on the planet, having began her profession over 20 years in the past. MORE: The magnificence and make-up seems to be from Oscars 2021 you do not need to miss As she turns her arms to TV presenting for a brand new BBC docuseries titled Makeup: A Glamorous History, why not get to know Lisa a little bit higher? Loading the participant… WATCH: All the most effective seems to be from the 2021 Oscars Lisa was born on October 26, 1974, making her 46 years previous. As a younger lady, her household left the UK and moved to New Zealand however later returned and settled in Liverpool. She has said a number of instances that her life-long curiosity in and fervour for make-up started on the age of six when she found a field of classic make-up from the Nineteen Sixties in her grandmother’s home. MORE: Carey Mulligan’s lipstick she wore for the Oscars is a complete game-changer MORE: 9 of Holly Willoughby’s must-have magnificence merchandise Even as a young person rising up within the late eighties, Lisa knew she wished to pursue a profession as a make-up artist. “When I used to be 13, I acquired a guide about theatrical make-up for my birthday. I assumed, ‘Wow, you are able to do this as a profession!’ “I truly instructed my careers instructor at college that I did not want to check maths as a result of I used to be going to turn out to be a make-up artist,” she instructed Grazia journal. “Now it is a recognized profession, however again then it was an uncommon factor to need to do.” Are you watching Makeup: A Glamorous History? After she left college, she moved to London and commenced a night course in make-up artistry whereas getting hands-on expertise working the Lancôme counter at Harrods. After a brief stint within the trend capital of Milan, she acquired her massive break when she was booked by Elle journal to do supermodel Cindy Crawford’s make-up for a shoot. More A-list names adopted, establishing Lisa as one of many hottest make-up artists. Noticing a spot available in the market, she launched a YouTube channel in 2010 to show on a regular basis ladies the right way to obtain the glamorous make-up seems to be seen on Hollywood stars. Lisa is pals with a lot of her movie star shoppers These days, Lisa can depend everybody from Dua Lipa and Kate Winslet to Keira Knightley and Nicole Kidman amongst her shoppers and movie star pals. She is additionally commonly known as on by the likes of Lorraine and The Today Show to speak about magnificence tendencies. MORE: Nicole Kidman stuns in first have a look at sensible new drama Nine Perfect Strangers In October 2015, she revealed her first guide, Face Paint: The Story of Makeup and the identical yr, she returned to her roots at Lancôme when she was appointed the wonder model’s international artistic director. Away from her life as a make-up artist, Lisa is married to the photographer Robin Derrick, with whom she shares two sons. Like this story? Sign as much as our e-newsletter to get different tales like this delivered straight to your inbox.