Interview with Gregory Arlt

• Gregory is an Emmy Award Nominee, the Director of Makeup Artistry for MAC Cosmetics based out of Los Angeles.
• Gregory was born in LA & has been doing makeup professionally for over 25 years.
• He started out with a major in art history and theatre, and then began his makeup career at the Los Angeles boutique Fred Segal in 1989.
• Gregory began working for MAC Cosmetics in 1993, beginning as a traveling makeup artist for the brand and evolving into a trainer, a senior makeup artist, and currently holds the position of Director of Makeup Artistry.
• In 2015 he won the Hollywood Beauty Award for Best Makeup Artist. As well, he won the Ibiza Music Award for Best Makeup In A Music Video for Gwen Stefani's "Misery".

Gregory considers himself a “beauty exorcist.” “He believes in bringing out the true beauty in a person, while respecting their features, bone structure, coloring, and most importantly, their personality.”