Monica Corcoran Harel Variety will toast five Hollywood makeup artists (Alex Babsky, Kathy Jeung, Kelsey Deenihan Fisher, Allan Avendaño and Cedric Jolivet) known for setting red carpet beauty trends with staying power at the annual — and lively — Makeup Artistry Dinner on March 9 at Ardor Restaurant.
But before the festivities, we sat down with each creator on Variety’s “Red Carpet Ready,” presented by Armani Beauty, to share behind-the-scenes moments, surprising inspirations and secret industry beauty tricks you won’t find on TikTok.
Born in Lyon, France, Cedric Jolivet got his start in theater and relies on a bright, bold lip or an elegant, elongated eye to add some drama on the red carpet for clients including Lili Reinhart, Kerry Condon and Suki Waterhouse. When did you realize you wanted to be a makeup artist? Funny story.
I wanted to be a lawyer, but I was obsessed with fashion growing up in the ’90s — always looking at magazines and watching “America’s Next Top Model.” I never knew there was a job for me like being a stylist or doing makeup. How did you break in? I moved to Paris and I met the very famous Linda Cantello, who’s still the creative director of Giorgio Armani Beauty.
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