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" Both liquid and pencil eyeliner can be used on the top and bottom eyes. I then use eye shadow over the pencil to blend evenly to ensure there's no skipping and patchiness. With pencil as a base, it's easier to get a seamlessly blended effect. If a stronger line is desired, trace over the pencil line with liquid eyeliner. "

Pat McGrath

Pencil

Stronger

Top

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" I think with beauty there is so much to be done. A pill that will give you everlasting youth. To choose the exact age you want to stay at from a hundred pill bottles? That would be fun. "

" For a fast touch-up, mix a lipstick with a little bit of balm to create a stain. You can also use your foundation as a concealer. "

" Channel your heartbreak into work, then use that extra money to treat yourself to a new handbag. "

" Everyone needs Skin Fetish 003 in their kit. It's the ultimate everyday essential for runway skin that looks as legendary in the office or on the street or as it does on social media. "

" When I'm home in New York, I wake up early so I can check e-mails and call my London agent, and start my day with a cup of Ristretto cofee from my Nespresso machine. "

" When I was a child, the world of makeup was so different. There wasn't the wide range of shades available for darker skin tones like there is now. "

" I love to look at all those young artists' work and then bring them in, have them work with me at shows. "

Pat McGrath

Bring

Work

" Apply the lipstick first and then the gloss in the middle of the lips to add a touch of light. "

" Anyone who knows or works with me knows I don't believe there's such a thing as a 'mistake.' With that in mind, I celebrate all aspects of makeup and find something beautiful in all 'trends.' "

Pat McGrath

Makeup

Mind

" Use colors on eyes that contrast with the iris to make eyes appear more vibrant. "

Pat McGrath

Contrast

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" At the end of summer, I go on a detox because I know I need a clear mind for Fashion Week. You need a lot of energy, and the ability to focus, in preparation for this craziness. I go to the gym, too, just to make sure I have the endurance to keep up with everything. "

" It would be great if perfect skin required less work. That would be the best ever. "

" The fatter the eyeliner, the easier it is to use. With a pencil, just draw the shape you like and clean up the mistakes with a bit of cleanser. "

" My mother was my first and most important influence. When I was a little girl, she would take me shopping for pigments that flattered dark skin tones, mixing and playing until she'd created her ideal shade. "

Pat McGrath

Girl

Mother

" I just loved makeup. My mother loved it as well - and was obsessed by the fact that we couldn't find any makeup for dark skin. "

" Makeup is malleable and mercurial: The biggest joy I have every day is the opportunity to create, to play, and to invent with something I've loved forever. "

" I knew I wasn't going to make money in the beginning, so I found another way to support myself - I was a receptionist. It's quite smart to work that way. Otherwise, you get vicious and desperate, and no one wants to work with you. Build your career slowly; then people start to trust you and pay you well. "

" My makeup routine is a small amount of base, a mascara, nude eye shadow, and a lip balm or a gloss. When I go out at night, I wear a blusher and tons and tons of mascara - very easy, very fresh, very light. I can't sit around doing my own makeup all day - I wish I could. "

" I've always believed that the most extraordinary results occur only when one feels unbound by any notion of constraint or limitation. "

" For fragrance, I apply a custom blend of essential oils and perfumes. I love spritzing Michelle Roques-O'Neil's Restore Therapie Aura Spray, which is an infusion that instantly rebuilds your energy. "

" My earliest memory was watching my mother do her makeup. She was obsessed with beauty and collected makeup and experimented with it. I think it's a lot of young men and women's experiences, growing up: watching the ritual of what their mothers would do. "

" You couldn't get anyone more makeup-addicted than me. "

Pat McGrath

You

Anyone

" I've always wanted to have my own business, but not in the traditional sense... I always found that quite off-putting. I just wanted to be different. "

" Whether it be a bolder lip, a dewier cheek, a more lush lash, or an exceptionally extravagant eye, no time is better than the present for unleashing your cosmetic creativity. "

" I don't think there's ever going to be a time when metallics aren't going to be in. They're so gorgeous, they bring so much dimension to the face, they're easy to wear regardless of age or skin tone, and really, they're just a lot of fun. "

" The lipstick, to make a matte that feels like heaven, is unheard of. "

" That's the best pigment, anyways: something that works for everyone because it's just so rich. "

" I'm the ultimate beauty junkie - that inspiration, obsession, and addiction is one of the main reasons I founded Pat McGrath Labs in 2015. So, when fellow beauty junkies spot me, there's nothing I enjoy more than discovering what they're addicted to. It's so inspiring! "

Pat McGrath

Enjoy

Nothing

" You can't be lazy in fashion. You're always going to be surprised. "