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" 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. "
Pat McGrath
Makeup
Day
Joy
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Love
Aura
" 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. "
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Shadow
Day
" 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. "
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Create
Fast
" 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.' "
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Makeup
Mind
" Something most people don't know about me is that I'm obsessed with technology. With that in mind, the 'material' I'd most like to experiment is the material that has yet to be invented. "
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Mind
Technology
Me
" You can't do shiny skin for high-definition cameras without it looking awful. HD shows off all of your imperfections. Even selfies require a flawless finish. "
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You
Finish
Looking
" I think you always want things to get better, and that's been my view ever since I've been in this industry. So it's great to see there's more diversity, but it could always get better. "
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Great
Diversity
Better
" I love to look at all those young artists' work and then bring them in, have them work with me at shows. "
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Bring
Me
Work
" Every single member of my Artistry and Pat McGrath Labs Brand Teams - making this dream a reality would not be possible without them. "
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Possible
Single
Reality
" 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. "
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New
Start
Day
" I've always believed that the most extraordinary results occur only when one feels unbound by any notion of constraint or limitation. "
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Only
Extraordinary
Results
" I'm such a product junkie - I love trying new products and new shades. For me, it's really exciting to see what new and wonderful products come onto the market. "
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Trying
See
Product
" From the beginning of my career, I've used makeup as a vehicle to express my vision, my obsessions, inspirations, and addictions. There's nothing more rewarding than seeing young people recreate some of my iconic looks. "
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Vision
Young
People
" 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. "
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Skin
World
Now
" My beauty regimen is simple but concise: I exfoliate my face once a week, then cleanse. If my skin needs an extra boost, I use SK-II Facial Treatment Mask and SK-II Eye Mask for about 20 minutes. It's the best thing for a healthy, glowing complexion. "
Pat McGrath
Face
Simple
Eye
" When you put on foundation with a brush, it's a heavy finish - but if you use a brush and then blend, it looks more like a moisturizer and much prettier. Then add concealer - applied with a fine brush - to the problem areas afterward. "
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Looks
Problem
You
" Music permeates everything I do. I love everything from Grace Jones to Nicki Minaj to Underworld to D.J. MikeQ and beyond. Music is integral to my personal inspiration. "
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Personal
Grace
Love
" 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
" The lipstick, to make a matte that feels like heaven, is unheard of. "
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Feels
Make
Lipstick
" 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. "
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Media
Skin
Social Media
" My intention when I created Labs was that the people that used our products would be empowered to explore a fearless, daring attitude towards makeup - that's why we always write 'Use Without Caution' on everything we make. "
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Why
Makeup
People
" When I'm on set, I must focus on other people's make-up, not on mine. "
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Set
People
Other
" Makeup is an extraordinary tool that allows me to share my inspirations, my fantasies, and my vision with the world. "
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Vision
World
Extraordinary
" It's amazing to be an incubator. Many of my muses have gone on to other brands. "
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Gone
Other
Amazing
" I'd go into a department store now and buy everything. It's who I am. I just love cosmetics. "
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Love
Everything
Go
" It takes time to reach the perfect shade and formulations. That's something that's in the science. "
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Time
Reach
Perfect
" You couldn't get anyone more makeup-addicted than me. "
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You
More
Anyone
" It would be great if perfect skin required less work. That would be the best ever. "
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Skin
Perfect
Work
" 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! "
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Enjoy
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Nothing