Brigitte reiss andersen biography of martinez

From Paris, to New York, to the covers of Vogue, Brigitte Reiss-Andersen, is one of the fashion industry's most accomplished makeup artists.

She shares her experiences about the industry, raising children in the city, and her love for the Big Apple.

October, 2017

Do you remember when you first arrived in New York?
Oh god, yes.

I’ve been in New York for 25 years, maybe even more than that.

I was working in Paris as a makeup artist, and in Paris the job as a makeup artist in fashion is a calling. You’re on call all the time; you work weekends and 18-hour days.

I got so sick of it.

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A friend of mine came to model in the New York shows, and she suggested I come with her to meet some agents. We shared a really crappy room in a disgusting hotel. I went around and met with agents and at the end of the week I had two proposals to come and work here.

I couldn’t believe it.

Suddenly I found myself on an express train, I only had a few months before I had to move here. When I f