Because You're Worth It: 100 years of make-up

Role reversal

The prevailing penchant for copying movie-star looks has resulted in another modern-day phenomenon: the celebrity make-up artist. Until the 1990s, a handful of cosmetics conglomerates – Max Factor, Estée Lauder, Chanel – dominated cosmetics counters. Now, however, not only has the rise of eponymous lines from top make-up artists such as François Nars – whose client list includes Madonna – widened consumer choice, it has brought us closer to achieving a celebrity 'makeover' as never before. These days, top make-up artists are as much in demand as the stars themselves.



	Role reversal The prevailing penchant for copying movie-star looks has resulted in another modern-day phenomenon: the celebrity make-up artist. Until the 1990s, a handful of cosmetics conglomerates – Max Factor, Estée Lauder, Chanel – dominated cosmetics counters. Now, however, not only has the rise of eponymous lines from top make-up artists such as François Nars – whose client list includes Madonna – widened consumer choice, it has brought us closer to achieving a celebrity 'makeover' as never before. These days, top make-up artists are as much in demand as the stars themselves. Celebrity feeding off cosmetics feeding off celebrity... \| Pulp phenomenon \| Doing it for herself \| A step too far?