Val Garland: The Colorist Who Rewrote the Rules
From a Bristol hair salon to the first global makeup director at L'Oreal Paris, Val Garland built a career on refusing the rulebook. A profile of an editorial original.
June 7, 2026 · Layla Hassan
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inspiration Charlotte Tilbury: the makeup artist who launched her brand at forty
Twenty years on Mario Testino's covers before a single shelf. The Charlotte Tilbury origin story, and what apprenticeship in editorial actually buys.
May 8, 2026 · Sienna Park
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inspiration Pat McGrath: from i-D magazine to a billion-dollar makeup empire
Pat McGrath has no formal training and prefers her hands to brushes. The path from a 1990s i-D shoot to a billion-dollar brand at fifty rewrites the rules.
May 7, 2026 · Sienna Park