UK’s legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath has been named D.B.E. – Dame of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Appearing in the Queen’s New Year 2021 Honors List, the MUA joins the likes of Craig David MBE and Toby Jones OBE.
I am beyond humbled that I have been awarded a Damehood in the Queen’s New Year 2021 Honors List as a D.B.E – Dame of the British Empire for Services to the Fashion and Beauty Industry and Diversity. I am truly delighted and humbled to be given this wonderful honor. My mother’s obsession with beauty and fashion ignited my passion for this amazing industry and I feel blessed to have the privilege of working with some of the most extraordinary people throughout my career.
Pat McGrath
The creative has become one of the most influential in the world of beauty and fashion for more than 25 years. Conceptualizing and executing over 60 ready-to-wear and couture shows in Paris, London, Milan and New York during fashion weeks, McGrath has partnered with fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton, Maison Magiela, Prada, and Burberry – to name a few. She additionally launched her own makeup line Pat McGrath Labs, best known for its high pigmented lipsticks and eyeshadows. Most recently, the makeup artist teamed up with Supreme for an unexpected lipstick collaboration that sold out in minutes.
Come into the beautiful world of Dame Pat McGrath.
Beauty aficionados take note! Pat McGrath is going global thanks to an exclusive collaboration with Net-a-Porter. Yakymour has the details…
American beauty brand Pat McGrath Labs has partnered with luxury digital retailer Net-a-Porter to mark its first foray into the international market. The first collection will include products from four of the brand’s most coveted kits – the Skin Fetish 003 Kit, Metalmorphosis 005 Kit, Dark Star 006 Kit and Lust 004 Everything Kit.
I am thrilled to welcome one of the most iconic forces in the beauty and fashion industry to Net-a-Porter with the addition of Pat McGrath Labs. For more than 20 years, Pat has defined the beauty looks of the moment and with her collection, brings her make-up expertise direct to our sophisticated and discerning customer. We continue to champion a tight and carefully selected assortment which consists only of star products, and this beautiful collection is a true highlight.
Alison Loehnis, President of Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter.
Discover the complete Pat McGrath Lab x Net-a-Porter’s collection now….
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis Kits
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Silver
Pat McGrath’s work became the makeup statement of Versace’s Spring ’17 show – a gleaming silver shadow was spotted in the corner’s of Gigi Hadid’s eyes. Conscious of its populatiry, she designed a set featuring the glittering shade and three other products so you can create the very look yourself.
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Silver
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Silver
– The ‘Silver 005 Pigment’ is a pressed-powder eyeshadow with a metallic finish – The ‘Silver 005 Cream’ is a creamy eyeshadow with a metallic finish – When blended with the pressed-powder and cream, the ‘Mehron Mixing Liquid’ creates a light-beaming liquid glow that lasts all night and does not feel sticky – The dual-ended marker has both a slanted and pointed tip for precise application, while its inky black formula dries to a shiny finish.
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Bronze
When world renowned makeup artist Pat McGrath releases a new product, it’s a very big deal – her work is admired by celebrities and beauty editors alike. Inspired by her painted golden lips from Prada’s Spring ’17 runway, this ‘Bronze’ kit features four products that allow you to recreate her gilded looks at home.
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Bronze
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Bronze
– The ‘Bronze 005 Pigment’ is a pressed-powder eyeshadow with a metallic finish – The ‘Bronze 005 Cream’ is a creamy eyeshadow with a metallic finish – When blended with the pressed-powder and cream, the ‘Mehron Mixing Liquid’ creates a light-beaming liquid glow that lasts all night and does not feel sticky – The dual-ended marker has both a slanted and pointed tip for precise application, while its inky black formula dries to a shiny finish.
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Copper
Metallic looks have become makeup artist Pat McGrath’s signature since the debut of her painted lips on Prada’s Spring ’16 runway show. An extension of the original ‘Gold 001’ pot that sold out in minutes, the ‘Copper’ kit features four products that can be worn solo or layered.
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Copper
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Copper
– The ‘Copper 005 Pigment’ is a pressed-powder eyeshadow with a metallic finish – The ‘Copper 005 Cream’ is a creamy eyeshadow with a metallic finish – When blended with the pressed-powder and cream, the ‘Mehron Mixing Liquid’ creates a light-beaming liquid glow that lasts all night and does not feel sticky – The dual-ended marker has both a slanted and pointed tip for precise application, while its inky black formula dries to a shiny finish.
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Gold
We doubt you missed the 2015 photos of Pat McGrath giving free makeovers to famous passersby in Paris’ Tuileries Garden – the legendary makeup artist used a glittering touch of her ‘Gold 001’ eyeshadow. Today the cult favorite shade returns in a four-piece set that allows you to achieve those dramatic lids seen on Kylie Jenner and Bella Hadid.
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Gold
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Kit in Gold
– The ‘Gold 005 Pigment’ is a pressed-powder eyeshadow with a metallic finish – The ‘Gold 005 Cream’ is a creamy eyeshadow with a metallic finish – When blended with the pressed-powder and cream, the ‘Mehron Mixing Liquid’ creates a light-beaming liquid glow that lasts all night and does not feel sticky – The dual-ended marker has both a slanted and pointed tip for precise application, while its inky black formula dries to a shiny finish.
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Everything Kit
Makeup artist Pat McGrath is famously known for her use of high-shine metallics – we were introduced to her signature look when she painted models lips in the original ‘Gold 001’ shade at Prada’s Spring ’16 show. This sequin-packed ‘Everything’ kit includes each Metalmorphosis 005 product and the liquefying solution to create an endless number of looks.
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Everything Kit
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Everything Kit
Pat McGrath Metalmorphosis 005 Everything Kit
– Includes four metallic pressed-powder eyeshadows in gold, silver, copper and bronze – Comes with four metallic creamy eyeshadows in gold, silver, copper and bronze – When blended with the pressed-powders and creams, the ‘Mehron Mixing Liquid’ creates a light-beaming liquid glow that lasts all night and does not feel sticky – The dual-ended marker has both a slanted and pointed tip for precise application, while its inky black formula dries to a shiny finish
Pat McGrath Skin Fetish 003 Kit in Golden
Pat McGrath Labs’ ‘Skin Fetish 003’ kit has been twenty-five years in the making, but in February, we finally caught a glimpse on Valentino’s Spring ’17 runway – the models cheeks were subtly tinted and imparted with a dewy glow. Thanks to the legendary makeup artist herself, we can now get the same ethereal look ourselves.
Pat McGrath Skin Fetish 003 Kit in Golden
Pat McGrath Skin Fetish 003 Kit in Golden
Pat McGrath Skin Fetish 003 Kit in Golden
– The ‘Fine Gold 003 Pigment’ is a pressed-powder highlighter mixed with magenta, violet and purple pigments – The ‘Golden Shiny Stick Highlighter + Balm Duo’ is a dual-ended wand with a champagne-toned highlighter on one side and a clear balm on the other – Includes a brush to buff out the pigment until desired look is achieved.
Pat McGrath Skin Fetish 003 Kit in Nude
The ‘Skin Fetish 003’ collection has been makeup artist Pat McGrath’s backstage secret for decades – she uses it to transform skin from ordinary to heavenly. This three-piece set debuted on Valentino’s Spring ’17 runway, where she used it to give models an ethereal, lit-from-within glow. Get that same effect by layering both pigments on the cheekbones, finishing with a dab of the dewy balm.
Pat McGrathSkin Fetish 003 Kit in Nude
Pat McGrathSkin Fetish 003 Kit in Nud
Pat McGrathSkin Fetish 003 Kit in Nude
– The ‘Iridescent Pink 003 Pigment’ is a pressed-powder highlighter mixed with magenta, violet and purple pigments – The ‘Nude Shiny Stick Highlighter + Balm Duo’ is a dual-ended wand with a champagne highlighter on one side and a clear balm on the other – Includes a brush to buff out the pigment until desired look is achieved
Pat McGrath Dark Star 006 Kit in Ultra Violet Blue
You may recognize this smooth and luminous blue pigment – makeup artist Pat McGrath used it to create galaxy-inspired eyes at Anna Sui’s Fall ’17 runway show. This ‘UltraViolet Blue’ kit comes with four intensely saturated pigments, a clear eye gloss and a kohl eyeliner for ‘interstellar’ illumination and radiant lids.
Pat McGrath Dark Star 006 Kit in Ultra Violet Blue
Pat McGrath Dark Star 006 Kit in Ultra Violet Blue
Pat McGrath Dark Star 006 Kit in Ultra Violet Blue
– ‘UltraViolet Blue’ is a cobalt-blue shadow infused with specks of violet glitter – ‘Dark Matter’ is a black shadow with a matte finish – ‘Mercury’ is a champagne shadow with a metallic finish – ‘Astral White’ is a striking white shadow – The ‘Cyber Clear Eye Gloss’ is an iridescent solution that liquefies pigment, imparting the lids with a sleek effect and casts a subtle tint of light-blue and purple – The ‘Black SmudgeLiner Eye Kohl’ has a creamy formula that can easily be smudged for the perfect smoky eye – Use the buffer brush to blend out the entire look until you reach the desired result.
Pat McGrath Dark Star 006 Kit in Ultra Suede Brown
Pat McGrath’s ‘Dark Star 005’ kit comes with a jet black pigment that she used to line the lips of models Bella and Gigi Hadid at the Versace Fall ’17 show. This ‘UltraSuede Brown’ set features four products that seamlessly create a dramatic smoky eye.
Pat McGrath Dark Star 006 Kit in Ultra Suede Brown
Pat McGrath Dark Star 006 Kit in Ultra Suede Brown
Pat McGrath Dark Star 006 Kit in Ultra Suede Brown
– ‘UltraSuede Brown’ is a hazelnut shadow infused with gold specks of glitter – ‘Dark Matter’ is an ultra black shadow with a matte finish – ‘Mercury’ is a champagne shadow with a metallic finish – ‘Astral White’ is a striking white shadow – The ‘Cyber Clear Eye Gloss’ is an iridescent solution that liquefies pigment, imparting the lids with a sleek effect and casts a subtle tint of light-blue and purple – The ‘Black SmudgeLiner Eye Kohl’ can easily be smudged for the perfect smoky eye – Use the buffer brush to blend out the entire look until you reach the desired result
Pat McGrath Lust 004 Everyting Kit
Since first unveiling glittered lips at Versace’s Fall ’16 couture show, Pat McGrath has been hard at work in her lab designing an at-home version for us. After a year of anticipation, she launched three sets filled with six rich lip shades and three light-reflecting sparkle pots. This ‘Lust 004 Everything’ kit includes them all and then some, allowing you to create a myriad of looks in a flash.
Pat McGrath Lust 004 Everyting Kit
Pat McGrath Lust 004 Everyting Kit
Pat McGrath Lust 004 Everyting Kit
– Includes six matte lipsticks: ‘Flesh 1’ is the perfect nude, ‘Flesh 2’ is a mauve shade, the bright-red hue of ‘Blood 1’ is flattering on all complexions, ‘Blood 2’ is a plum shade, ‘Venom 1’ is a brick-red hue and ‘Venom 2’ is deep-toned purple – The clear vinyl gloss works as an adhesive after applying lip color and before adding sparkle – Comes with three microfine glitter pots: gold-toned ‘Flesh’, bright-red ‘Blood’ and raspberry ‘Venom’ – Features one metallic champagne pigment pot that works well with all lipstick shades
The Pat McGrath Labs kits are now available on Net-a-Porter, while the new Lust: MatteTrance Lipstick collection will debut on the site in October.
Captivating audiences from the recent Fall/Winter ’17 collections with her out-of-this-world makeup trends – think Valentino’s shimmering bold lip and Versace’s dark liners or Maison Margiela’s coloured shadows – Pat McGrath is now extending her eponymous label with a new must-have eye kit.
Aptly titled Dark Star 006, a continuing collection from her Metalphormosis 005 range, the British artist includes new eyeshadow pigments, a black smudge liner eye kohl and a blender brush to the kits. Available in UltraViolet Blue, UltraSuede Brown and Dark Matter, the collection is the go-to for achieving the perfect smokey eye.
Pat McGrath’s Dark Star 006 UltraViolet Blue
Pat McGrath’s Dark Star 006 Dark Matter
Pat McGrath’s Dark Star 006 UltraSuede Brown
Pat McGrath’s beautiful Dark Star 006 collection will be available on Patmcgrath.com from April 11, 2017.
With the festive season just around the corner, Pat McGrath is set to launch another beautiful must have collection. And its a sparkler….
Her latest work has captivated audiences, think trend-setting make-up at Gucci’s Fall-Winter 2016 show and Maison Margiela’s Spring/Summer 2016 show, and now legendary British make-up artist Pat McGrath is extending her eponymous line with the ultimate beauty kit. Aptly titled Metalmorphosis 005, the collection sees creamy eyeshades in a metallic mix-and-match of silver, bronze, copper and the classic Gold 001 shade, a dual-ended black eyeliner and the Mehron mixing liquid, which is thé ultimate beauty blender.
Go meta-metallic: layer one of the metallic pigment over molten cream for pyrodynamic brilliance. Dampen a brush with Mehron mixing liquid to liquefy the pigment and paint with light. Line the eyes, electrify the Cupid’s bow, and spotlight your features with these gorgeous pigments. Then set your makeup with a sinfully seductive luster.
Practice the dark arts: add structure to the metallic mayhem and shape shift eye looks with the Dual-Ended Marker. Elongate your eyes using the pointed tip for razor-sharp lines and innovative looks. Frame the eyes with the angled tip for bold, graphic glamour. Glide the rich, jet-black, Dual-Ended Marker along the lash line to impart long lasting, instant liner color.
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 Everything Kit, $165 Limited Edition
A great set for allover, metallic shine, featuring four cream pigments, four metallic pigments, a mixing liquid to liquefy pigments, and a dual-ended eyeliner marker.
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 Everything Kit
Pigment in Gold 001, Silver 005, Bronze 005, Copper 005
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 Kit, $60 Limited Edition
A beautiful four-piece set that includes a silky cream pigment, a metallic pigment, a mixing liquid to liquefy pigment, and a black dual-ended eyeliner. Each kit contains 0.14 oz. of Pigment, 0.14 oz. of Cream, 0.50 oz. Mehron mixing liquid, and 0.11 oz. Dual-Ended Marker.
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 Kit ‘Gold’
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 Kit ‘Silver’
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 Kit ‘Bronze’
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 Kit ‘Copper’
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 collection will be available on Patmcgrath.com from November 15, 2016 and November 22nd at Sephora,
Max Factor, one of the famous names in Western cosmetics, was born in Lodz, Poland, in 1877, and began his career as an apprentice to a wig maker. By 20, he was running his own makeup shop.
Polish-born Maksymilian Faktorowicz, had been apprenticed at 9 to a wigmaker and cosmetician and had developed into a well-known theatrical make-up artist. After emigrating to the U.S. 1902. They never returned. He began selling hair goods, imported cosmetics and establishing the Max Factor cosmetics company in time for the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, developed stage greasepaints for local stage actors in St. Louis.
As his local fame spread, actors from the emerging film industry also came to Max for make-up advice. Thus, the motion picture industry, then beginning in Hollywood, beckoned. He settled in Los Angeles with his family in 1909 and got a job with the Pantages Theatre.
By 1914, he was perfecting make up for the movies. He had improvised a new alternative to dye greasepaint, which he thought looked dreadful and ‘terrifying’ on the screen.
He formed flexible greasepaint, which was the first make up created for film. It helped make actresses look more natural in close up.
In 1918, he developed his ‘colour harmony’ face powder range, which allowed him to create make up for each individual based on their skin tones, due to the wide range of shades on offer.
Max Factor at work (Click photo to enlarge).
Creating false eyelashes, the eyebrow pencil, lip gloss, and pancake make up, Factor created a whole new language for screen cosmetics.
Inevitably, once the actresses had been made to look so stylish on screen, they wanted to maintain the same effect in everyday life, so they wore the new Max Factor ‘make up’ in personal appearances. Soon, women unconnected with the theatre or the film industry were asking for the make up, so that they too could look glamorous.
In 1934 he introduced Liquid Nail Enamel, forerunner of today’s nail enamels, here with Bette Davis for Life Magazine (Click photo to enlarge).
Max Factor ad with Hollywood Star: Ruby Keeler, 1935 (Click photo to enlarge).
In 1920 he developed the “Color Harmony” principles of makeup, which held that ‘certain combinations of a woman’s complexion, hair and eye coloring were most effectively complemented by specific makeup shades’.
By the 1920s, Max’s sons were heavily involved in the business with Davis working as general manager and Frank helping his father to develop new products. They received their biggest single make up order during this decade in 1925 when they had to provide 600 gallons of light olive make up to the film set of ‘Ben Hur’ to ensure that the extras filming in America had the same colour skin as the extras who filmed in Italy.
Max Factor Pan Cake ad with Hollywood Star Merle Oberon in the movie ‘The Love Of Madame Sand’. (Click photo to enlarge).
Max Factor Pan Cake ad with Hollywood Star Judy Garland in the movie ‘Till The Clouds Roll By’, with Lena Horn, Frank Sinatra and Robert Walker, 1946 (Click photo to enlarge).
Another key development in the make up world was the invention of waterproof mascara for the film ‘Mare Nostrum’ in 1926.
It was in 1927 that Max Factor introduced his first cosmetics to be sold to non-theatrical consumers. Before Max Factor, few women used cosmetics. Factor popularised both the word “make up” and the use (and abuse) of the cosmetic repertoire.
Credited as the father of modern make up, Max Factor is responsible for inventing many key cosmetic products (for both on screen and off) and is still the inspiration behind beauty trends and innovations today.
A portrait of American cosmetics executive Max Factor. (Photo by Hulton, ca 1960).
He died on 30 August 1938 at the age of 59. His son, Frank, who renamed himself Max Factor, Jr., popularized the term ‘make-up’, which had formerly been reserved for theater people, and took his father’s Hollywood business into the broad world, building the Max Factor Cosmetics empire, created, pancake make-up and smear-proof lipstick, built on his father’s innovations. He continued to be involved with the company until the 1970s, seeing the company create make up shades for US Marines during the second world war, offer male products such as shampoo and aftershave and launch its first female fragrance in 1955. Mac Factor jr. died at 91 in Los Angeles on this date in 1996.
Max Factor ad for new lipsticks with Hollywood Star Rita Hayworth who is starring in ‘Down To Earth’, 1947
Max Factor’s most notable clients were Mary Pickford, Claudette Colbert, Jean Harlow, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson, Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Dinah Shore, Lena Horne, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Farrah Fawcett, all of whom became regular visitors at his salons.
In the 1970s, the third generation of Factors rose to senior positions but wanted to focus on their own interests, leading the firm to first be bought by Revlon and then Proctor & Gamble in 1991
t’s been more than 50 years since Marilyn Monroe’s death, but there’s no doubt the famed actress’ signature beauty is still recognized around the globe. So much so that Max Factor has announced Monroe as the new global ambassador for its latest ads, celebrating the makeup label’s 80th anniversary.
The late starlet was a longtime client of founder Max Factor’s son Max Factor Jr. in the ’40s, when she was known as Norma Jeane Mortenson. According to the beauty brand’s post on its Facebook page, Max Factor credits its makeup with helping transform the innocent-looking young lady into the sex symbol she’s known as today (“From Norma Jeane to Marilyn Monroe, Created by Max Factor,” reads the campaign’s tagline).
“Marilyn made the sultry red lip, creamy skin and dramatically lined eyes the most famous beauty look of the Forties and it’s a look that continues to dominate the beauty and fashion industry,” said Pat McGrath, Max Factor’s global creative design director. “It is the ultimate look that defines glamour, nothing else compares.” (Click photo to enlarge).
Given that Max Factor seems to favor past beauty icons (the brand’s former face, Gwyneth Paltrow, channeled Audrey Hepburn and Farrah Fawcett for her campaign), it comes as no surprise that the company would choose the blond bombshell as its new face.
This isn’t the first time that Monroe has been associated with a beauty brand even after her death. The platinum-blonde Hollywood star had a make-up collection dedicated to her by MAC in 2012 and had been the face of Chanel No.5 campaigns in 2013
Dolce & Gabbana has introduced an entirely new product: a cream eye color available in single shades. The new Perfect Mono Intense Cream Eyeshadow was created in collaboration with famous makeup artist Pat McGrath.
It’s perfect by itself although adding a lighter tone from your favourite Eyeshadow Quad or Duo, or applying a pearl shade alongside a matte one will create extra drama.
Pat McGrath.
The new collection consists of 14 beautiful shades, all formulated with oils, silicone and silk elastomers for precise and easy application and up to 12 hours of wear. And just because this eyeshadow has a cream texture doesn’t mean it can’t be worn with powder products.
To give its new eyeshadow the campaign it deserves, the brand enlisted the help of one of its most loyal spokesmodels: Scarlett Johansson. Already the face of the Dolce & Gabbana fragrance The One, the actress is now also the star of a new makeup campaign shot by Mert and Marcus.
Dolce & Gabbana’s Perfect Mono Intense Cream Eyeshadow will go on sale at stores this fall.
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 Kit ‘Gold’
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 Kit ‘Silver’
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 Kit ‘Bronze’
Pat McGrath’s Metalmorphosis 005 Kit ‘Copper’
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