For the Kardashian klan to stand strong in the glam game, they definitely need to keep a close-knit gang of beauty gurus on hand, to keep them looking camera ready, day and night. Be it hair or make-up, we’ve made a whole list of the sisters’ their favourite go-to artists…
1. Jen Atkin
Hollywood’s most renowned celebrity Hair Dresser Jen Atkin, has been on hand for all of the top events such as Cannes and the Met Gala, styling her never-ending clientele list which includes A-listers like Chrissy Teigen, Jessica Alba, Reese Witherspoon, Hadid sisters (Gigi and Bella), Kaia Gerber, Irina Shayk and off course the Kardashians!
Jen assisted Chris McMillan, the man who invented Friends star Jennifer Aniston’s character (Rachel’s) haircut, before landing her-break through job of assisting celebrity hairstylist Andy Lecompte who was styling Madonna’s hair during her Confessions world tour. She then went on to assist high-end designers like Marc Jacobs and John Galliano at various fashion weeks. Interestingly, she also happens to be a character on Kim K’s app, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood!
2. Mario Dedivanovic
Mario didn’t start as a make-up artist surprisingly, he had a thing for fragrances before. His love for fragrances fetched him a job at Sephora where a lady walked up to him and asked him to suggest which lipstick would suit her face better. After that he developed an interest for make-up and got his first job as a make-up artist at Fox News, where he showered his artistry on show anchors like Julie Banderas and Megyn Kelly. After which, he was called at a shoot for Social Life magazine where he first met newly famous Kim Kardashian. Then this legendary work duo came into being!
3. Chris Appleton
From creating hairstyles for Kim Kardashian to Jenifer Lopez, name any A-lister and he seems to have styled them all! Chris developed a liking for hairstyling since when he was just five years old and went on to grab his first salon job at fifteen. Since then he’s continued to style celebrities like Katy Perry, Rita Ora and Shay Mitchell.
4. Joyce Bonelli
Make-up artist Joyce, like Chris Appleton, got acquainted to Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner during a shoot! She received her big break while working with Playboy magazine during Pamela Anderson’s shoot in 2006. She officially started working with the Kardashian clan since the launch of Keeping Up with the Kardashians Season two, after which they started bonding very closely. Besides the Kardashians, she also works with Nicki Minaj.
5. Hrush Achemyan
Bridal make-up artist turned BFF to Kim, Hrush Achemyan now rules the world of beauty and cosmetics. Her inspiration for art began her exciting make-up endeavour. Hrush was discovered by Kim Kardashian through Instagram and has since been creating fabulous red carpet make-up looks for all the Kardashain and Jenner sisters.
6. Ariel Tejada
Discovered at age of twenty by make-up mogul Kylie Jenner who direct messaged him on Instagram in April 2015 saying “Look, whenever you’re in L.A., I want to work with you, let me know”.
His career as a make-up artist quickly escalated, after which his Instagram feed flooded with pictures of various celebrities such as Kendall, Lilly Ghalichi, Pia Toscano, Kim Kardashian, Shay Mitchell and many more.
7. Andrew Fitzsimons
Shuttling to and from cities like Dublin to Paris and finally arriving to New York at the age of 29! This Irish hairstylist sure went through a tough grind to make it to this level where he’s marked his name over the stresses of the most happening ladies of Hollywood, such as Karlie Kloss, Ashley Graham, Joan Smalls and Kendall Jenner.
Apart from being hired by Kourtney Kardashian as her personal hairstylist and transforming Kylie’s hair for the Topshop ad campaign, he’s launched a program for marginalized trans woman so they can get free cosmetics donated by beauty and cosmetic lovers.
8. Mary Phillips
This celebrity make-up artist sure knowns how to re-touch your make-up flawlessly. It’s simply needless to say that most of the Kardashian clan’s make-up artists or hair dressers have worked with all the A-list celebrities in Hollywood. Keeping make-up aside, she also gives her celebrity clients tips regarding skincare which plays an equally essential role at looking glam during red carpet events. No wonder the Kardashians never fail to make a fashion statement!