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The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: A Crisis for Hollywood Makeup Artists

For red carpet professionals, the fires are the latest in a series of trials.
Two images from the 2025 Golden Globes red carpet are displayed. The first features actor Mikey Madison, with her brunette hair pulled back, wearing a soft nude makeup look. The second shows actor Cynthia Erivo looking at photographers, wearing fluffy lashes, a barely-there pink lip tint and countless diamond earrings studded around her ear.
The red carpet makeup artists behind stars like Mikey Madison and Cynthia Erivo have lost work and income due to Covid-19, the 2023 strikes and now the recent wildfires ravaging Los Angeles. (Getty)

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