LGBTQ Participation in the Cosmetics and Makeup Industry

There is a commercial culture to the cosmetics industry that has greatly aided the LGBTQ activist community.

Australia

• Davis Atkin, YouTube makeup artist
• Ruby Rose, spokesperson for Maybelline

Brazil

• Thammy Miranda, spokesperson for Natura

Canada

• Frank Angelo, co-founder of MAC Cosmetics
• Gigi Gorgeous, spokesperson for Revlon
• Frank Toscan, co-founder of MAC Cosmetics

Germany

• Wolfgang Joop, creator of his cosmetics line
• Christine Kaufmann, creator of her cosmetics line

India

• Cyril Feuillebois, Founder and President of Kronokare Cosmetics Pvt Ltd.

Malaysia

• Safiey Ilias, cosmetics business owner

Mexico

• Luis Arturo Aguirre, makeup artist

The Netherlands

• Nikkie de Jager, YouTube makeup artist

Phillipines

• Bretman Rock, YouTube makeup artist

Sweden

• Jean-Pierre Barda, makeup artist

'United States

• Kevyn Aucoin, makeup artist
• Ellen DeGeneres, spokesperson for CoverGirl
• Drew Elliott, Global Creative Director, MAC Cosmetics
• Jason Grenfell-Gardner, manufacturer of cosmetics
• Amanda Lepore, model for MAC Cosmetics
• Dylan Mulvaney, spokesperson for Maybelline
• David Frank Ray, makeup artist, founder - Beauty Artists Hall of Fame, creative director of several cosmetic lines
• Jeffree Star, makeup artist, Jeffree Star Cosmetics

See Also

• Expert LGBTQ Perfumers
• LGBTQ Jewellery Designers
• Gay Menswear Fashion Designers
• Creative Directors of Fashion Houses Who Are LGBTQ
• Prominent Furniture Designers Who Identify as LGBTQ
• LGBTQ Interior Designers

Further Reading/Research

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