The Beauty Secrets Behind NYFW with Makeup Artist T. Cooper
Skincare Anarchy
Ekta et al.
4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Skin Anarchy, we go behind the scenes of New York Fashion Week with the incredible T. Cooper—renowned makeup artist, beauty expert, and industry veteran. From leading backstage makeup teams to working on major editorial shoots, T. shares her unexpected journey into the beauty world and how her background in tailoring shaped her approach to makeup.
T. Cooper dives into the evolution of beauty trends, from the early divide between professional artists and social media influencers to today’s more fluid and experimental landscape. She credits shows like Euphoria for blending artistry with pop culture aesthetics, making editorial makeup more mainstream.
With a sharp eye for detail, T. explains how makeup should complement fashion—whether you’re making a bold statement or keeping things effortlessly classic. She also shares her expert foundation tips, emphasizing a buildable, natural approach and using multiple shades to create dimension.
Looking ahead to Spring 2025, T. highlights the biggest beauty trends taking over the industry, including watercolor eyes, 90s-inspired glam, and premapped lash extensions that make achieving a flawless look easier than ever.
Her biggest takeaway? Makeup should be fun, personal, and empowering. Whether you’re following trends or creating your own, confidence is key.
Tune in to the full episode for more pro tips, backstage secrets, and insight into the future of beauty straight from one of the industry’s top makeup artists!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome back to Skin Anarchy. This is Dexter. I'm really, really excited about our episode today because we're going to be getting some key insights from someone who's been behind the scenes with New York Fashion Week. She's truly an accomplished beauty professional and has worked with so many people across the board, including celebrities. She's led makeup teams, like I said, at New York Faction Week. |
| 0:22.5 | She's contributed to editorial shoots for major magazines and in the highly competitive |
| 0:28.3 | industry that we know is as makeup and, you know, professional makeup especially. |
| 0:33.5 | I mean, that's truly remarkable. |
| 0:34.8 | So without further ado, please welcome T Cooper. |
| 0:37.2 | Welcome to T. I'm so excited to host to you. Hi. Thank you so many different people. So I'd love to dive into that, but I want to learn a little bit about your journey. |
| 0:57.1 | Like what got you involved with the makeup scene and what led you to makeup? |
| 1:02.1 | Oh, gosh. |
| 1:03.0 | Okay. |
| 1:03.2 | So whenever I tell this story, I always preface it by saying, I can't give you the story that you want, the story where I say I did my makeup as a kid, I did it on my dolls, I did it on my mom, I practiced. |
| 1:15.9 | I didn't give a crap by any of that. |
| 1:17.8 | So it was not that journey. |
| 1:23.8 | Probably six months prior to me becoming a makeup artist, I would have laughed in your face if you had told me that I would have become a makeup artist. |
| 1:30.6 | I was a professional tailor. |
| 1:32.5 | Oh, wow. |
| 1:33.4 | Yeah, I was a tailor. |
| 1:35.0 | And on set, like I worked mostly on sets like I did photo shoots, I did campaigns, I did e-commerce, and I did fashion shows. |
| 1:45.9 | So a lot of times they would always keep hair, makeup and wardrobe, me wardrobe in the same place. And I would look at the beauty |
| 1:50.6 | transformations and I would think, oh, that's really cool, you know? Yeah. My industry started to change |
| 1:56.0 | and, um, I started getting replaced by a pen or a clip. You know what I mean? So instead of |
| 2:00.6 | paying a professional tailor to do the alteration on set, they just started clipping |
| 2:05.8 | it in the front, taking the picture from the back, clipping in the back, taking a picture |
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