Check out Chantal’s exclusive interview with TalkingMakeup.com
Excerpt from interview:
Marta Walsh: Where do you call home?
Chantal Moore: Right now, I call Hollywood home.
MW: When did you first become interested in makeup and beauty?
CM: I was drawn to makeup and beauty at an early age. I have odd initial beauty references! I was drawn towards ancient art as a young child- Egyptian art in particular and remember that I was simply awestruck by the imagery of Cleopatra. That eyeliner! I’m sure that’s where it started for me. I also watched a lot of old films growing up and I studied faces. I was enchanted by the faces of Marlena Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Elizabeth Taylor. All incredibly beautiful women on whom makeup had such a huge transformative impact.
MW: What were some of your big breaks as s top makeup and beauty expert?
CM: When I first started doing makeup in Hollywood and was really new in town, building my portfolio, I got a call to do makeup on Dany Levy- the founder of Daily Candy for a television appearance. She loved her makeup so much that she called me the next day and said “You’re fabulous. I’ve never felt better about my makeup. I’m making you a Daily Candy.” I didn’t even know what that meant at the time. I had no idea the influence Daily Candy had then. It was major. The day it came out- I got hundreds of calls and emails. To this day I am infinitely grateful to Daily Candy for that. It really helped jump start my career. I also went on the road and toured with Faith Hill as her Makeup Artist and that was an incredible learning experience for me at the time.
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Chantal Moore, Beauty Editor
