LISA BUTLER represented by® Contents 1 About Lisa Butler 2 Press 3 Campaigns 4 Editorials Biography LISA BUTLER Often cited as “the make-up artist’s make-up In portraiture, Butler tends towards an artist”, Lisa Butler has been a prominent leader approach she achieves by beginning with an in the field of sophisticated fashion make- optimum feature – a dramatic eye shading, up for over three decades. A highly versatile for example – and then reducing emphasis practitioner with a seemingly inexhaustible elsewhere to ensure a subtly balanced look visual range, she is equally feted for the soft overall. In fashion make-up, Butler prefers and iridescent “no make-up make-up” she to take inspiration from oblique references creates for fashion shows by 3.1 Philip Lim or to clothes, their translucency or texture for Herve Leger as the radical stencilled faces she example, rather than blindly matching their created for the landmark fall/winter 2008 cover palette. Her knowledge of the latest products shoot for Self Service. and technologies – most explicit in her use of airbrushing and collaboration with TEMPTU Born in Chatham, Kent, UK, Butler developed – meanwhile enable to execute a designer’s her technique through experimenting on the most ambitious concept. Her team is a popular punks, club luminaries and festival girls that choice for catwalk shows, therefore, and she made up the creative scene in which she has created make-up looks for designers socialised during the 1980s. Her sensitivity including Prada, Pucci, Missoni, 3.1 Philip Lim, to shifts in style, coupled with her renowned Herve Leger, Roberto Cavalli, Max Azria, BCBG technical ability led to opportunities to work on and Tommy Hilfiger, among many others. Yohji Yamamoto’s groundbreaking advertising campaigns of the early 1990s and iconic Butler is responsible for many of the most editorial collaborations with Corinne Day. influential looks in advertising campaigns for These established Butler at the forefront of luxury brands over the years, including prestige the new generation of visionary image-makers clients Yves Saint Laurent, Chloe, Lanvin, who continue to set agendas in the fashion Loewe, Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti, Isabel industry today. She has longstanding working Marant and H&M, for whom she has also been relationships with many of the foremost collaborating on fashion films recently. Her photographers, such as Inez van Lamsweerde prodigious editorial work is also published in all & Vinoodh Matadin, David Sims, Alasdair of the finest international fashion publications, McLellan, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Ryan such as Paris Vogue, American Vogue, Italian McGinley, Paolo Roversi and Solve Sundsbo as Vogue, British Vogue, China Vogue and well as with stylists Emmanuelle Alt, Melanie Japanese Vogue, W, Self Service, V, i-D, Numero Ward, George Cortina and Jane How. and Harper’s Bazaar. Press Vogue Italia JULY 14, 2010 | VIDEO/WEB INTERVIEW Her style tip: Any look must be interpreted. Always. A backstage interview with one of the most famous make up artists in the She works with: world. Many stylists and designers such as Prada, Pucci, Missoni and Tommy Hilfiger. Many top magazines, Name: such as the Japanese, British and Italian editions of Lisa Butler Vogue, Numero, W, Harper’s Bazaar, V Magazine. The photographers she works with include Mario Profession: Testino, Solve Sundsbo, Alasdair McLellan and Pat- Makeup artist rick Demarchelier. She loves: Backstage at Emilio Pucci: The Eighties, because she developed her Creamy eyeshadows on the lid create subtle passion for makeup as a teenager. drama. We decided with these kind of girls; very beautiful girls - to do not much at all. We added They love her: a line of gold directly onto the lid, like a piece of Victoria Beckham, Julianne Moore and jewelry. Scarlett Johansson. Backstage at Giambattista Valli: We are doing very strong eye brows, quite dark, and with very nice ends to it, architectural in a way. And we are doing lips in dark, cold and pink... it’s quite romantic. And using two different colors so it’s little about painting... about art. It’s about a woman in love. Backstage at Philip Lim: We are using these cream eyeshadows, it’s really creamy. We are creating a bit of drama basically and using a bit of green to soften. And then using lilac, a normal eyeshadow, not creamy one, to do a line underneath, which you don’t really notice it but it has quite strong effect. http://www.vogue.it/en/beauty/the-artist-inter- view/2010/07/lisa-butler Womens Wear Daily Telegraph UK Style.com FEB 24, 2013 | BACKSTAGE REVIEW FEB 23, 2013 | WEB ARTICLE SEP 23, 2012 | BACKSTAGE REVIEW “Makeup artist Lisa Butler emphasized a beige- “Fernstrom (of H&M’s & Other Stories) enlisted “Lisa Butler kept her nods to Dundas’ Eastern influ- toned lip. Pencils from MAC Cosmetics were the make-up artist Lisa Butler to develop the skin- ences duly light-handed. ‘It’s a concept, not really drawn under the bottom lip to affect a larger care and cosmetics. Butler, who has masterminded a reference,’ the face painter said of the makeup’s pout. The line was brought straight up the middle looks for catwalk shows including Prada and Lan- ‘Zen simplicity.’Rimming lids with MAC Eye Kohl in to cleave the bottom lip in two and the “V” of the vin, delighted in the chance to create products to Smoulder before deliberately removing the black Cupid’s bow was sharply defined. Finally, the outer complement the clothing line. ‘These colours are pigment to leave behind just a trace of sultriness, lip corners were highlighted and all lines were very much tailored to the collections,’ she says. Butler placed a ‘blob’ of its Chromaline gel eyeliner smudged ‘I still want people to experiment, though. If you in White above the center of the upper lash line hate it, you can wipe it off.’ Alongside zingy eye and blended it for ‘dimension.’ Before models hit ‘It’s a modern take on Sixties London, but not too shadows and nail polishes, a comprehensive skin- the runway, Butler added a slick of gloss to lids and theatrical or nostalgic,’ Butler said. ‘Luminous but care range comprises five day creams, two night a dusting of powder through the T-zone so girls matte’ skin was prepped with Mineralize Satinfinish. creams and two serum...” looked a ‘bit more done.’” Then Butler delicately ‘spotted-in’ freckles across the nose and cheeks ... pressed with fingers. If http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG9886546/ http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycoun- models had natural moles, they were emphasized.” New-Chapter-the-lowdown-on-and-Other-Stories. ter/2012/09/asia-major-beauty-backstage-at-pucci/ html http://www.wwd.com/runway/fall-ready-to- wear-2013/backstage-beauty/emilio-pucci & Other Stories (Beauty) & Other Stories (Smokey Eyes) Fashion TV JAN 9, 2013 | VIDEO INTERVIEW MAR 14, 2013 | VIDEO INTERVIEW MAR 15, 2012 | VIDEO INTERVIEW This film tells the story of life in the make up Make-up artist Lisa Butler shares her secrets on The look for Pucci Fall/Winter 2012-2013 is a bit chair. Lisa Butler, renowned make up artist, por- how to smudge and blend the perfect blazing smoky, according to Makeup Artist Lisa Butler, trays the craftsmanship and joy of beauty while eyes who says there’s a slight gothic feel to it but its giving glimpses of & Other Stories’ concept and not drawn on. Lots of pink colors on the cheeks SS/13 collection. “We created a brush - it’s not in most make-up which makes a mix of both sweetness and dark- brands but something I use a lot. It’s more like a ness. A bit of black pencil underneath the lashes “For me it’s all about creating an illusion that it’s transitional paint brush. You dip it in and you rub it at the bottom rounds out the look. “It’s very your skin, you can’t tell the difference between again on back of your hand, then you begin to build clean on the face,” says French model Aymeline where it begins and ends. up. You go around the pencil and tending to the Valade, “Very classic. It’s just about beauty on the outer part of the eyes. Basically trying to make it as face. It is about enhancing the skin not covering it. But it big as you can. Keep pulling it further out - what- remains when you have things you need to cover. ever suits your face shape and your eyes, what you “We’ve done a bit of smokey lip and a beige eye. Always with make up is to stand back, don’t get too feel comfortable with.” There’s a slight gothicness to it but it’s not drawn close to the mirror. Look at the overall kind of view on. Lots of little pinky colors, very young, very like you would do looking at a silhouette. Don’t get http://youtu.be/1vXZWX5QQuY pretty. There is sweeetness and darkness to them. to focus on each little detail because you are look- Nothing on the eyes, a bit of black pencil just in ing for an impression and easiness. And that’s it, between the lashes, a bit of powder. And minimal that’s enough.” amount of the base.” http://youtu.be/9enFgnbkHys http://youtu.be/b4x_CikuPr4 TEMPTU Channel Laha Magazine Purse Buzz SEP 14, 2011 | VIDEO INTERVIEW MAY 11, 2011 | VIDEO INTERVIEW FEB 16, 2011 | VIDEO INTERVIEW TEMPTU & Lisa Butler backstage at Herve Leger Lisa Butler explains makeup concepts and her Elessa Jade from purse buzz interviews Lisa by Max Azria during New York Fashion Week, process backstage at Max Azria Fall/Winter 2011 Butler on creating a flawless look, backstage at Spring/Summer 2012.