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Credits reviewed 26 October 2026
Background
- Nationality
- British
- Based
- London / New York
Dame Pat McGrath built an international career across runway, editorial and cosmetics. Her Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024 porcelain-skin work is a documented landmark, not a generic Paris trend: Vogue published her account of the techniques and preparation behind the show. She founded Pat McGrath Labs in 2015 and received a damehood in the 2021 New Year Honours.
- Nationality
- British
- Based
- London
Bristol-born Val Garland works across runway, editorial and celebrity makeup. British Vogue documented her appointment as L’Oréal Paris Global Makeup Director in 2017, alongside credits for Erdem, Preen and Lady Gaga. She is also a judge on the BBC’s Glow Up. An appointment date is not a claim that a contract remains unchanged today.
Credited fashion houses & brands
- Maison Margiela — Artisanal 2024 show
- Dior — couture work with John Galliano
- Pat McGrath Labs — founder
- L’Oréal Paris — Global Makeup Director appointment, 2017
- Erdem — runway
- Preen — runway
Specialties
Reflective skin, theatrical colour and couture-scale transformation.
GLOSSAIRE editorial interpretation
Punk energy and expressive colour, from runway to mass beauty.
GLOSSAIRE editorial interpretation
Notable awards & honours
Damehood for services to fashion and beauty, 2021 (honour, not a makeup competition award)
Sources
No individual award documented in this dossier. This does not mean the artist has never won an award.
Career highlights
- Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024: porcelain-effect makeup
- Founded Pat McGrath Labs in 2015
- Damehood for services to fashion and beauty, 2021
- L’Oréal Paris appointment announced in May 2017
- Lady Gaga: Born This Way prosthetic cheekbones
- Taylor Swift: 2014 Vogue cover
Editorial sources
This comparison is not a ranking. Career recognition, university awards and national honours are not interchangeable with makeup-industry award wins. Forecasts are not award results.