Category Archives: Fashion

Makeup tips for working on Location

Model, Sarah. Hair, Pasqui. Makeup, Meredith Rose  Going on location doesn’t necessarily mean going to exotic places-most often, it will mean working from a van in the town in which you work. When I first started out as a makeup artist I did … Continue reading

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Sultry Sexy Spring 2016

Regina my assistant is especially good at doing neutral smokey eyes so for this makeup she  experimented with some color, using Spring 2016 colors without going too wild. She  did these wonderful deep blue smokey eyes on her sister Dahlia.  As it … Continue reading

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More Wonderful Women

When I first opened my boutique/Workshop, The Art of Beauty by Linda Mason   in Soho NY  in 1998. I decided to combine everything I loved. At the time everyone told me to focus  focus..and well meaning friends would come … Continue reading

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The joys of working as a Makeup Artist

From  “Makeup for Ageless Beauty” by Linda Mason The joys of working as a makeup artist are not just about creativity. Some of the  most memorable joys are spending time  with and getting to know so many talented, warm and generous people. This was brought … Continue reading

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Team Work

While living in Paris in the 70’s and early 80’s I worked often in Germany . When I moved here from Paris in the early 80’s. The photographer Helmut Hoffmann  flew me back to Dusseldorf to work with him for a few days … Continue reading

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Beautiful makeup bags

These are my favorites from my collaboration with Sonia Kashuk, I truly love them and was not only impressed with the respect for my Artwork and the attention to detail such as the yellow tags to open the bag but  at the quality … Continue reading

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Rush to Target

I’ve mentioned in previous Blogs about the many great assistants and interns who have worked with me over recent  years.  I have had a very long career, so lets take a look  further back at my first assistant when I moved from Paris to New York , Sonia … Continue reading

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Masks

What better to wear with a fabulous mask! A fabulous red lipcolor. This one on my favorite model, my daughter, is a mixture of Ruby and Scarlett. From a series of photos I did in 2000 with the hand made … Continue reading

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Moving on

Lacking a couple of important paint colors I headed over to Blick to buy them only to find it closed because of the anticipated snow storm. So instead of painting I ended up on the computer updating www.lindamasongallery.com a site … Continue reading

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An inspiring Woman

One of my favorite women, Betsey Johnson, was interviewed by one of my favorite magazines, Paper Magazine. They explored her apartment which did not disappoint. She is such a fun loving truly liberated woman who really enjoys life and color…and makeup. … Continue reading

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