Miss Beauty is Art

As a NYC-based freelance Makeup and Nail Artist, I love to explore the beauty in all of us. I am a graduate of Make-up Designory for Beauty and Special Effects Makeup Artistry, and Christine Valmy for Nail Specialty. I have had the priviledge of working with wonderful clients for bridal and formal events, and editorial and corporate photo shoots. I have been involved backstage at New York and Milan Fashion Weeks for the last 5 seasons. I often pinch myself because I can't believe that my journey has brought me here! It has given me an endless source of inspiration and I'm really looking forward to continuing my adventure into the fashion and editorial world.

I'm also an Assistant Manager, Global Artist Training & Development at MAC Cosmetics, where I provide our makeup trainers with the tools they need to succeed and build their amazing talents. By planning training meetings and workshops for 500+ makeup artists, I collaborate with senior artists and directors of makeup artistry, who are a wonderful source of inspiration.

I'm a unicorn, otherwise known as a native New Yorker, who really loves all things beauty and trashy reality TV. I truly believe I lived in Florence, Italy in a past life, and I will never turn down caramel.

Cathy Abbate