EPISODE 5: RENEE GARNES
@RENEEGARNES
#MAKEUPBYRENEEG
HOST: TIFFANY BARTOK, @TIFFANYBARTOK
Transition Music Prod. by Benny Alexander
Intro and Outro Music by MARTIN
We’re back with another amazing episode and guest in Episode 5 of #LookBehindTheLook. This week, I sat down with the utterly fabulous, Celebrity & Editorial Makeup Artist, Art & Beauty Director, Activist, Renee Garnes. We discuss her impeccable brow work, getting her start in Austria, Indya Moore’s 3 Vogue covers THIS year, backstage moments at fashion week, being ahead of the trends with Naomi Campbell, Lizzo’s iconic Vogue cover, and as always, so much more. Enjoy!
1:53: Tiffany and Renee talk about how they met on the set of Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story for Naomi Campbell’s interview.
2:50: “Naomi likes change. She likes the newest thing. She likes whatever the fad is for the moment. And so I always try to bring something in that is trending at the moment. She's always ahead of the game anyway. So you need to catch up with her…She’s ahead of the curve.” - Renee Garnes
3:53: Change is good. Keep up with the younger artists/generation and listen to one another. “You have to go along with changes in the industry.”
4:45: Renee did 2 Vogue covers with Pose star, model, and outspoken Black trans advocate Indya Moore (they/them).
Indya did 3 Vogue covers overall during a Pandemic!! GET IT!
- Vogue Italia
- Vogue India #makeupbyreneeg
- Vogue Espana #makeupbyreneeg
#IndyaMoore #BTS #Vogue
5:11: Fashion has been exclusive for too long, it’s time to be inclusive.
6:05: “Indya’s energy is beyond…[they] exude love and light. It’s true.” - Renee Garnes
6:35: #IndustryWisdom: Lead with grace, forgiveness, and light. It’s easy to be mean but it’s always a choice.
7:05: Renee shares how her Mom made her the person and artist she is today.
9:25: How did the Vogue cover looks with Indya come together?
9:43: #BTS of more Indya & Renee work
10:20: When it came to the Vogue covers, the photographer & Editor create the looks. Renee flawlessly executes the vision and ensures the subject looks perfect from every angle.
11:32: Let’s talk about #Lizzo and her British Vogue cover!!
12:15: Toni Braxton shoot in Los Angeles RIGHT before the city shut down.
13:05: So what’s the foundation Renee uses to age people backward!?
A combination of Laura Mercier, Bobbi Brown, and Danessa Myrick. Plus Glamazon Beauty, Cosette Beauty + Dior.
14:00: Lashes? Renee loves a strip of lashes. “Yeah, you know why? Because a lot of times, we don't have time. And so the strip is faster. I always get maybe a nice, natural lash from Ardell like the 109 or the 110. They're very natural. They look like your own natural lash. And I use those in them. And even my clients are always surprised with-“ - Renee
14:55: Renee shares her story on how she got into the business. Renee started out as a model. It all began in Austria.
17:30: Renee started working with #VincentLongo. Then it went a little bit like this…NYC, Paris, Milan!
21:40: She shares about meeting mother makeup #PatMcGrath in Italy & Pat, Renee, and Greg Brockington being the few black people and artist’s backstage ~2001 #SupportBlackArtists
22:06: Favorite Fashion Week shows she’s worked in her career. Tom Ford for Gucci, Galliano, Dior, Gaultier, Nina Ricci
23:43: CORRECTION - It was Gaultier who did the “Fight Club” inspired show ~ Gaultier Menswear AW10.
*John Galliano FALL 2000 READY-TO-WEAR Paris
*John Galliano SPRING 2010 Paris
24:13: How do the looks come together for the shows? #FashionWeek
25:39: What “school” did you go to? Fashion Week? Counter person? Bridal? Etc. Renee was a #countergirl at Barney’s New York.
28:23: How Renee stays safe while working during #COVID19
31:34: Vouge Brasil December 2019 - Naomi Campbell - Makeup by Renee
31:51: Renee is a #BrowExpert, she shares her backstory and tried and true techniques.
32:55: Vogue Brasil May 2016 - Naomi Campbell - Hair by Daniel Hernandez (not Fernando*)
33:42: Adriana Lima on the cover of Numéro Russia 2019
#055 Women’s Empowerment issue
Makeup by Renee Garnes
Hair by Dominick Pucciarello
Photos by George Livieratos
Styled by Arnold Milfort
34:48: Renee has been busy collaborating with Ezequiel De La Rosa (Photographer) & legendary #supermodel, #CarolAlt. Plus, Kristine Kilty (Creative Fashion Director) and Mike Ruiz (Creative Director + Photographer).
See her work with Mike Ruiz + Sophia Lillis for L’Officiel Fashion Book AU
Creative Director & Photographer: Mike Ruiz
Editor-in-Chief: Dimitri Vorontsov
Fashion Stylist: Alison Hernon
Hair: Sirsa
39:09: Everybody needs their favorite trusty #crystal always by their side.
Look Behind The Look is a Vinyl Production, written by me, your host, Tiffany Bartok, Produced by Jayce Bartok and Produced & Edited by Kelli Reilly. Follow us on Twitter @LookBehindPod and Instagram @lookbehindthelook.
