Marsha Bialo

Manicurist Marsha Bialo, was enjoying high tea at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Marina Del Rey with some friends in 1997. After tea, on a whim, Marsha inquired about a manicuring position at the hotel spa, and she was hired almost immediately. Little did Marsha know what this manicuring position with the hotel would lead to...

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Deborah Lippman

Scottsdale-born Deborah Lippman was getting her nails done when her manicurist suggested she learn to be a manicurist so she could pay her rent while pursuing a degree in music at Tempe Mission in Arizona. At the time, her mom wasn't too thrilled, but ten years later, she is one of the country's most well-known manicurists and an accomplished singer. Here, she puts a finger on her success...

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Garren

Internationally renowned hairstylist, Garren [no last name, please], is an enigma. He is referred to as "the best cutter ever" by beauty maven Linda Wells, editor-in-chief of Allure. It's said that new clients have to wait over a year to get an appointment with him. He is also fashion's most sought-after hairstylist, collaborating regularly with photographer Steven Meisel and supermodel Linda Evangelista...

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Bobbi Brown - Flawless Faces, Business, & Family

With a decade of experience as a freelance makeup artist behind her, a unique idea in mind, a husband in law school, and a baby on the way, Bobbi Brown embarked on a little lipstick business venture which blew up into a multi-million dollar company and made Bobbi Brown a household name...

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Charlie Green - Makeup Artistry

Ask a typical makeup artist what products she can’t live without, and you'll get a short list that probably includes Maybelline Great Lash, Benefit's Benetint, and whatever new lipsticks are in their own line. Ask Charlie Green that question, however, and you’ll get a very different answer.

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Gerard Santos - Set Designer

Somewhere in a spacious Manhattan loft, two aging socialites in beaded evening gowns (Gucci and Valentino) are planning to seduce the latest male model to grace Calvin Klein billboards. He's lounging on a green padded sofa, in a loosely-tied terry clothSomewhere in a spacious Manhattan loft .....

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Cessy Lima - A Brush with Brazillian Greatness

Cessy Lima and I first met five years ago on a job in Miami. I was modeling and Cessy, a hairdresser from Brazil who had wound up in Miami via London and Paris, remembers "all that thick hair" He also recalls that I was scribbling in a notebook - ideas for a modeling magazine.

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Kristen Vallow - Prop Styling

A twenty-first century study in surrealism, a world of eccentric beauty where celebs riff on their public personae: it can only be a photo by David LaChapelle. Ideas flow fast and furious from the mind of the photographer, yet it takes a behind-the-scenes genius to make his fantasy a reality. Witness the contribution of prop stylist/set designer Kristen Vallow...

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Laura Mercier - A Brush With Depth

Once an aspiring painter from Provence, Laura Mercier never dreamed that her art would earn her world recognition or put her face-to-face with celebrities like Madonna and Meryl Streep. But a practical career move from painting canvases to painting faces did just that for the now 20-year-veteran of the fashion industry and creator of Laura Mercier Cosmetics and Laura Mercier Skincare.

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Orbe - Hair

During the most memorable model era - the '80s - Oribe helped to create the supermodel. His hands molded the manes of Christy, Naomi, Linda, and Cindy, while Fransois Nars made up their unforgettable features, and Steven Meisel captured these gorgeous creatures on film. They became one-name wonders - and so did Oribe.

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Orbe - Hair

During the most memorable model era - the '80s - Oribe helped to create the supermodel. His hands molded the manes of Christy, Naomi, Linda, and Cindy, while Fransois Nars made up their unforgettable features, and Steven Meisel captured these gorgeous creatures on film. They became one-name wonders - and so did Oribe.

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Q Questions

Find out what beauty products your favorite Qmodels can't live without.

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Photography Profile -Kris Gautier

Kris has always been a solo artist...

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