Born in Britain but now established in the United States, Katie Jane Hughes is a makeup artist of note. Her stunning client list includes the likes of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Lily Allen, Hailey Bieber, Kate Bosworth, and many others. She has worked with the likes of Dior, Harrod’s, GHD, and Bloomingdale’s, and her work has been featured by the likes of Elle, Glamour, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and more. She is a fixture at New York Fashion Week where she has gone from being one of the many MUAs rushing around backstage to a respected personality who can pick and choose their clients. Most of all, she is popular with the public: she has more than 860,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 54,000 YouTube subscribers, all of whom love her makeup tutorial videos and reels.
Hughes’ passion for makeup and beauty is lifelong and was inspired by her mother, who performed as a singer when she wasn’t bringing up her four children. Her transformation for the stage fascinated Hughes, who recognised the power of makeup at a young age. One of her first jobs in the industry was working at an Estee Lauder beauty counter, and even then she was already creating bold looks on her clients.
Now living in Brooklyn, Hughes’ success is as transatlantic as her accent. She got a major breakthrough in 2015 when supermodel and fellow Brit Rosie Huntington-Whiteley messaged her on Instagram to book her services. She has since acquired many other superstar followers on the platform, including the likes of Jennifer Aniston, indicating that her place on the A-list of makeup artists is secure.