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After working with the makeup artist Tasha Reiko Brown on our just-published Cover Story starring the actress Alexandra Shipp, it’s clear why so many Hollywood heavyweights—from Alicia Keys, Gabrielle Union, and Lupita Nyong'o to Regé-Jean Page and Michael B. Jordan—entrust her with their red carpet glam and grooming. She’s a proponent of classic film star elegance (Fellini-esque cat eye, statement lip); she has a particular talent for creating naturally glowing, paparazzi-proof skin. And, her warm, calming energy has the power to put even the most frenzied A-lister at ease. Here are the “forever favorites” that are in her kit, and in her BAG.


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