Ep 58: Nigel Stanislaus (Celebrity Makeup Artist, Mr Maybelline & Judge on Australia's Next Top Model + Asia's Next Top Model)

Nigel Stanislaus is a highly celebrated makeup artist who’s been
a part of international television shows like Project Runway,
X-Factor, Make Me A Supermodel and also a judge on Australia’s
Next Top Model and Asia’s Next Top Model. 


His editorial works span the likes of Harper's Bazaar,
Cosmopolitan L’Officiel, Elle, Marie Claire, GQ, and Esquire and
he has worked with celebrities like John Legend, Suki Waterhouse,
Kelly Osborne, Gigi & Bella Hadid, Scary Spice - Melanie
Brown, and most recently, Jenna Dewan and Tina Arena.


But what is it really like being such a celebrated makeup artist
who was known for almost a decade as “Mr Maybelline”? What did it
take to get to where he is today?


In this episode, we dive into what it was like growing up in
Singapore, how he almost became a professional sniper,
discovering the world of fashion and makeup as well as the
realities of living the jet-setting life, and what he is now up
to since leaving his position as Makeup Director at Maybelline,
where he had represented Singapore in NYFW.


Highlights:


1:59 The story behind the name “Stanislaus”

2:44 Being influenced by the feminine energy around him

4:59 Discovering his “front of house”

7:22 Being different from other guys

8:27 Studying apparel design & merchandising at Temasek
Polytechnic 

11:19 Obtaining an internship in New York & attending his
first catwalk (which included meeting Kate Moss!)

17:45 Completing national service in Singapore &
discovering a talent for being a sniper

20:20 Excelling at Monash University 

22:41 Doing freelance makeup on the side 

23:40 Being told he would never make it as he “didn’t fit the
profile”

25:39 Getting over his rejections

27:20 Getting his first agent

28:53 The importance of social media 

30:52 Nigel’s wildest briefs

32:51 How Nigel constantly upskills

34:32 Admiring “stalker-ish” persistence in his assistants

37:39 The reality of living a jet-setting life

44:14 Appearing on television

47:21 How Nigel decided to stop being the Makeup Director of
Maybelline aka Mr Maybelline

54:33 How Nigel overcomes loneliness






Show notes: www.sothisismywhy.com/58 


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