MASTER OF STROKES

Make-up veteran Tom Pecheux on his penchant for colours, working with YSL Beauty, and his infamous doll muse, Pascal

- KONIKA DATTA

Tom Pecheux’s very first introduction to the world of make-up artistry, where he would later go on to become a household name, was seeing his mom use a pop of colour to uplift her face. Since then, his fascination with hues has been a constant throughout his three-decade-long career.

From leaving his job as a pastry chef at a young age to pursue a career in make-up to working with possibly every who’s who of the industry, and currently as a global beauty director for YSL Beauty, make-up for Pecheux has always been more than just painting faces. As YSL Beauty’s make-up vertical debuts in India, he lets us in on his artistic approach and his process of crafting looks.

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