Top Makeup Artists On Why Community Comes Before Competition

By India Espy-Jones ·Updated May 14, 2025From Hair Wars to fashion designer trunk shows, the competition between industries’ greatest talent has a rich history. But, for years, makeup artists were left out of the mix. That was, until 2005 when New York introduced The Makeup Show, an international beauty and makeup show where artists Danessa Myricks, Tisha Thompson, Kim Baker, and Ashunta Sheriff-Kendricks met for the first time. And, last weekend, in the midst of Met Gala madn