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ABOUT ME
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Since arriving in New York City from Aberdeen Mississippi in 1985, billy b has become one of the most successful and sought after makeup artists in the Fashion and Entertainment industry. Working and living in both New York City and Hollywood California, his client list has grown to include some of the most beautiful and famous women in the world like Sharon Stone, Beyonc’e, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lopez, The Dixie Chicks and Pink. He has worked with such Iconic photographers as Scavullo, Herb Ritts, Annie Lebovitz, David Lachapelle, Sheila Metzner, Thierry Legoues, Tyen and Jean Baptiste Mondino.
His work has appeared in Books by Tom Ford, Andrew Macpherson, Mark Seliger, Mark Hom, Scavullo and Thierry Legoues to name a few. In Kevyn Aucoin’s book Making Faces, billy was generously acknowledged by Kevyn as one of the makeup artist who had “inspired” and “taught” him.
Billy b’s work can be seen on the covers of magazines such as Vanity Fair, Harpers Bazaar, French, Marie Claire, Elle, Rolling Stone, Essence and GQ among many others. His work can also be seen on every Red Carpet including The Academy Awards, the Emmy’s, the Golden Globes, tony’s and the Grammy’s. Sharon Stone chose billy to work with her for Christian Dior’s “Capture Totale” television commercial with famed Chinese Director Wong Kar Wai and with photographer Jean Baptiste Mondino for the print campaign. His work can also be seen in the Cover Girl commercial with Molly Sim’s for “Incrediful Lipcolor”
Billy b has worked on some of the most awarded and memorable music videos ever made
with such directors as Sophie Muller, Dave Myers, David Lachapelle, Hype Williams, Francis Lawrence, Paul Hunter, F. Gary Gray, Kevin Bray, Diane Martel, and Wayne Isham. The list of music videos billy has created the looks for include some of the most Iconic images ever created on video including Missy Elliott’s “The Rain” and “She’s a Bitch”. Pink’s Videos, “Stupid girls”, “You and your Hand”, “Family Portrait”, to name a few, and Beyonce’s Listen video directed by Mathew Rolston. Billy created the looks for all of Lauryn Hills groundbreaking video’s from her album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” including “Doo Wop That Thing” and “XFactor”. Billy wrote the concept for Mary J. Blige ges video “No More Drama directed by Sanji which won Mary J. Best video at the MTV music video awards. And billy was awarded “Best Makeup” from the MVPA’s for his work with Missy Elliott for Janet Jackson’s video “Son of a gun” and was a nominee for his work with Pink for “Stupid Girls”.
Billy B is a regular Key Note speaker annually at “The Makeup Show” in New York City and is a featured “Style Maker” on the popular website “WELOVEBEAUTY.COM”. Billy was recently featured (September 2006) on the cover of the Home and Garden section of the New York times, and most recently signed a development deal with “World of Wonder” productions for Television series based on his
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MODELS:
UNFORTUNATELY, I do not have the power to book models (in most cases) for the jobs I do. And I don't have time to test for models portfolio's. I wish I could, but unfortunately I can't.
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