INTERVIEW: PATI DUBROFF

Meet the makeup legend and Sweed friend Pati Dubroff!

Pati have painted iconic looks for almost 40 years and have celebrity clients such as Margot Robbie, Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Richie and the Olsen sisters to name a few. Pati’s makeup looks are some of the most copied ones in the industry. We had the honor to have her with us during our Turtle Expedition in Costa Careyes, Mexico. We chatted about her best beauty tips and she shared her inside guide to her favorite spots in Los Angeles.

Shop Pati's favorite Sweed products here.

YOUR BEAUTY MOTTO?

Be confident in who you are and highlight what you think is your best quality. Don't try to erase things.

IF YOU WERE A BEAUTY PRODUCT, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?

I would be a chubby lip crayon that I could use on my lips and my cheek—I love multitasking. Le Lipstick - 90’s Model, it's kind of amazing, kind of everything.

 

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE ACTIVITY ON THE SWEED TURTLE TRIP?

Baby turtles and the sound healing were truly special. That place!

WHERE’S YOUR HAPPY PLACE?

I mean, look at this place! I think I’ve found my happy place here in Costa Careyes. India is also my happy place. I believe it’s so important to travel—to expand your mind and heart through new experiences. If you have the opportunity to travel, go for it. Always keep an open mind and heart, and be receptive to other cultures. It truly fills you in a way that's magical.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE BEAUTY PRODUCTS AND WHY?

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE LOOK YOU EVER CREATED?

I’ve been really lucky to work on some iconic photo shoots, magazine covers, and red carpets. It’s hard to choose a favorite! But I think the most memorable body of work for me was the Barbie press tour.

 

WHAT'S YOUR BEST BEAUTY HACK?

Shop the Eyelash Curler here.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SPOTS IN LA?

Interview: Tobi Henney

Interview: Tobi Henney

Meet our Sweed friend, Tobi Henney! A celebrity makeup artist behind memorable looks for icons like Barbara Palvin, Diane Von Fürstenberg and many others. Her work has been seen on the red carpet and at the MET Gala. With her signature glow and modern, effortless aesthetic, she captures the essence of contemporary beauty. Shop Tobi's favorites Sweed products here. HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED AS A MAKEUP ARTIST? “I've been a makeup artist now for 16 years and I've worked internationally for about the last 10 years.” WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SWEED PRODUCTS? AND WHY? WHERE ARE YOU BASED? “I'm currently based in the US and I work all over the world actually. I'm often flown to Europe and I was flown back to my home country of Australia last year for a job, but I honestly am open to clients booking me anywhere right now and I'm just really enjoying all the opportunities that come my way.” FAVORITE MAKEUP LOOK? "I just got back from Paris Fashion Week and one of my favourite looks that I created was on Barbara Palvin for the Balenciaga show and it was a beautiful metallic brown liner look, and I know there's a shade called Golden Beetle in the Sweed line and you can use it to recreate the look." FAVORITE BEAUTY HACK? “My favourite beauty hack is to create glass-like skin, and by doing that you really wanna create hydrated base and then you want to dust over the foundation. Just very thinly and then you can really just press the product into the skin and the skin will look supernatural and glowing and gorgeous. And I feel like when your skin looks amazing and glass-like, everything else is going to follow.“ TIPS FOR MAKEUP LOOKS ON MATURE SKIN? “So I have a lot of mature age clients, everything from 40s to 80s, and I really like to keep the blush super high on the face. And I try and create like a triangle shape, so just on the top here, across the cheekbone and then up into the temple, and what that does is it really lifts the face and it gives a more youthful appearance.” ANY ADVICES FOR ASPIRING MAKEUP ARTISTS? "If you're an aspiring makeup artist now the. Internet is the best way to get your work across to people from all different countries and different age groups. So I highly recommend collaborating with other creatives and creating beautiful content that you're really proud of and practising. Practise makes perfect, and trying to work on different skin tones, different skin types, different age groups. And I actually got the best practise from working on weddings because when you're working on weddings, you have to do all different types of skin and you're under pressure, you have to work quite fast and it can be highly stressful, and once you get those practises under under your belt, then you can really become a very skilled and experienced makeup artist."   Shop Tobi's favorites Sweed products here.

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Sweed In LA

Sweed In LA

We celebrated the launch of our Hair Serum with our Sweed friend Laura Polko in LA. Grateful for everyone in our beauty community who made the night so special🩵🌹 Patrick Ta and Gabriella Glen Coco, Gabriella, Zack Zumb, Vincent Pel, Patrick Ta and Laura Polko Ashley Graves Patrick Ta and Laura Polko Gabby Westbrook and Fooz Rebecca Wicklin and Klara Hellqvist Angelica Livolti and Alicia Livolti Casey Baer and Sophie Kylie Umansky Ella Priya and Jacinda Bean Alexa Davis Kayla Birm and Jess Molly Bell Fooz and Andrea Rodriguez Carly Fisher Zach Zumb, Laura Polko and Patrick Ta David Stanwell and Mai Quynh Shop The Hair Serum here.

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Credo Launch

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New York, we love you!🩵☕️🧁 We had the best time celebrating our Credo Beauty launch in Soho! Thank you to everyone who came by and made this experience incredible!  Winta Zesu Mari Lederman Meesha Farzaneh and Hannah Donker Adrienne Teresa Gabriella and Sofia Popkova Salta Gabriella and Rafaela Sá Bethany Zesu and Winta Zesu Andrea Mancera, Gabriella and Alana Tsui Zarina Yeva Gabriella and Ocean Vanexel   Shop Sweed Beauty here.

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