Based in New York, Carolina Gonzalez is a renowned makeup artist with a long list of celebrity clients, who love her work for its simplicity despite being transformative. Carolina likes to keep her work as close to real as possible. Dewy, glossy, and soft looks are her go-to styles. She has always been inspired by art and had ample exposure to it as many in her family were sketch artists, musicians, and painters. Carolina studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology and part timed as a receptionist with Carolina Herrera. It was there that she met Francisco Valera, the makeup artist who offered her the job of an assistant. The job became a great learning experience for Carolina, who filled in for Valera one day, offering to do the makeup for the Fiona Apple magazine cover in 1997. The decision became a life changer that set her career on a fast forward roll. Not only did her work get noticed she also got a chance to work with some great artists and photographers thereafter. Today she has worked with celebrities like Gigi Hadid, Hailee Steinfeld, Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Aldridge, Candice Swanepoel, Elsa Hosk, Camila Cabello, Stella Maxwell, and Sofia Vergara. Carolina also frequently contributes to editorials for Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, GQ, and Vogue. Some of the top photographers she has worked with include Terry Richardson, Norman Jean Roy, Txema Yeste, David Roemer, Daniel Jackson, Ryan McGinley, Ellen von Unwerth, and David LaChapelle. She is one of the favorite makeup artists of brands such as Adidas, Omega, Carolina Herrera, Victoria’s Secret, Moroccan Oil, Cesare Paciotti, and Converse.

Carolina Gonzalez is a celebrity Makeup Artists whose clients have included Adriana Lima, Rianne Ten Haken and Alessandra Ambrosio. You can view their current celebrity clients in our database. Carolina Gonzalez has also used and worked with a variety of brands which include Louis Vuitton, David Koma and Miu Miu.