about

cole arman thompson is a self-taught makeup artist born and raised in los angeles, ca and currently based in london, uk.

Cole’s initial interest in makeup started at the age of 12 after discovering a “get ready with me” video by jackie aina and SUBSEQUENTLY poring over makeup content on youtube, learning many techniques from videos from aina and nikkietutorials. He began to further learn about the world of makeup, discovering his now-idol pat mcgrath, drawing major inspiration from her work, as well as the likes of kevyn aucoin and sam visser. after falling in love with the possibilities that makeup allows for enhancing visual identity, cole decided that this was something worth pursuing as a career.

education:

ual: central saint martins; foundation diploma in art & design, fashion & texiles

Ual: chelsea; ba (hons) textile design