The wonderful composer and now president and Chairman of the Board of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Paul Williams, came in for makeup the other night. Songs like, Evergreen (Barbra Streisand), Old Fashioned Love Song (Three Dog night), We’ve Only Just Begun (Karen Carpenter), Rainy Days and Mondays, Let Me Be the One and I Won’t Last a Day Without You. The list is endless and he is a sweetie, to boot! I have the best job not only making them up but also hearing their stories.

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As a well-known beauty expert and makeup artist, lana's work and expert advice has appeared in leading fashion magazines, such as Brides, Modern Bride, Bridal Guide, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Mademoiselle and Vogue. She also worked for Project Runway, MTV, VH-1, CBS and HBO. She was Paula Zahn’s makeup artist at CNN, then Tina Brown’s at CNBC. For almost 15 years she worked with Elizabeth Vargas, at 20/20, World News Tonight and Good Morning America on ABC. She was Anderson Cooper’s makeup artist on his daytime talkshow, Anderson Live. She is now contributing to WNET/WLIW PBS stations in the tristate area on shows such as, Nature, Promos for Downton Abbey, Treasures of New York, The Dukes of September, Great Performances at the Metropolitan Opera and with Sting, to name a few. Lana is based in New York City where she also works with personal clients and brides-to-be. She is also available for special events. You can find lana on Facebook and Google+. Contact lana at LanaGersman@gmail.com or call 917.860.1500.

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Tina and Rose called me from London. At long last, as a gay couple they were able to get married legally and were making it official at the Mandarin Hotel in Manhattan, overlooking a snowy Central Park and Columbus Circle.

What fun! Never have I got to make up two brides for just one wedding. Theirs!

Since one of the brides had never worn makeup and the other wanted to improve on her look, I decided to keep the makeup simple, classic and sophisticated.

Ten days after their wedding, we did a makeup lesson. Watch out London!

I’m looking forward to working as a makeup artist on many LGBT weddings in the future.

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As a well-known beauty expert and makeup artist, lana's work and expert advice has appeared in leading fashion magazines, such as Brides, Modern Bride, Bridal Guide, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Mademoiselle and Vogue. She also worked for Project Runway, MTV, VH-1, CBS and HBO. She was Paula Zahn’s makeup artist at CNN, then Tina Brown’s at CNBC. For almost 15 years she worked with Elizabeth Vargas, at 20/20, World News Tonight and Good Morning America on ABC. She was Anderson Cooper’s makeup artist on his daytime talkshow, Anderson Live. She is now contributing to WNET/WLIW PBS stations in the tristate area on shows such as, Nature, Promos for Downton Abbey, Treasures of New York, The Dukes of September, Great Performances at the Metropolitan Opera and with Sting, to name a few. Lana is based in New York City where she also works with personal clients and brides-to-be. She is also available for special events. You can find lana on Facebook and Google+. Contact lana at LanaGersman@gmail.com or call 917.860.1500.

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Who would have guessed that in one week, I would work and chat with the likes of Hugh Bonneville, who plays the serious Lord Grantham in Downton Abbey and the infamous Judy Collins whose history is as diverse as the biosphere.

When making up high profile people, I feel I have to listen and ask questions because they know their faces and the image they wish to portray better then anyone. A good makeup artist has to be able to leave their ego at the door.

They also have to read the room.

Happy Holidays!

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As a well-known beauty expert and makeup artist, lana's work and expert advice has appeared in leading fashion magazines, such as Brides, Modern Bride, Bridal Guide, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Mademoiselle and Vogue. She also worked for Project Runway, MTV, VH-1, CBS and HBO. She was Paula Zahn’s makeup artist at CNN, then Tina Brown’s at CNBC. For almost 15 years she worked with Elizabeth Vargas, at 20/20, World News Tonight and Good Morning America on ABC. She was Anderson Cooper’s makeup artist on his daytime talkshow, Anderson Live. She is now contributing to WNET/WLIW PBS stations in the tristate area on shows such as, Nature, Promos for Downton Abbey, Treasures of New York, The Dukes of September, Great Performances at the Metropolitan Opera and with Sting, to name a few. Lana is based in New York City where she also works with personal clients and brides-to-be. She is also available for special events. You can find lana on Facebook and Google+. Contact lana at LanaGersman@gmail.com or call 917.860.1500.

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Ilana Dayan and I met a year ago. I was recommended to her when she came over last year to do a series of interviews with a film producer Arnon Milchan, a renowned Hollywood movie director with such films under his belt such as The War of the Roses, Once Upon a Time in America, Pretty Woman, Natural Born Killers, Under Siege,The Devil’s Advocate, The Fountain, Unfaithful, L.A. Confidential, Unfaithful, Night and Day to name a few.

Milchan was also recruited to LAKAM, a top secret Israeli intelligence organization responsible for obtaining technology and material for Israel’s nuclear program, and other highly secretive programs.

Ilana hired me again this week. Here is a photo of the two of us in Studio A at Fox News Bureau this morning, while we waited for Rupert Murdoch who works with Milchan.

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As a well-known beauty expert and makeup artist, lana's work and expert advice has appeared in leading fashion magazines, such as Brides, Modern Bride, Bridal Guide, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Mademoiselle and Vogue. She also worked for Project Runway, MTV, VH-1, CBS and HBO. She was Paula Zahn’s makeup artist at CNN, then Tina Brown’s at CNBC. For almost 15 years she worked with Elizabeth Vargas, at 20/20, World News Tonight and Good Morning America on ABC. She was Anderson Cooper’s makeup artist on his daytime talkshow, Anderson Live. She is now contributing to WNET/WLIW PBS stations in the tristate area on shows such as, Nature, Promos for Downton Abbey, Treasures of New York, The Dukes of September, Great Performances at the Metropolitan Opera and with Sting, to name a few. Lana is based in New York City where she also works with personal clients and brides-to-be. She is also available for special events. You can find lana on Facebook and Google+. Contact lana at LanaGersman@gmail.com or call 917.860.1500.

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