You may know her as a beauty expert on daytime talk shows leading her team(s) at fashion week around the globe. Or perhaps you’ve attended or wanted to attend her exclusive famed makeup course in Beverly Hills. No matter how you know of celebrity makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Kimberley Bosso, one thing is for sure, she’s always onto a new venture, creating another title for herself. Today, we sit down and get up close and personal with Kimberley to ask eight thought-provoking questions for a inside and outside the world of Bosso beauty.
We can’t believe it’s already summer! What exciting adventures has the past year bring you?
Yes, a year has flown by again. I can’t believe this time last year we were just starting our summer tour teaching makeup enthusiasts around the US!
That’s so exciting! You have a makeup academy in two locations. LA and Tampa, right? Where did you all tour?
Yes, that’s right. Bosso Intensive Makeup Course went on a summer tour to 5 cities in the US which was so much fun. Miami, Tampa, Houston, Scottsdale, and ending it at our homebase of Los Angeles. We met so many amazing artists and students from around the US and beyond! After 15 years of first opening our doors in West Hollywood, it still brings me the utmost joy when I share my knowledge with an aspiring artist that really has a passion for beauty and wants to be their best. I see them absorbing every ounce of my teachings and that inspires me to want to give even more! Plus, I’m addicted to traveling.
You’re inspiring! What’s one thing that you value the most from educating others?
While I adore seeing my students getting out there and really succeeding, I’ll say what supersedes that is the friendships I build with these amazing people from the states and around the world.
We become fast friends because were together all day for 6 days. We end up chatting a lot, go to dinner, events, etc. A belief I have and one that I share with my students is I don’t advertise my classes. Whoever finds me, finds me. So, I know whoever lands in my course, I’m supposed to help and if we bond, we’re supposed to be friends. It’s more than them just taking my course. Not all the friendships endure, but we have that indelible bond and experience that we’ll always share. I was a small part of their important journey in life and I think that’s something special.
When the week ends it’s sort of sad though after you make that unique friendship, but that’s the one thing I LOVE about social media it allows keeping in touch so much easier. And whenever they need help with their makeup career, I’m right there to help in any way I can.
That leads us to our next question: social media and makeup.
What are your thoughts on it?
If you’re in any kind of business, we all know it’s necessary nowadays. But that doesn’t mean I like it or I’m a slave to it. I’m naturally a private person. I don’t feel the need to share every success I’ve made each week, or every show I’ve been on, or every celebrity I work with.
I’ve learned something by chance working with the likes of Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, and Jackie Jackson, ya know, real icons, that when you’re an A-lister, and have had true success, your secure in who you are. You’re not always compelled to run to Tik Tok or the Gram and post for the world to see. Most people are guilty of this and my guess is the majority of it is fake. None of it really matters because no one knows who is for real and who is not. Everyone wants the public to believe they’re always living their best life. But the awakened people understand that’s just not the case.
I appreciate some of my peers who have less followers but are really working with some huge celebrities and doing big things. I see them in real time and not always posting and I respect that. Again, knowing who you are and not being dependent on likes and follows is where it’s at in life.
Oh my gosh. I couldn’t agree more! It’s an odd fantasy world,
that social media land. Inquiring skin-obsessed minds want to know, what is your beauty routine and how do you keep your skin looking so ageless?
People think Botox and filler are going to keep you looking young, but I’m here to shed some light and say it takes more than those two procedures.
Are they helpful? Um, heck yes! But, if a woman lays in the sun each day and then runs and gets Botox, it’s not going to help her look youthful per se but rather frozen, aka, won’t be able to lift her brows basically. She’ll still have the tanned leathery skin. So yes, it will help soften any expression lines, but the deep wrinkles and the harshness will still be there. With that said, sun produces 90% of wrinkles. So, my biggest secret? I stay out of the sun. I haven’t tanned my face or neck since I was 22 years old! Thanks to working at a day spa at that age. My boss pounded in my head about the damage free radicals cause and a lot of those come from the sun. As far as pollution and free radicals, just drink boatloads of water and juice your raw veggies as much as possible to flush out the toxins. And by all means, wash your face each morning and night and use a hydrating moisturizer with SPF.
An alpha hydroxy acid serum is amazing too to slough those dead skin cells away. I also heard Morpheus is amazing so that’s my next treatment to try. What girl doesn’t want tighter skin?
I hear that! As we head into another summer what products from Bosso Makeup Beverly Hills do you recommend?
Well, the trends are on fire this summer and going into Fall. Berries are big! We love our “Halle” vegan eyeshadow palette with its rich berry and pink shades.
Bosso liquid lipstick in Slay is a stunning hot pink that turns heads.
We also see glowing dewy skin and subtle cat eyes as seen on the runways. Bosso dual eyeliner pen in black, Amplify shimmer cream shadow, and Boss of glow highlighting cream create haute eyes and skin for the summer months.
We also see gingery colors on young celebs. Our Emma Sunset vegan shadow palette is always on trend with sunny shades of peach, orange, and golds.
We also brought back our Bosso vegan lip-glosses again since there were so many requests. The shades are superb and all the names are yoga inspired like, Karma, Zen, Manifest for example.
Yes girl! I love those names! We hear the goth eye in black is back. What does Bosso Makeup offer for that?
Ahh, who doesn’t love a classic smokey eye? One of my favorite eyes indeed. The Robert Palmer’s girl band vibe. One of our hottest sellers is our Bardot Smokey shadow palette, also vegan. And as a base, we use the black cream shade out of the Bosso Paint Boss palette and layer Bardot on top for the ultimate stay-put smokey eye.
OK, I have to grab them all! Those sound intriguing! What’s in store for the rest of 2023?
I have a newfound love alongside makeup. Buying old homes and renovating them to magnificence. I don’t just decorate, although that’s the easy, fun part, but I get in there with my sledgehammer and circular saw and bust stuff up and get dirty so to speak. Now I have a whole new set of tools. A nail gun, power drill, you name it. A boyfriend of mine who was a renovator showed me the ropes with the tools doing shiplap and I was hooked. There’s something satisfying about taking something ugly or bare bones and making it uniquely yours and gorgeous. It’s safe to say I’m happily and healthily addicted to transforming anything into beautiful! To all my type A people out there, embrace it! It’s a wonderful thing you can utilize to take you to your greatest heights!
Wowzah Kimberley! You are seriously a girl that can do anything.
As we end, anything else exciting besides renovations?
This year’s been a busy year going back and forth from LA to Tampa with my six day intensive courses as well as continuing working red carpets and editorials, but what I’m mostly looking forward to right now is heading to Paris for the summer.
My son studies French and my ex is from Paris so we’re immersing ourselves in the culture and lifestyle and vivre la vie! Ooh la la, I’m so jelly!
Well, gorgeous it’s been a pleasure taking a peek into the Boss world of Bosso. Until next time!
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Halle Vegan Eyeshadow
Vegan Galvanic Shimmer Stick Shadow
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