is excited to announce that well-recognised London-based make-up artist Kirstin Piggott has joined the brand as its new international make-up artist.
Piggott has been the UK make-up artist for Rimmel London since 2009, but is excited to be taking her role to the next level. The new relationship will see Piggott working with Rimmel London to develop new trend collections, advising on shade palettes and product performance, plus helping with product and get the look” tutorials.
Piggott has had a highly successful career as a make-up artist, having collaborated with some of the industry’s most renowned photographers, magazines and top celebrities including Mert & Marcus, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Kate Moss and Kate Hudson.
I am delighted and very excited to take my relationship with Rimmel London to a global level. I have absolutely loved working with the brand for the last four years and I can’t wait to bring Rimmel’s cool and edgy ‘London look’ around the world. I am also very excited to be working more regularly with two of the most iconic British models - Kate Moss and Georgia May Jagger,” says Piggott.
Rimmel London VP global marketing Friedemann Schmid adds: We are thrilled to be working with Kirstin as the international make-up artist for Rimmel London. Kirstin is a natural choice for our brand; she has such a great feel for the London fashion and music scene and how this translates into creating unique and widely followed trends to get that ‘London look’. We very much look forward to working even more closely with Kirstin in the future, and are convinced she is a great ambassador for the Rimmel brand and all its values.”
Schmid’s views were supported by Coty Beauty president Renato Semerari, who revealed: As Rimmel London is becoming more and more of a truly global brand, it was very important for us to have a global expert such as Kirstin to represent the brand internationally and help us export the ‘London look’.”
