Laura Mercier
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Laura Mercier | |
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| Born | Michèle Mercier October 2, 1960 |
| Occupation | Makeup artist |
| Known for | Makeup, photoshoots |
Laura Mercier (born Michèle Mercier on 2 October 1960) is a French makeup artist and businesswoman.
Laura Mercier was born as Michèle Mercier in Arles, France, on 2 October 1960, the youngest of three daughters. At 16, she enrolled as an art student at L'Ecole Supérieure d'Arts Appliqués Duperré, a design school in Paris, to pursue painting and drawing.[1] Mercier later enrolled at the Carita Paris Institute, a combination beauty school and salon in Paris, France. Following her graduation, Mercier worked as a makeup artist at the school and adopted the name "Laura" to avoid confusion with the actress Michèle Mercier, a client of the salon.[2] After attending Carita Paris Institute, she moved to New York and worked for famous magazines such as Elle, Allure, Glamour, and InStyle.[3]
