{{Short description|New Zealand makeup artist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox person | birth_name = Michael Owen Ashton | image = Michael Ashton.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|3|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Hamilton, New Zealand | nationality = | occupation = Celebrity Makeup Artist | years_active = 2006-present | known_for = Adele's former makeup artist <ref>{{cite web |title=How to Recreate Adele's Signature Eyeliner |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/how-to-recreate-adeles-signature-eyeliner |website=British Vogue|date=29 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=march |first1=Bridget |title=Adele's make-up artist has the easiest tips to prevent eye make-up ageing you |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/make-up-nails/a43642/tips-to-prevent-eye-make-up-ageing-you/ |website=Harper's BAZAAR |date=8 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Adele's Makeup Artist Explains How To Get The Perfect Winged Eyeliner |url=http://www.hngn.com/articles/182168/20160224/adeles-makeup-artists-explains-perfect-winged-eyeliner.htm |work=Headlines & Global News |date=24 February 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Adele's Makeup Artist Has the Most Genius Hack for Your Under Eye Concealer |url=https://www.instyle.com/beauty/adele-makeup-artist-michael-ashton-concealer-hack |website=InStyle.com |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Lebsack |first1=Lexy |title=THIS Is Why Adele Has Had The Best Glow-Up In Hollywood |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/07/163393/adele-hair-makeup-looks-beauty-transformation |website=www.refinery29.com}}</ref> | family = {{ubl|Howard Morrison (uncle)|Temuera Morrison (cousin) |Taini Morrison (cousin)}} }} {{distinguish|Ashton Michael}} '''Michael Owen Ashton''' (born 23 March 1982) is a New Zealand makeup artist, hairstylist, beauty expert, and brand founder.<ref name="WWD">{{cite news|url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/wwd-digital-beauty-michael-ashton-1203035476/|title=WWD Digital Beauty Forum: Celeb Makeup Artist Michael Ashton on the Evolution of Influence|accessdate=26 February 2019|publisher=WWD|agency=WWD|location=US|language=English|authorlink1=Jenny B Fine}}</ref> He is most notable for being the former makeup artist of recording artist Adele and for his former affiliation with the cosmetic house of Marc Jacobs Beauty, owned by Kendo group – LVMH.<ref name="Fashionista">{{cite web |author1=WHITNEY BAUCK |date=10 Feb 2017 |title=MARC JACOBS BEAUTY TAPS CELEB MAKEUP ARTISTS, SIMONE ROCHA TALKS FINDING SUCCESS |url=https://fashionista.com/2017/02/marc-jacobs-beauty-ambassador |website=Fashionista |language=English |location=US}}</ref> He is currently CEO and Creative Director of his eponymous cosmetics brand, Michael Ashton Beauty.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fine |first1=Jenny B. |title=WWD Digital Beauty Forum: Celeb Makeup Artist Michael Ashton on the Evolution of Influence |url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/wwd-digital-beauty-michael-ashton-1203035476/ |work=WWD |date=26 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life == Ashton was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. At the age of nine, he discovered his mother’s Nutrimetics case, wet/dry eyeshadow, and hot rollers. He then talked his grandmother into letting him do her makeup backstage when she performed with his uncle Sir Howard Morrison.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Ashton is Adele's Right-Hand Man |url=http://www.nzedge.com/news/michael-ashton-adeles-right-hand-man/ |website=NZEDGE |date=2 March 2016}}</ref>
Ashton went to Katikati Primary School, Waimata Primary School, and Bethlehem College. He taught himself how to use makeup from Keyvn Aucoin’s book ‘Making Faces'.<ref name="Book">{{cite book |title=Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin |url=https://kevynaucoinbeauty.com/products/making-faces-by-kevyn-aucoin?variant=42824978700&gclid=Cj0KCQjwz8bsBRC6ARIsAEyNnvq6UGdLhn3VDqcg3FP43uMPHWaZLxOB2wilKvroL-vqbN4M8xTnjH4aApm3EALw_wcB |language=en}}</ref>
He later trained at Servilles Academy of Hairdressing before working at a high-profile salon in Auckland and moving into session styling. He also spent time in New York working alongside the MAC Cosmetics Pro Team and doing the show circuits around Europe.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fine |first1=Jenny B. |title=WWD Digital Beauty Forum: Celeb Makeup Artist Michael Ashton on the Evolution of Influence |url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/wwd-digital-beauty-michael-ashton-1203035476/ |website=WWD |language=en |date=26 February 2019}}</ref>
==Career== Ashton first started working with celebrities when Girls Aloud and Jamelia came to New Zealand on promotional trips. He then started traveling to New York working alongside the M.A.C. Pro team with Gordon Espinet. When he first moved to London in 2006, he assisted Dick Page on the show circuit both in the U.K. and Europe. Through a friend in PR, he was connected to and worked with Bianca Jagger and Elle McPherson and subsequently began to focus on the red carpet.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Ashton is Adele's Right-Hand Man |url=http://www.nzedge.com/news/michael-ashton-adeles-right-hand-man/ |website=NZEDGE |date=2 March 2016}}</ref>
In 2007, Ashton was introduced to Adele through a mutual friend in the lead-up to the release of her first album, 19. Later, Ashton became Adele's personal makeup artist for 12 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=ADELE s Make Up & Hair Artist MICHAEL ASHTON talks about her iconic look & the Beauty Business | website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMNFq40uPOw |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fitnessmagazine.com/beauty/makeup/adeles-makeup-artist-just-revealed-all-of-her-secrets/|title=Adele's Makeup Artist Just Revealed ALL OF HER SECRETS}}</ref>
== Clients == Ashton's past clientele have included Alessandra Ambrosio,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lupica |first1=Lilith Hardie |title=Victoria's Secret Angel make-up made easy from the man in charge of Alessandra Ambrosio and Behati Prinsloo's glow |url=https://www.vogue.com.au/beauty/makeup/victorias-secret-angel-makeup-made-easy-from-the-man-in-charge-of-alessandra-ambrosio-and-behati-prinsloos-glow/news-story/dc46ffb48cb4a8e94cfae4c00bb4f181 |website=Vogue.com.au |date=29 March 2018}}</ref> Adele,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lebsack |first1=Lexy |title=THIS Is Why Adele Has Had The Best Glow-Up In Hollywood |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/07/163393/adele-hair-makeup-looks-beauty-transformation#slide-14 |website=www.refinery29.com}}</ref> Nicole Scherzinger,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udoschoicebeautyblog.co.uk/p/in-press.html|title=In the Press - Udo's Choice Beauty Blog|access-date=4 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318072344/http://www.udoschoicebeautyblog.co.uk/p/in-press.html|archive-date=18 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jing Lusi from ''Crazy Rich Asians'',<ref>{{cite web |title=The Crazy Rich Asians Premiere Had 13 of the Best Beauty Looks Maybe Ever |url=https://www.byrdie.com/crazy-rich-asians-premiere |website=Byrdie |language=en}}</ref> Penelope Cruz,<ref>{{cite web |title=10 of the best Christmas make-up ideas |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/christmas/g29186850/christmas-make-up/ |website=Harperbazaar|date=11 December 2019 }}</ref> and Rosie Huntington Whiteley.
== Brand Collaborations == Ashton was a "Global Artistry Ambassador" for Marc Jacobs Beauty from 2017 to 2019. This group also included{{Clarify|reason=|date=October 2019}} Sarah Tanno (who did Lady Gaga's Super Bowl makeup) and Hung Vanngo, who were joining the same time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Rachel |title=Marc Jacobs Beauty Taps Celebrity Makeup Artists as Brand Ambassadors |url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/color-cosmetics/marc-jacobs-beauty-celebrity-makeup-artists-10782840/ |website=WWD |language=en |date=10 February 2017}}</ref>
== Awards == Winner of the Wella Young Protege Scholarship 2000.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0302/S00047/wella-yps-backgrounder.htm| title = Wella YPS Backgrounder {{!}} Scoop News}} </ref>
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