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Wayne Goss (make-up artist)

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Wayne Goss
Born
Wayne Alan Goss

(1978-03-04) 4 March 1978 (age 46)
Bridgwater, Somerset, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Makeup artist, YouTube personality, entrepreneur
Years active2009–present
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Parent(s)Alan Goss
Bernie Goss
YouTube information
Websitewww.waynegoss.co.uk
Channel
GenreBeauty vlogger
Subscribers3.99 million[1]
Total views551.82 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 9 Jul 2022
For the Australian politician, see Wayne Goss.

Wayne Alan Goss (born 4 March 1978)[2][3] is an English makeup artist, YouTube personality and entrepreneur. Best known for his "Wayne Goss" channel on YouTube, he is the creator and owner of the eponymous makeup brush line launched in September 2013. As of December 2019, Goss' main YouTube channel had over 3.75 million subscribers and has had 493 million views.[4]

Personal life

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Born in the town of Bridgwater in Somerset, England, as the first child to Alan and Bernie Goss, at eighteen months old he was fostered to his maternal uncle and his wife and raised in Burnham-on-Sea.[2] Despite relating the development of his interest in makeup at a young age, Goss has said in various interviews that suffering from acne at the age of 20 was the spur to his launching a career in the makeup industry.[5][6] Goss is gay, and was married in 2022 to his long term partner. He now lives and works in South Wales, UK. [7][8]

Career

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Goss has said that he started out as self-taught by reading makeup books written by contemporary artists Way Bandy and Kevyn Aucoin. He then furthered his study in makeup artistry in London and trained professionally as a makeup artist.[6] Goss works freelance without a portfolio and takes bookings on the recommendation of existing clients.[9]

YouTube

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Gossmakeupartist

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Goss began publishing videos on YouTube under the username Gossmakeupartist in 2009.[10] Unlike makeup tutorials commonly found on YouTube, Goss' videos incorporate other features such as instructing viewers in different ways of makeup application for the corresponding face shapes aiming to provide a user-friendly approach to makeup.[11] His tutorial on how to contour and highlight like Kim Kardashian has over ten million views as of 2016.[12]

Goss has signed with the multi-channel networks on YouTube, Kin Community, since 2013.[13] His main channel was the most subscribed channel of a male makeup artist in 2015 and was ranked 33rd on the most subscribed how to & style YouTube channel category in 2015,[14] and has been honoured with several awards, including Refinery29's Beauty Innovator Award for Must-Watch Beauty Vlogger.[15]

Gossmakeupchat

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In 2012, Goss established his second YouTube channel, Gossmakeupchat, where he regularly posts product reviews and videos discussing other topics. The channel has over 400,000 subscribers as of September 2016.

Makeup brush line

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In September 2013, in partnership with Beautylish, a west-coast based e-commerce site, Goss launched his own line of makeup brushes and its first collection, "Wayne Goss – The Collection." The line was successful, and the collection sold out in the first minutes after launching online.[6][10] His limited edition Holiday Brush accumulated a 12,000-person waiting list before release.[16] "The Wayne Goss Face Set" and "Eye Set", an extension of the brush line, were released in spring 2014.[17] The line was nominated for Best Makeup Brushes in the 2014 Readers' Choice Awards organised by beauty blog Temptalia.[18] Since launch, "Wayne Goss" brushes have gained popularity, being described by the CEO of Beautylish as one of the best-sellers sitewide.[19]

In September 2015, Goss announced on his YouTube channel and his social media accounts the launch of his "Brow Set".[20]

In June 2024 he released a synthetic brush line.

Collaboration

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Goss collaborated with Paula's Choice in creating the brand's "The Nude Mattes Eyeshadow Palette", launched in April 2014 as a limited edition release.[21]

Awards

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Year Title Award Nominated work Result
2014 Temptalia's Readers' Choice Awards Best Makeup Brushes Wayne Goss Brushes Nominated
2015 Refinery29's Beauty Innovator Award Must-Watch Beauty Vlogger Himself Won

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Wayne Goss". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Goss, Wayne. "DRAW MY LIFE – GOSSMAKEUPARTIST". Retrieved 11 July 2015 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Goss Makeup Artist". Facebook. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ^ "The Experts. The Makeup Artists. Wayne Goss". carolinehirons.com. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Interview: Meet Wayne Goss, the Male YouTube Makeup Star Selling Out Product in Five Minutes". The Cut. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  7. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: I AM GAY - MY COMING OUT STORY. YouTube.
  8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: SKINCARE HACK! SAVE LOADS OF MONEY ON YOUR SKINCARE!. YouTube.
  9. ^ "Expert makeup artist and educator Wayne Goss goes one on one with The Makeup Show". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Wayne Goss Beautylish". Beautylish. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Face facts... the A-Z of how to brush up on your beauty routine!". The Belfast Telegraph. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  12. ^ Goss, Wayne. "Highlight and Contour Like Kim Kardashian". YouTube.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  13. ^ Van, Alan (24 December 2013). "Makeup Guru Wayne Goss Talks Charlotte Tilbury and Signing with Kin Community". newmediarockstars.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  14. ^ "YouTube Top 100 Most Subscribed How To & Style Channels List – Top by Subscribers". vidstatsx.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ "Refinery29 Launches First-Ever Beauty Innovator Awards with a Nod To Industry Disruptors in Beauty, Skincare, & Hair" (Press release). PR Newswire. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Meet The Beauty Product with a 12,000-Person Waiting List". HuffPost. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
    - "n Care Rulebook And Embrace These 6 Offbeat Beauty Solutions". HuffPost. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  17. ^ Russell, Jill. "The Next Big Thing from Wayne Goss is Here..." Beautylish.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
    - Russell, Jill. "Tutorial: Sultry, Smokey Eye with Wayne Goss, The Eye Set". Beautylish.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  18. ^ "2014 Readers' Choice Awards: Our Favorite Makeup and Beauty Products". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  19. ^ Montes, Stephanie. "THE BEST SELLERS FROM A TOP BEAUTY SITE". thezoereport.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  20. ^ Goss, Wayne. "BROW REVOLUTION! TIME TO CHANGE EVERYTHING!". youtube. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  21. ^ "THE NUDE MATTES EYESHADOW PALETTE". paulaschoice.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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