Gucci Westman is an American makeup artist, cosmetic designer, and entrepreneur. She has worked as the International Artistic Director for Lancôme and the Global Artistic Director for Revlon before founding her own makeup line, Westman Atelier.

Owing to her standing as one of the most sought-after and accomplished makeup artists in the world, Gucci Westman is estimated to have a net worth of $2 million.

In this article, we look at her career highlights and provide a breakdown of her net worth.

Gucci Westman: Net Worth, Income Sources & Salary

Gucci Westman’s wealth comes from her tenure as a makeup artist, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. Considered one of the premier makeup artists and cosmetic designers in the world, she has done makeup work for such celebrities as Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Natalie Portman, and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Makeup

Westman’s career took off when she moved to LA and started doing movie makeup. Her work was scouted by filmmaker Spike Jonze who employed her in the makeup department for the 1999 movie, Being John Malkovich.

Additionally, she since worked in the makeup department of such movies as 1995’s French Exit, 1996’s Bordello, 19998’s Buffalo ’66, and 2000’s Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her.

Impressed with her work in the movie, Cameron Diaz personally hand-picked Westman to do her makeup for a Harper’s Bazaar cover shoot.

Gucci Westman and Cameron Diaz
Gucci Westman and Cameron Diaz
Source: Harper’s Bazaar

She also started doing makeup work for cover shoots of such magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair, Allure, W, and AnOther Magazine, to name a few.

She worked as the International Artistic Director for the French cosmetics brand, Lancôme, in 2003.

She also worked as the Global Artistic Director for the international cosmetics conglomerate, Revlon, during which she did makeup for Halle Berry, Jessica Alba, and Jessica Biel, among others.

She held the job from 2008 to 2015 and stepped down to pursue other interests, namely, founding her own beauty brand.

Entrepreneurship with Westman Atelier

In 2018, Westman ventured into entrepreneurship with the launch of her own makeup line, Westman Atelier. Her range of plant-based and “clean” cosmetic products have been a huge hit.

Gucci Westman: Short Bio, Age

Gucci Westman was born on October 18, 1971. She was born in the States but was raised in Sweden, hence why she has dual citizenship in both countries. She is running at 49 years old in 2020.

She aspired to become a translator or professional horse rider but found her calling in makeup and cosmetics design. She had a spell studying at the Paris-based makeup school, Neo Christian Chauveau, and then moved to Los Angeles to learn movie makeup.

Married to Rag & Bone Founder David Neville

Since 2006, Westman has been married to fashion designer David Neville. Neville is the founder and former-CEO of the apparel brand, Rag & Bone.

Gucci Westman and husband David Neville
Gucci Westman and husband David Neville
Source: WSJ

The couple has three children together: son Dashel, and daughters Gray and Petal.

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