As Casts Become More Diverse, Hollywood’s Bank of Makeup Artists Needs to Become More Inclusive As Well
Janet W. Lee Waiting for production to restart, makeup artist Kirin Bhatty has spent her summer giving makeup consultations via FaceTime, preparing stars including Geraldine Viswanathan of “The Broken Hearts Gallery” to look their best for drive-through red carpets and Zoom interviews.“I grab my products, walk them through every step of their makeup, and I do it with them,” Bhatty, who worked on “Off Camera With Sam Jones,” tells Variety in a FaceTime call.