Mark Carrasquillo

PHOTOS: CHRISTIAN BRYLLE. SPECIAL THANKS: MILK STUDIOS.

If you are a regular reader of Interview, or really any high fashion magazine, you’ll recognize the name Mark Carrasquillo. The makeup artist contributes to almost every Interview issue, collaborating closely with photographers like Craig McDean, Mikael Jansson, Steven Klein, Peter Lindbergh, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and of course, our Editorial Director Fabien Baron on our well stories and covers. He’s a favorite of designers like J.W. Anderson, Calvin Klein, and H&M, and a devoted father to his daughter Nico-Lou. As for who he’d like to be going forward, he says simply: “Me but better!”

THINGS THAT INSPIRE ME:
Children, cities, and nature are a few.

THE PEOPLE I ADMIRE THE MOST:
Women.

AN EVENT I WISHED I’D WITNESSED:
I hope to witness the demise of Donald Trump and all things Trump in the near future.

QUESTIONS I CAN’T ANSWER:
Who am I?

MY BIGGEST ADVENTURE:
Becoming a parent.

THINGS I’D LIKE TO IMPROVE ABOUT MYSELF:
Become a better parent.

GAMES I PLAY:
Pac Man, but not as often as I’d like. Sometimes I go to a bar on First Avenue and have a cocktail and play.

MY GREATEST VICES:
Ice cream, bacon, and people I know are not good for me.

SOME THINGS I’D RATHER FORGET:
I don’t want to forget. I like memories—even the painful ones.

MY IDEA OF HAPPINESS:
Waking up healthy.

ONE LAST FAVOR I’D LIKE TO ASK:
I’d like to be kissed more, please.

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