Mickey Contractor

Biography

Mickey Contractor is the MAC Director of Makeup Artistry for India.  He started his career 33 years ago with hair. His main interest was hair styling, but at that time in the Indian film industry, men were not allowed to do hair, so he had to switch his career from a hair stylist to a makeup artist.

He always wanted to become a part of the industry and was very fond of the concept of filmmaking. When he decided to start his career as a makeup artist, he considered it a must to study a little bit of makeup. 

In this study, he pursued by assisting a senior makeup artist.  To get hands-on experience in the makeup field he worked in many different places.

The turning point of his career was when he decided to leave the film industry. After leaving films, he went into advertising. He found work in the advertising field more challenging and respectful. 

Advertising gave him a chance to experience working with different kinds of looks. In the Advertising field, He tried more sophisticated and complex makeup techniques.

He continued his work in the Advertising field for about 10 years. Right at the point when he started to get recognized for his makeup skills in ad agencies, and his skills to work differently from other makeup artists, that’s when the film industry wanted him back in the film industry.

With his growing success and reputation, he also increased his fees. He built his own M.A.C. collection. With no sources in India, he had to travel around the world for the collection of makeup sources.

 Being the creator of the ‘NO MAKEUP LOOK’ in India, He has opened his stores in Bombay and Banglore.  He had been also a mentor to many makeup artists in India.

When MAC decided to launch in India, they approached Mickey without giving any second thought.  MAC wanted to benefit from the skills and experience of Mickey for its beauty products. 

 Being the MAC’s Director of Makeup Artistry for India, Mickey is held responsible for re-interpret and customizing the products.

He also works as an extremely popular and hard-to-book professional bridal makeup artist.