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Makeup artist Angela Levin makes a natural look turn glamorousAngela LevinMeet Angela Levin. This incredible woman and Chanel makeup artist is the driving force behind the beautifully flawless faces of celebrities such as Blake Lively, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and many more. She went from being just another struggling artist trying to make ends meet to one of the most sought-after artists in Hollywood in little over a year.She was raised in Florence, Italy, and is impressively fluent in five languages. Angela moved to Los Angeles to study at the Elegance International Academy of Beauty and apprenticed with the distinguished Burman Studios. She began her career in special-effects makeup. She was so successful in this area that she quickly became the head of the makeup department on numerous feature films. Here she met her two most loyal clients, Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Aniston. These friendships are what helped bring her look from behind the scenes in movies to the red carpet.Angela is known for creating luminescent, glamorous looks with minimal makeup. Her clients always leave with a flawless, radiant face. Her work has an ethereal quality to it- delicate, light and highly refined. This technique is one that can be credited to her experience with special effects and her experimentation with color and texture. Her striking workhas caught the attention of publicists, directors, and well-known photographers such as Peter Lindbergh, Cliff Watts, Greg Gorman, James White and Peggy Sirota.Chanel makeup artist Angela Levin reveals covergirl Jennifer Aniston's beauty look