Eve Pearl

Eve Pearl is a five-time Emmy award winning celebrity makeup artist and author of Plastic Surgery without the Surgery, the Miracle of Makeup Techniques (Warner Books). Eve is currently the personal Makeup Artist to Meredith Vieira, host of NBC’s Today Show. In December of 2008, she launched EVE PEARL, a luxury brand of cosmetics and opened her flagship makeup experience studio and boutique in the heart New York City.

Biography

Early Years

Eve was born in Tbilisi to Misha Pizhadze, an art dealer, and Riva Pizhadze, a highly-respected makeup and hair stylist in the theatre and ballet world. She lived in Italy, Israel and Russia before traveling to the United States in 1975. Eve later attended CUNY Baruch, where she studied Business and Communication.

Eve Fashion Jewelry

At the age of 21, Eve started her first business, Eve Fashion Jewelry, where she created hand made custom jewelry in New York City. She attended monthly high end trade shows, where she marketed her products to potential clients. Although she mostly sold to manufacturers, her jewelry was eventually worn by famous clients, including Olivia Newton John and Michael Jackson.

First Make Up Job: Salomé

In 1993, after a change in heart, Eve considered a different career path with a new direction in life. Her first job in makeup was on the production of Salomé, at the Palace Theatre in Stamford, Connecticut, as a personal makeup artist for Al Pacino.

NYC Opera

In 1993, Eve began working at the NYC Opera on a national tour with Madame Butterfly as an assistant in the hair and makeup department. She enjoyed the energy of a live show while learning how to transform people with makeup and hair.

Broadway

Eve took every job she could get her hands on. She began filling in on Broadway, working as a hair and makeup assistant for Beauty and the Beast in 1994. After two years working at A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden (1995), Eve was promoted to Assistant Supervisor, where she worked for a total of seven years. She also worked on the Wizard of Oz in 1997 as an Assistant Supervisor where she designed the makeup for Roseanne Barr, transforming her into the Wicked Witch of the West.

All My Children

In 1996, Eve was recommended by a friend from Saturday Night Live to interview at All My Children. For the first time, Eve was working as a freelance makeup artist for a television show, but she continued to work on Broadway.

The View

In 1997, The View debuted in studio 24 (formerly of Ryan’s Hope) across the hall from All My Children in the ABC building in New York City, located at 320 West 66th street. Many people auditioned for the new daytime television show, but Eve decided not to audition.

One day during the inaugural season, both makeup artists from The View had emergencies and couldn’t make it to the show. They had one makeup artist on call as a fill in, but they needed another. In desperation, they called Eve, who had the day off from All My Children. Eve remembers being called at 7:30 am and hustling to get to work by 8:00 am. After one day, the View asked Eve to return. She was working a full schedule, splitting time between both shows, across the hall from each other.

After a few months, the View asked Eve to be the head of the makeup department, working with all of the talent, including [Barbara Walters], Meredith Vieira, Joy Behar, Star Jones and Debbie Matenopoulos. Later additions to the show included Lisa Ling and Elisabeth Haselback.

Plastic Surgery without the Surgery Eve decided to take her makeup skills in front of the camera at The View, performing segments entitled Plastic Surgery without the Surgery. She wanted to educate the public on the power of makeup. Meanwhile, Eve was mixing her own makeup products and using them on The View.

In 2002, Eve collected all of her knowledge from the segment with the same name and published her first book entitled Plastic Surgery without the Surgery(Warner Books)1. Eve wanted to show the importance of artistic theory involved in makeup. Although Eve never studied makeup, she was frustrated by the makeup industry myths. In publishing her book, Eve wanted to share the information she had learned with the hope of helping everyone become better makeup artists. In hindsight, Eve credits the lack of information to driving her to discover the proper techniques for herself.

In the book, Eve demonstrates and educates with random products. It was a theory based book as opposed to a product based one. Readers were having trouble finding products Eve described in the book. Based on this frustration, Eve started creating her own products that she was using on The View, mixing and improving. Eve worked directly with chemists to perfect consistency, texture and the color of products.

2000 Academy Awards

In 2000, Meredith Vieira hosted the Academy Awards. Meredith asked Eve to join her in Los Angeles, California. After a successful trip, Eve became Meredith’s full time makeup artist.

Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

In 2002, when Meredith Vieira began hosting Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Eve continued to work as her personal makeup artists.

The TODAY Show

Eve currently works at the TODAY show as Meredith Vieira’s personal makeup artist (since 2006). Eve has traveled with Meredith throughout the world, including Beijing, China (2008 Olympics), Azores, Portugal (tracing Meredith’s family history), Mexico City (butterfly migration), Scotland (JK Rawlings interview) and London, England. Eve also traveled to Washington DC for the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama and to Tampa, Florida for the 2009 Super Bowl.

Honors

Eve Pearl is a five-time Emmy Award Winner:

• 2006 – 2007 Daytime Emmy Awards – Outstanding Achievement in Makeup – The View, ABC
• 2005 – 2006 Daytime Emmy Awards – Outstanding Achievement in Makeup – The View, ABC
• 2002 – 2003 Daytime Emmy Awards – Outstanding Achievement in Makeup – The View, ABC
• 2001 – 2002 Daytime Emmy Awards – Outstanding Achievement in Makeup – The View, ABC
• 2000 – 2001 Daytime Emmy Awards – Outstanding Achievement in Makeup – The View, ABC

Trade Shows

Eve regularly appears, presents and instructs at Trade Shows around the world including:

• International Make-Up Artist Trade Show (IMATS)
• The Makeup Show (TMS)
• International Beauty Show (IBS)

Charity Work

Eve donates many of her products to non profit organizations. She has worked with the 2008 Petroushka Ball in addition to the 2009 Matrix Awards, which honors women in Communications. She has also worked with the Women’s Leadership Exchange and the New York Women in Film and Television. She also volunteered at the 2009 TODAY's Mom's event.

Magazine Publications

Throughout her career, Eve has been featured in many magazines and publications, including:

• Glamour
• Good Housekeeping
• In Style
• Ladies Home Journal
• MakeUp Artist Magazine
• More
• Neiman Marcus
• New York Magazine
• New York Times
• People, Prevention
• Soap Opera Digest
• TV Guide
• Vanity Fair
• Woman's Day

Celebrity Clientèle

• Kevin Bacon • Mathew Broderick • Carol Burnett • President Jimmy Carter • Simon Cowell • Tom Cruise • Ann Curry • Carson Daly • Tony Danza • Bo Derek • Danny DeVito • Dayna Devon • Michael Douglas • Robert Downey Jr. • Jimmy Fallon • Sarah Ferguson • Michael J. Fox • Kathy Lee Gifford • Rudy Giuliani • Danny Glover • Kathy Griffin • Linda Hamilton • Elizabeth Hasselbeck • Ron Howard • Arianna Huffington • Samuel L. Jackson • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson • Star Jones • Hoda Kotb • Swoosie Kurtz • Nathan Lane • Amanda Lewis • Jay Leno • Lisa Ling • Debbie Matenopoulos • Mary Tyler Moore • Natalie Morales • Liam Nisson • Conan O’Brien • President Barack Obama • First Lady Michelle Obama • Al Pacino • Carolyn Rhea • Kelly Ripa • Doris Roberts • Ray Romano • Adam Sandler • Jane Seymour • Brooke Shields • Rob Shneider • Mira Sorvino • Kevin Spacey • Jon Stewart • Kiefer Sutherland • Tiffani-Amber Thiessen • Kathleen Turner • Jean Claude Van Damme • Meredith Vieira • Christopher Walken • Barbara Walters • Henry Winkler • James Woods