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G®ego®y

The only difference between a saint and a sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner ha

About Me

I am a metal dog-go to chinatown to figure that out- with no attitude or pretense. prefer water resistant to water proof. eat organic healthy food. love irish steel cut oatmeal. charcoal toxin-drawing masks. creating. discovering. working out. working it. making love not war. making out. tend to think outside of the box. feeling sexy. shift the paradigm whenever possible.consider myself a 'beauty exorcist' when it comes to my craft. can hold my own in a new crowd. have an affinity for sunny days. one word? optimistic....that's what I've been told, and I'll take it. “Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.” –St. Francis de Sales...."No Growth Without Resistance. No Action Without Reaction. No Desire Without Restraint."...."I Call A Person Rich When He Can Meet The Requirements Of His Imagination" ♥ ♥Gregarious gre-gar-i-ous [gri-gair-ee-uhs] -adjective 1: tending to form a group with others of the same kind; "Gregarious bird species"; "man is a Gregarious animal" [ant: unGregarious] 2: seeking and enjoying the company of others; "a Gregarious person who avoids solitude" [Origin: 1660–70; [LATIN Gregarius, belonging to a flock, from Grex, equiv. to Greg-, flock + -arius -arious. See ger- in Indo-European Roots.] -Synonyms 1. social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extroverted. 2. ME! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Oh, and....bio anyone? As well as being with Exclusive Artist Management, Gregory Arlt is the Director of Makeup Artistry for MAC Cosmetics based out of Los Angeles. Born and raised in L.A., he has been doing makeup professionally for 17 years. He started out with a major in art history and theatre and began his makeup career at the prestigious Los Angeles boutique Fred Segal in 1989. Gregory works with some of the most famous faces in the world including Fran Drescher, Pamela Anderson, Alicia Keys, Cher, Sienna Miller, Ziyi Zhang, Kim Cattrall, Liza Minnelli, Minnie Driver, Dita Von Teese, Mandy Moore, Gretchen Mol, Nelly Furtado, and Mary J. Blige. Being one of the most in demand artists in Hollywood, he appears regularly as a beauty expert on TV shows such as Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, CNN, E! Entertainment Television and The Style Network. Gregory can be found backstage at the fashion collections in Milan, Paris, and New York designing makeup looks for Oscar de la Renta, Alexander McQueen, Ungaro, Michael Kors, and Chloe to name a few. He also is the key makeup artist on the WB hit show "Living With Fran". Gregory brings his wealth of knowledge and talent all over the globe, doing press, makeup master classes, editorial photo shoots, and television appearances in countries such as England, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan. "I consider myself a beauty exorcist. Instead of piling makeup on the face, I bring out a woman's beauty, respecting her features, bone structure, coloring, and most importantly, her personality" ♥ ♥ Some of my work: ♥♥ Oh, and basically, this is how I feel on the inside:

My Interests

Hiking, laughing, dining out, music, going out, staying in, makeup, art, architecture, discovery, friends, being alone, the window seat of an airplane, lightsabers, debate, resolution, flirting, painting, museums, Pilates, creating, thinking, exploring, severe wanderlust, looking out my window, exorcising beauty, singing in the car, looong drives, breakfast, and discovering tips to perfect lips. ..
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I'd like to meet:

imperious leaders. seekers. the powers that be. those who 'get it'. the motivated. shifters of the paradigm. those who make the banal amazing.the sage on the stage. the guide on the side. men who can cry. movers and shakers. shakers of groove thangs. nice boys. riff raff. friends from past lives. people who want to have it all. those who don't settle. a comrade. affectionate ones. tactile ones. spontanious folk. dancers on tables. wallflowers. generous types. him. you? but i understand you're really busy right now. so whenever's fine...... width="425" height="350" ..

Music:

Air, Aludidnation, Angelo Badalamenti, Annie Lennox, Annie, Badly Drawn Boy, Basement Jaxx, The Beatles, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Bent, Beth Orton, Billie Holiday, Bjork, Boards of Canada, Brian Eno, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chet Baker, The Clash, Cocteau Twins, Culture Club, Daft Punk, David Sylvian, Dead Can Dance, Depeche Mode, Dimitri From Paris, Donny Hathaway, Ella Fitzgerald, Erykah Badu, Eurythmics, Everything But The Girl, Fiona Apple, Fischerspooner, Frou Frou, Goldfrapp, Gotan Project, Gus Gus, Herbert, Hooverphonic, The Hope Blister, Imogen Heap, Interpol, Jill Scott, Joni Mitchell, Jose Gonzales, Julee Cruise, Junior Boys, Jurassic 5, K&D, Kelis, Kelly Polar, k.d. lang, Kraftwerk, Lamb, Madonna, Mamas and the Papas, Missy Elliott, Nina Hagen, Peace Orchestra, Pink Martini, Portishead, Postal Service, Prince, Public Enemy, Radiohead, RJD2, Roberta Flack, Roison Murphy, Royksopp, Sade, Seal, Sia, Sinead O'Connor, Sly and the Family Stone, Thievery Corporation, This Mortal Coil, Tosca, Tracey Thorn, Tricky, Underworld,Venus Hum, William Orbit, WuTang Clan, Zero 7....and about 2,000 more....

Movies:

Too many-- favorites: Star Wars trilogy (original, mind you), Ma Vie En Rose, Cinema Paradiso, 8 1/2, Fellini, Moonstruck, Romy and Michelle, Ciao! Manhattan, Mildred Pierce, Contact, John Waters, Waiting for Guffman, Hedwig, Best in Show, and more....

Television:

What I TIVO: Discoveries This Week, Fashion File, FTV, Iron Chef, So You Think You Can Dance (obsessed), and LIVING WITH FRAN (shameless plug, I admit....)But I would much rather travel...

Books:

Augusten Burroughs, David Sedaris, Armistead Maupin, Once Upon A Pirate Ship, The Monstrous Memoirs Of A Mighty McFearless, Michael Cunningham ♥ Dorothy Parker to Winston Churchill: "Sir, if you were my husband, I'd serve you poison." Winston Churchill to Dorothy Parker: "Madam, if I were your husband, I'd drink it."

Heroes:

The two amazing nephews.... ....And my gorgeous niece Ivy.

My Blog

The Mean Witch

In time for Halloween.... Since going outside in Los Angeles right now is akin to running into a burning building, I stayed inside today, for most of the day, cleaning, organizing (with a nod to the i...
Posted by G®ego®y on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:47:00 PST

Turning (turned) Japanese....

After 12 days of wonderment, I now cross over the Int'l Date Line again to descend home....back to LA....back to my OWN bed.You've read about Kyoto....now onto Tokyo! There are no words to describe ho...
Posted by G®ego®y on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:11:00 PST

This just in from Japan....

Greetings from KYOTO!!   So far, so amazing here....I love this little city. Yesterday was the most magical day I've had in ages&.we went to lunch at a real temple with food made by Buddhist mon...
Posted by G®ego®y on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:33:00 PST

Deutchland!

  Gutentag meine damen und herren!   Ok....I'll try to keep this short and sweet (but you know me!)   Short and sweet version: Love Germany, people have been great, weather amazing, goo...
Posted by G®ego®y on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:39:00 PST

Beauty Advice- by Audrey Hepburn

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness... For lovely eyes, seekout the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers thr...
Posted by G®ego®y on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:29:00 PST

Stitch Witchery: Or, Why I love Gayla

The scene: My house. Two days after Christmas. Very tired. Very burned out. Very much suffering from glycemic shock due to the reintroduction of mass amounts of holiday foods (read: 400...
Posted by G®ego®y on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:40:00 PST

The ARLT of Looking Good

A lovely article written about yours truly recently....am honored to share it with y'all!   The Arlt of looking good By: Fiona Hawtin Gregory Arlt is a self-confessed "beauty exorcist". But...
Posted by G®ego®y on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:20:00 PST

Definition of Happiness....

3 Cups Organic Oatmeal flakes2 Cups Vanilla flavored Rice Milk1 Cup Organic Cold Pressed Apple Juice2 pinches of salt1 handful Goji berries (THE most anti-oxidant berries on the planet. Look 'em up)Li...
Posted by G®ego®y on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:37:00 PST

36 is the new black

Well, here it is. My birthday. At 12:32 a.m. (take note, astrologers) I arrived. 36 years ago. And thanks to Dermanew, Epicurean facials, Pilates, Gold's Gym, Botox, La Mer, and Fix +, you would hardl...
Posted by G®ego®y on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:00:00 PST

TIFF

I am here in Toronto at the moment, ending a week of work for the Toronto International Film Festival. After being in Toronto for over a week, I am beginning to feel like a Canadian citizen (which isn...
Posted by G®ego®y on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 06:53:00 PST