Beauty.
Authority.
Evolution.
Celebrity makeup artist, beauty-industry insider, educator, and founder Kristin de la Renta explores the artistry, intelligence, and ideas shaping modern beauty.
Beauty is not simply what we apply. It is how we create, communicate, sell, lead, and evolve.
Two decades inside the business of beauty.
Kristin de la Renta is a celebrity makeup artist, beauty director, educator, writer, and founder of KDLR Beauty Labs. Her work connects professional artistry with sales psychology, leadership, beauty-business strategy, and the digital tools shaping the industry’s next chapter.
Ideas shaping modern beauty
Beauty-industry intelligence, artistry, leadership, sales psychology, AI, business, and personal evolution.
Mindfulness in Your Beauty Business
In the beauty industry, success isn’t just built on technique — it’s built on presence. Whether you’re working behind the chair, backstage…
Read Article
The Best Long-Wear Foundations For Heat And Humidity
After years of testing foundations on clients through weddings, productions and long event days, these formulas consistently deliver durability without sacrificing finish.…
Read Article
Rebuilding Changes How Work Feels
How Personal Transformation Reshapes Leadership and Work There is a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from doing too much. It…
Read Article
Rethinking the Feedback Loop in the Beauty Industry
Digital Demand, Product Alignment, and Omnichannel Leadership For years, I’ve said the biggest mistake corporate teams make isn’t lack of effort. It’s…
Read Article
The Beauty Account Executive in 2026: Leadership in a Compressed Budget Era
Evolution in Plain Sight In 2014, I wrote a piece called Retail Is Dead. Having built much of my career in New…
Read Article
Beauty Direction & Fashion Alchemy
Beauty Direction for the Janet Mandell Fashion Show Art Basel has a way of amplifying everything—pressure, expectations, opinions, Miami traffic. Everyone is…
Read ArticleEducation for the modern beauty professional
Experience-backed resources across artistry, selling, business, AI, and modern digital tools.
Digital Products
Contracts, templates, AI guides, sales tools, and practical resources designed for working beauty professionals.
Masterclasses
Selling Beauty™, AI for beauty professionals, content systems, business strategy, and live education.
KDLR Makeup Academy
Professional artistry, bridal, airbrush, camera-ready technique, and advanced artist development.
Beauty, curated with discernment.
Artist-tested beauty, creator, and lifestyle essentials selected for performance in real life, on camera, in humidity, on set, and beyond. No random affiliate chaos. Only what earns its place.
Bring experience into the room.
Kristin works with beauty professionals, brands, salons, publications, and creative teams through strategy, education, media, writing, and creative collaboration.
Consulting
Brand positioning, service architecture, pricing, marketing systems, and beauty-business strategy.
Workshops
Custom training for beauty teams, salons, creative organizations, and industry events.
Media + Writing
Interviews, panels, podcasts, editorial features, campaign copy, and beauty-industry commentary.
Creative Collaboration
Beauty direction, content development, talent opportunities, and aligned partnerships.
Hire the company. Shop the brand.
KDLR Beauty Labs provides professional makeup and hair services for private clients, bridal, production, events, and commercial projects—alongside a curated beauty collection.
The next evolution of your beauty career starts here.
Join the Beauty Pro Education Waitlist for first access to digital products, masterclasses, KDLR Makeup Academy enrollment, and professional resources from Kristin de la Renta.
Join the Waitlist