MAC Me Over: Rachel Martinez

The 27-year-old L.A. born-and-bred Californian beauty loves hanging at the beach, and cites the “great weather and laid-back attitude” among her favourite aspects of living in Southern California. Perhaps it was the restrictions of her all-girls, Catholic school upbringing that propelled her toward the world of makeup artistry. “In high school my makeup was pretty modest,” she admits. “Only after I graduated did I start getting into it.” The pastry chef also acknowledges that her interest in baking coincides with beauty as well. “It’s a similar passion,” she explains. “With makeup, there are so many different colours and looks and if you add or take away a product you can create something different. Same with cooking, where you take one ingredient and you could make a whole new dish.” Flying to New York for MAC Me Over! made her recall her all-time favourite movie makeover, when tomboy cop Sandra Bullock becomes an overnight beauty queen in the movie, Miss Congeniality. “They gave me this bold red lip look and now I have been rocking one ever since.”

Hidden Talent

Cooking and baking

Favorite Book

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Ideal Meal

Sushi. “But I love all kinds of food!”

Fave MAC Product

Lipglass (R140).

Astrological Sign

Taurus

Favourite Designer

Stella McCartney

Who Would Play You in a Movie?

Ellen Page

Top Makeup Tip (you learned from MAC me Over!?)

Apply lipstick with a lip brush.

Web Obsession

Food Network.com

What Rachel had to say...

“I think I have a great personality, and I’m easy to get along with. I love my family and I’m grateful to the people that have stood by my side. I work in a bakery and design the best cupcakes. I have strong values that I inherited from my grandparents.”