Pat McGrath

Early Life and Career Born in Northampton to Jamaican immigrant Jean McGrath, Pat McGrath was raised in a working-class home shaped by her mother’s love of color, creativity, and experimentation. She completed an art foundation course at Northampton College, before moving to London in the late 1980s.

By the 1990s, McGrath had become a force backstage with the likes of Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, and Edward Enninful at i-D magazine. In 1999, she was recruited by Giorgio Armani for cosmetics development.

By 2004, McGrath joined Procter & Gamble as Global Cosmetics Creative Design Director, working on Dolce & Gabbana, CoverGirl, and Max Factor. Founding Pat McGrath Labs In 2015, after over two decades setting backstage trends for fashion’s elite, Pat McGrath launched her namesake brand – Pat McGrath Labs.

The launch product, Gold 001, sold out almost instantly, setting a pattern for the brand’s record sell-outs. By April 2019, McGrath Labs became the biggest-selling beauty brand in Selfridges’ history and hit a $1 billion valuation within just three years—cementing her as a rare “self-made” billionaire in beauty…