Val Garland, the fashion industry’s leading makeup artist, explores her career highlights and the inspiration behind her most memorable work. She talks for the first time about working with some of the cultural icons of our time including Kate Moss, Edward Enninful, Nick Knight, Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano and more.

Structured around key themes from Val’s work, from raw to colour chaos, sexy to savage, the book is packed with campaign and catwalk photography, magazine covers and backstage pictures as well as anecdotes and quotes from leading industry figures and some of fashion’s best-known faces. Accompanied by hundreds of stunning photographs from Nick Knight, Tim Walker, and Sølve Sundsbø.

Validated is a must-have for fashion lovers, industry professionals, makeup artists and followers of Val Garland.