Billie Gene

Billie Gene’s journey into beauty began in Philadelphia, where he juggled college coursework with a part-time job. A bold move to New York City set the stage: fashion internships by day, and late-night shifts at the MAC Cosmetics flagship in Times Square by night. It was during one of those shifts that a chance encounter with an artist’s agent would alter the course of his life. Within two years, Gene was glamming up celebrities and translating an intuitive understanding of makeup into a career built on transformation — not just of appearances, but of confidence.