曾遭欺凌，現在成為名模女星背後的「男人」 | 化妝師 Patrick Ta 從童年陰影走上國際舞台

要數荷里活明星化妝師的話除了 Charlotte Tilbury 最為人知曉外，近年受到名模熱捧的必定是 Patrick Ta。以光澤華麗而又不浮誇妝容聞名，更有「King of Glowing Skin」的美譽。一掃他的 Instagram 你會見到 Kim Kardashian、Gigi Hadid、Chrissy Teigen、Bella Hadid、Kylie Jenner、Kendall Jenner、Shay Mitchell,、Jenna Dewan Tatum、Ariana Grande,、Blake Lively、Rosie Huntington Whiteley…..等等。每天他也為各大名模化妝，畫上漂亮的妝容，出席各種大型派對，甚至 La Mer 也邀請他成為全球化妝師。這種令人夢寐以求的生活、萬花筒般的時裝世界裏，Patrick Ta 卻絕不驕傲， 因為背後埋藏著一個令人心痛的故事。

 

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Sending Sister @oliviamunn Off To The Red Carpet ! Watch Out For My Product Swatches In My Insta Stories! Shoutout To @lamer and @shanidarden For Keeping My Skin Clear And Glowy

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風光背後是童年陰影，受同學欺凌導致輟學

Patrick 青少年的時候曾被同學取笑他為 Fatty、Fatty Patty、Fatrick。雖然父母對於他的性取向表示支持，但卻受到周邊人的目光，嚴重的欺凌令他最終在高中的時候輟學。他自此失去自信，更經常感到失落和不開心，那種感覺好像從未離開過似的。

 

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I look back at this photo when i was a freshman in high school and remember a boy who was called “Fatty Patty” “Fatrick” constantly being made fun for being “Gay” which eventually made me decide to drop out of high school my junior year. I had no self confidence. I moved to Arizona at the age of 17, worked and grew up to the person that i wanted to be. I found a passion that is so called my “job” MAKEUP. I then moved to LA at the age of 22 and my world was forever changed . I’m so lucky to have a job, family and friends that have shaped me to be the man i am today and i just wish i was able to tell the boy in the photo that it truly does it get better. I want to tell my mom and dad that i LOVE them so much because as there son they have always supported me in anything i dreamed to do. As their son who dropped out of school, i wanted nothing more than to be able to make them proud. They now have given me the best feeling in the world by saying “patrick we are so proud of you”

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化妝給他信心、給他熱情

當時他失去自信，直至 17 歲那年搬到亞利桑那州，終於發掘到令自己對生命充滿熱情的事 － 化妝。亦是當時開始，他的自信心慢慢增加。他的工作和作品得到其他人的認同，而不是單靠樣子而得到。同時很諷刺的是，化妝帶出的是視覺效果，但亦表明化妝和美容在很多方面都有著更深的影響力。

 

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Finding your passion will set you free

Patrick 曾在訪問中提到，如果你同樣都受到欺凌，最重要是找到令你熱情而且能夠激勵你、有助於你的事情，而不是介意欺凌者的言行。如果你繼續追求自己的夢想，追求令你感到熱情的是，最終你會發光發亮，並且證明給那些惡霸，他們都是錯的。

 

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重新上路，從錯誤中學習

追夢不容易，Patrick Ta 也經歷過失敗才得到今時今日的成就。18 歲的時候，他自以為他什麼也懂，開了一間美甲店。當時他以為知道一切，從不會聽別人的意見，亦因為這種心態，在 21歲的時候由一個企業家變成申請破產。當他生意失敗後，他專注專業化妝，並移居到洛杉磯。每天只顧工作的他每天做8－10個客戶，到八年後他已經成為行內首屈一指的化妝師。他形容自己為海綿，喜歡觀察，願意學習並接受不同的做事方式。

Patrick Ta 的夢想是創立自己的品牌，而今年他終於成功了。他自己的成長過程總是傾向於女性 － 媽媽、姐姐、女性朋友，女性讓他感到舒適，給予他支持。同樣地，他希望女性能夠因為他的品牌而感到自信和美麗。

 

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