Mally Roncal

Roncal is a second-generation Filipino-American.[4][5] Roncal credits her stylish mother as the original inspiration for her love of beauty and glamour.[6] Roncal has said of her mother, “She was a doctor and she was always done. Like hair, makeup, heels, nail, clothes, Chanel, the whole thing. She was very particular and I literally remember sitting at her boudoir with her and watching her do her face and she would sort of teach me as she was going along.”[6] Roncal's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and died in March 1989. Roncal's brand motto that looking good makes people feel good originated from her mother's ordeal.

Originally a pre-med student in 1995,[5] Roncal prepared for a career in dermatology, before shifting to a degree in fine arts.[6]

After working for a fashion designer,[6] Roncal began her ten-year freelance career as a makeup artist for celebrities like Beyoncé Knowles and Jennifer Lopez.[3] Roncal served as a spokesperson for Sephora[5] before founding in 2005 Mally Beauty, a line of makeup and cosmetic tools based on her industry experience.[7]

Roncal lives with her husband, photographer Phil Bickett,[5] and their three daughters (twins Pilar and Sophie plus youngest Vivienne).[8]

Mally Roncal is also known for:

• Her celebrity clients which include: RuPaul, Madonna, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige, Hayden Panettiere, Rihanna, Teri Hatcher, Celine Dion, Lee Ann Womack, Ashlee Simpson, Angelina Jolie, Heidi Klum, and Maggie Gyllenhaal[3][9]
• Mally was featured on Season 13 of The Bachelor when she did Molly Malaney's makeup for her wedding to bachelor, Jason Mesnick[6]
• Mally regularly appears on Wendy Williams Show, The View, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Rachael Ray and Today as a beauty expert and pens editorials for the New York Times, Huffington Post, and iVillage[10]

• Official website