His first celebrity client was Naomi Campbell – a deep dive for someone who was just dipping their toe in to test the waters – and the heavyweight celebrity makeup artist’s fate has been sealed since. Speaking to me in 2012 when he first caught the curiosity and affection of South African women, Sir John told me he met Naomi during his first Paris Fashion Week, and “next thing I knew I was getting called to go do her makeup at her hotel!”