- The late Kevyn Aucoin was an American make-up artist and photographer who started his career in New York.
- He was the founder of the luxury cosmetics line named after himself Kevyn Aucoin
- He started his career by working for free applying make up to test models before being discovered by none other than the leading fashion magazie,Vogue where he worked side by side with the famous fashion photographer Steven Meisel.
- In 1984 he worked with Revlon as Creative Director to promote their Ultima II range and later collaborated with the company again on the Nakeds line, which focussed on skintone. These products were thought to be groundbreaking in the world of make up as they were some of the first foundations to contain a yellow undertone instead of pink meaning they were suitable for a wider range of skintones, providing a more natural look. Other big brand name make- up companies such as M.A.C. and Bobbi Brown were inspired by the Nakeds range and began developing their own ranges based on the principle of developing different undertones and textures.
- In 1989 he worked with supermodel Cindy Crawford on a cover shoot for Vogue
- He has created and applied the make-up looks for Cosmopolitan magazine.
- at the height of his career he was highly sought after and could potentially charge anything up to $6,000 per shoot.
- Celebrity clients of Aucoin inclue; Cher, Janet Jackson, Liza Minelli, Tina Turner, Gwenyth Paltrow, Courtney Love and Vanessa Williams.
- Kevyn Aucoin Beauty was launched in 2001.
- Kevyn has authored 4 books; Face Forward, Making Faces, and The Art Of Make-Up
- Kevyn Aucoin sadly passed in May of 2002 due to Kidney failure
“Glamour is not self-conscious; it’s not trying really hard. It’s just expressing your own truth. I think that’s what the essence of glamour really is—expressing your uniqueness.”
—Kevyn Aucoin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevyn_Aucoin
http://uk.spacenk.com/kevyn-aucoin/
http://kevynaucoin.com/the-brand
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