Kevyn Aucoin a beautiful life: The
Success, Struggles, and Beauty
Secrets of a Legendary Makeup Artist
by Kerry Diamond
A Sweet Tribute
There has never been a more influential and beloved makeup artist than
Kevyn Aucoin.He was the makeup artist of choice for every major movie
star, pop icon, and supermodel around; presidents and princesses knew
him by name; and his work appeared on countless catwalks, red carpets,
and magazine covers. While his life was a dizzying mix of fame and
glamour, Kevyns goal wasnt simply to make beautiful people even more
alluring. Inspired by his difficult childhood in a homophobic Southern town,
he chose to see beauty everywhere, in all people, and to help them see it
in themselves. Its no wonder his books, The Art of Makeup, Making Faces,
and Face Forward, were immediate bestsellers.Kevyn Aucoin: a beautiful
life chronicles the magical journey of this makeup guru as seen through the

eyes of his family, friends, lovers, and fashion-industry insiders. It traces
his beginnings in a Louisiana orphanage to the mysterious illness that
tragically ended his life at age forty. Here, Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts,
Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Britney Spears, Tina Turner, Cindy
Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Hilary Swank, Christy Turlington, Isabella
Rossellini, and dozens of other luminaries reveal in exclusive interviews
what made Kevyn so talented, funny, fiercely loyal, and ultimately
irreplaceable. Also included are the makeup techniques that made Kevyn
so legendary, accompanied by easy-to-follow step-by-step photos. He
refined these signature tricks throughout his career and relied upon them
to turn every face into something extraordinary.
Personal Review: Kevyn Aucoin a beautiful life: The Success,
Struggles, and Beauty Secrets of a Legendary Makeup Artist by
Kerry Diamond
I was so sad when Kevyn Aucoin died, because his looks were amazing.
He really was an artist, and just did such creative things with makeup. This
book is a bit of a biography, and a tribute to his work. You get a bit of a
timeline through the chapters of his years in Louisiana, then heading to
New York and getting more and more prestigious gigs. And you get sweet
tributes from the many whose lives he touched, especially a lot of famous
women - Tina Turner, Gwyneth Paltrow, etc - who he worked with. There
are some tips included, but the best ones are in his other books, Making
Faces, and Face Forward. But this is still good, because you get to see a
lot more of his work, and I didn't realize that he took so many photos: He
was really an amazing photographer, and his drawings (a lot of Barbra
Streisand and others) show he was a great artist with pen, paper, pencil,
glue, ink, you-name-it.
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