"In 1983, makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin took a Greyhound bus from his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana, to New York City with his portfolio under his arm, and no formal work or credits on his resume. After a chance meeting at Vogue, Kevyn's fate in the industry was sealed; within months he was working for Steven Meisel on the set of high fashion shoots and backstage at couture shows. " - www.kevinaucoin.com
By the end of a decade, Kevyn had become a makeup legend; painting and sculpting the faces of magazine cover models and celebrities including Cher, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Janet Jackson, revealing true timeless beauty in a way no one had before or since. Despite his untimely passing in 2002, Kevyn Aucoin's legacy lives on through his unrivaled, time-tested techniques, his New York Times best-selling books The Art of Makeup, Making Faces, and Face Forward, and the Kevyn Aucoin Beauty brand he founded and launched in 2001. Through his life's work, Kevyn Aucoin set the standard for makeup artistry, recognized today as the makeup artist that continues to inspire the world of beauty.
Source: www.kevinaucoin.com
Kevin has been an inspiration for many. The famous 'Kim Kardashian face contour' was based on Kevin's idea and vision for it,which was to use concealers and foundations to sculpt the face:
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