Kevyn Aucoin was an American Makeup Artist from Shreveport,
Louisiana. After dropping out of school because of bullying he then decided to
enrol in beauty school, this is where I found during research that although he
hoped to learn more about makeup here, he actually ended up teaching the class
instead. After some unpleasant experiences he then decided to move to New York
and began by putting makeup on test models to build up his portfolio, this is
where he was discovered by Vogue. He did a total of 18 Vogue shoots and from
1987-89 he completed 9 Vogue covers in a row as well as working on Cosmopolitan
magazine. The highlight of his career began when he did Cindy Crawfords makeup
on a 1986 Vogue cover, following this he would have to be booked months in
advance and could charge up to $6000 for a makeup session.
A quote I found when researching that really stood out for
me is “You can put on all the makeup you want, but it won’t make your soul
pretty.”
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