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So many beauty resources aimed at trans women seek to assimilate us into a cisheteronormative view of beauty; we are enticed with the promise that we too, if we learn how to use blush, can ascend into unremarkability. Now, he is one of the most notable makeup artists of our generation and seeing him live his truth and release such popular makeup products is very inspiring. e. some of the models are clearly wearing white eyeliner, blusher and mascara on their lower eyelashes yet this is omitted from the makeup instructions. From everyday and glamorous looks Kevyn Aucoin did on his friends, to the iconic looks of the 20th century: the Bombshell (Marilyn Monroe), the Flapper (Josephine Baker), the Gamine (Audrey Hepburn).

I liked reading about his past as well and feel very proud that he survived his turbulent adolescence growing up as a closeted gay teen in a conservative small town. Bee-sting pucker, pin curls, false eyelashes and the exact right eye-liner, the night was magnificent. It's a far cry from anything he could do before he passed away, but I felt like sharing for the sake of the review.Impressive, almost unbelievable imagery from one of Hollywood’s most talented Make Up artists of our time (RIP). Also, a BIG plus, is that Kevyn was not afraid to use women of all colors, black white, asian, whatever.

He was a guest on many television programs, including Oprah , the Today show, Good Morning America , VH-I's Fashion Television , MTV's House of Style and Entertainment Tonight .I'm not saying he had to go nuts with special effects makeup, but a bit more diversity in coloring would have been nice. Aucoin's gift was seeing the beauty in everyone and in bringing it out by being present and highlighting what's already there, and that is something which is simply not bound by time; it's just pure artistry. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The typical bombshell looks would have been more memorable and groundbreaking if Kevin used untypical and diverse models instead of simply sticking a blonde wig on a white model and recreating the spitting image of Marilyn Monroe.

Seeing a book by Kevin Aucoin written in the early 2000s reinforces the fact more than ever: lines are blurring and boundaries in beauty are disappearing.

His client roster read like a Who's Who of the entertainment world's elite: this list included Sharon Stone, Whitney Houston, Linda Evangelista, Mary Tyler Moore, Cindy Crawford, Elizabeth Hurley and Bette Midler, among many, many others.

He wanted people to know his book wasn’t really about makeup, rather, about helping others find their true beauty within and reflecting on the outside their inner beauty and how transformative that can be. Fern was terrified because when she got the news she didn't know what had happened to him and in all that had happened she still loved him. I think that the climate of today's cancel culture would definitely not let him get away with saying that so this book definitely shows it is from another era. Beans, Jessie, Paul, and Grant are Ambrose’s best friends that died in war while serving alongside Ambrose.Kevyn Aucoin's story of growing up, the stories of his siblings, and their role in the development of his talent is compelling and inspiring. Along with the numerous accolades he received is a special award from the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America), the first and only time such an honor was bestowed on a makeup artist. According to Kevin, he argues that makeup can make anyone any race they want, saying he can be Asian one moment and Spanish the next. What was REALLY great about this book is the expansive amount of celebrity photos that Kevyn used, everyone from Vanessa Williams, to Drew Barrymore, to Demi Moore. Hence, he’s put together this book and packed it with more than 200 illustrations and invaluable tips for professional-grade makeup application.

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