Kevyn Aucoin was one of Hollywood’s top makeup artists, almost a celebrity on his own right (he even did a cameo in “Sex & The City” as himself), who had the power of not only beautify but also, completely transform people.
He began showing interest in makeup from a very early age and went on to work with hundreds of A-list celebrities, consult for Revlon and Shiseido, create his own makeup line and become a regular at Vogue until he died in 2001 from a tumor.
On his books “Making Faces” and “Face Forward” he not only shares makeup tips but reinvents some well known celebrities in the image of some iconic ladies.
To whomever thinks photoshop is the sole culprit of those elusive images of perfection and beauty we see in fashion magazines, well…makeup can also go a long long way as shown here.
Winona Ryder as Elizabeth Taylor in “Cat in Hot Tin Roof”
Demi Moore as Clara Bow
Julia Roberts as Julie Christie in “Dr Zhivago”
Isabella Rosselini as Alla Nazimova
Gena Rowlands as Ava Gardner
Courtney Love as Jean Harlow
Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis in “Of Human Bondage”
Gwyneth Paltrow as Faye Dunaway in “Bonnie & Clyde”
Martha Stewart as Veronica Lake
Calista Flockhart as Audrey Hepburn
Christina Ricci as Edith Piaf
Andie McDowell as Anna May Wong
Hillary Swank as Raquel Welch
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