Friday Pretty: Kevyn Aucoin
Friday, October 14th, 2011By Glinda
Kevyn Aucoin was the first makeup artist to show up on my radar way back when in the mid-80’s. Hey, way-back time machines are fun, no?
He was a talented man, and one of the first (and best) to showcase and share his techniques so that “normal” women could get similar looks. Here are some stunning transformations from his bestselling books Making Faces and Face Forward.
And people wonder why I love makeup.
Martha Stewart as Veronica Lake
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins as Josephine Baker
Calista Flockhart as Audrey Hepburn
Demi Moore as Clara Bow
Christina Ricci as Edith Piaf
Celine Dion as Maria Callas
Gina Gershon as Sohpia Loren