Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven.
About Kevyn Aucoin
Kevyn James Aucoinwas an American make-up artist, photographer and author. He authored several books with makeup techniques including facial contouring, which was relatively unknown in popular culture at the time, but pioneered and used in drag culture and stage makeup for decades prior.
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When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort.
American make-up artist and photographer
Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven.
American make-up artist and photographer
Life is too short to spend hoping that the perfectly arched eyebrow or hottest new lip shade will mask an ugly heart.
American make-up artist and photographer
Beauty has a lot to do with character.
American make-up artist and photographer
Another thing that’s pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get respect as an actress. Jessica Lange had to make herself look really bad to prove that she had amazing talent.
American make-up artist and photographer
I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety.
American make-up artist and photographer
Perfection is boring. If a face doesn’t have mistakes, it’s nothing.
American make-up artist and photographer
Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single soul.
American make-up artist and photographer
That’s why I began doing makeup in the first place: I was hoping that through helping people see the beauty in themselves, I could try and find it in me.
American make-up artist and photographer
Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.
American make-up artist and photographer
There are two types of people in the world: people who are passionate about things, and people who’ve had their passion punched, beaten, or whatever out of them.
American make-up artist and photographer
I spent much of my life hiding.
American make-up artist and photographer
Yes, but everyone is beautiful to someone.
American make-up artist and photographer
Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can’t put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you’re doing it from a position of correction.
American make-up artist and photographer
I’d rather have huge success and huge failures than travel in the middle of the road.
American make-up artist and photographer
I’m very passionate about what I do.
American make-up artist and photographer
Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom.
American make-up artist and photographer
The faces I see in the modeling industry can get dull.
American make-up artist and photographer
I also have this incredible love for women.
American make-up artist and photographer
I’m going to insult a whole industry here, but it seems like TV is for people who can’t do film. I’m not talking about actresses; I’m talking about lighting people. Lighting on TV is just so… it’s sinful, it really is.
American make-up artist and photographer