Kevyn Aucoin: A Beautiful Life (Hardcover)

by Kerry Diamond (Author), Kevyn Aucoin (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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"Kevyn helped me to see that it's okay to open up and express yourself and that doing so will take you to new places."

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CosmopolitanA makeup must-read. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Atria (September 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743456424
• ISBN-13: 978-0743456425
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #768,220 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Touching & Extremely Inspiring!!!, October 12, 2003

By	Yvonne (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

From the first moment I saw Kevyn's first book, "The Art of Makeup", I was inspired and moved by his talent and passion for his craft. I remember staring at the huge pages of his first book and it was then that my creative juices started flowing and haven't stopped since. It was my older brother who had always supported my interest and passion for makeup and makeup artistry, and it was he who gave me 2 of 3 of Kevyn's books. All of them only making me crave more of him and wanting to aspire even more. My brother saw that it was the Beauty & Health section I ran to in bookstores to sit in the aisle and flip thru Kevyn's books.
With the sad passing of Kevyn, I believe that the fashion world lost such an immense talent and impressionable soul. I didn't have to know Kevyn personally to feel that he was a giving and sweet individual, his books and artwork showed me more. His closest friends share countless tales and how he had touched them in so many ways.

This book leaves us with his legacy of beauty, talent, art, love, his activism on numerous issues, and most importantly his life. It is a wonderful biography filled with photographs of celebrities he had befriended and worked with.

I most definitely recommend getting this book for those of you that were touched and inspired by him and his work...IT and Kevyn truly were a masterpiece.
Thanks Kerry Diamond for leaving us with a greater picture of a beloved soul.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An irreplacable shining star Kevyn Aucoin, He will be missed, August 22, 2004

By	J. Brown "bookworm" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book incapsulates a genius and his gift of insight and ability to create such mind blowing beauty. The book tell of his childhood and goes through a multitude of experience that shaped his life and nurtured his personal creativity. It also shows a number of his clients and people he has worked with and they offer comments and goodbyes to Aucoin, who has died recently. It is well rounded and very hard to put down. I have all of the books related to him and recommend them all to anyone who is in advertising, fashion, beauty, and commercial art industry. His story is one of struggles and accomplishments. It is tragic that we lost this brilliant, intelligent, inspiring individual, it is evident that he was just getting started.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kevyn Aucoin: A Beautiful Life, November 11, 2003

By A Customer

I just finished Kerry Diamond's book about Kevyn Aucoin and it's one of those books that I didn't want to end. Learning more about Aucoin's craft, the stars who depended on him and his language of beauty made for a wonderful read. While he is gone, his creative spirit will live forever thanks to Ms. Diamond's fantastic writing, the research that went into his story but most of all, she was able to create a very interesting and moving portrait of a great, great creative talent.