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Kevyn Aucoin
American make-up artist and photographer
Kevyn James Aucoin (;[1] February 14, 1962 – May 7, 2002) was 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.[2]
Early life
Aucoin was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Born to a teenage single mother, he was adopted as an infant by Isidore Adrian Aucoin and Thelma (née Melancon) Aucoin.[3] His three siblings, Carla, Kim, and Keith, were adopted as well.
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Aucoin was interested in makeup from the time he was a child,[4] and frequently did his sisters' makeup and photographed the results with a Polaroid camera—something he'd do throughout his career. Afraid to buy makeup, he would shoplift it.
The guilt of stealing and fear of getting