Okoin Kevin

Kevin Okoin born February 14, 1962, died May 7, 2002. He was a talented American photographer and make-up artist, worked with many famous Hollywood movie stars and world leaders.

Kevin Okoin was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. His childhood was spent in Laffan. Kevin grew up in a foster home, his adoptive parents in infancy. He was pretty shy kid, but I could never hide his love for beauty and the beautiful. He saw the splendor of natural phenomena, he admired female beauty in various manifestations. Ironically, since a young age, Kevin had a great taste and a sense of beauty. He mentally able to draw an infinite number of images, which then tried to implement.

Kevin Okoin began his career in New York. At first he was moonlighting as a make-up artist in a small beauty shop, but after a while his talent was spotted a glossy magazine 'Vogue'.

Working in 'Vogue' Kevin sought to perfection. His motto was that it was necessary to help each woman that she was beautiful. With a look that every woman has a secret natural beauty, he became one of the best make-up artists of our time.

In the hands of that eminent master of dreams be many world stars. He has worked with such celebrities as Janet Jackson, Cher, Tina Turner, Gvenet Paltrow, Courtney Love, Vanessa Williams and many others.

. Apart from the fact that Kevin Okoin (Kevyn Aucoin) worked as a stylist and make-up artist, he practiced photography professionally
. Sometimes the price for his photo shoots reached mark of 10 000 dollars.

He is the author of such bestsellers as 'The Art of Makeup', 'Making Faces', 'Face Forward'.

Kevin loved to experiment with clothing, hair and makeup. He made a Liza Minelli Marilyn Monroe, Christina Ricci, he turned to Edith Piaf. Many of today's celebrities have experienced the transformation through the able hands and imagination of this talented man.

Kevin Okoin (Kevyn Aucoin) was a homosexual. He is not openly gay, and in 2000 informally married Jeremy Antanese. Prior to that he was in close relationship with Eric Saseksom.

In September 2001, at Okoina was detected cancer. A May 7, 2002 he died of kidney and liver. This violation was caused by the fact that Kevin had abused painkillers.