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.

Fearing for his life he decided to move to New York City with his then-boyfriend Jed Root (who sometimes posed as his manager) to begin his career. Aucoin made appearances on Good Morning America and Oprah. Celebrities
He worked with hundreds of A-list celebrities like Cher Janet Jackson Tina Turner Gwyneth Paltrow Lisa Marie Presley Courtney Love and Vanessa L.

Kevyn Aucoin (February 14 1962 – May 7 2002) was an American make-up artist and photographer.