Los Angeles Firm Inc. Magazine July/Aug 2015 | Page 80

LOS ANGELES FIRM INC MAGAZINE
JULY / AUG 2015

AARON PAUL
www.aaronpaulbeauty.com
BEAUTY

Photo | Jaime Anderson Model | Cory Roberts |Hair | Karen Bates-Ashley |Makeup | Aaron Paul |Agency | Aston Models

www.aaronpaulbeauty.com

What is your favorite and most
used makeup product?

Hello Aaron How are you?
How is this industry treating
you?
Hi, I’m so delighted to be a
part of this Makeup Extravaganza issue! This industry
has been so welcoming to
me. I thrive in a creative
environment, and love being
surrounded by like-minded
people that I gain inspiration
from. I have learned so much,
and look forward to seeing my
career progress.

We are glad to have you
featured and very excited for
makeup geeks worldwide.
So tell all of the makeup artist
out there what your secret
is? How do you create such
magical art?
I’d say I’m most known for
creating very soft looks. Even
my dramatic looks have a
soft feel to them. My secret
to that is layering. I have a
background in watercolor
painting, and I definitely apply
that to each makeup that I do.
In watercolor, you build sheer
layers of color to create depth
and dimension. This is how I
approach each makeup. Building sheer layers to create my
desired intensity. This gives an
overall soft effect, even on the
most dramatic of looks.

My favorite part of every
makeup is creating beautiful
healthy looking skin. Anyone
who knows me personally
knows that I am OBSESSED
with concealer. My current
favorite is NARS Radiant
Creamy Concealer. I can’t
have enough of them! If you
can perfect your concealing
technique, then you can allow
as much of the subject’s skin to
show through as possible. The
golden rule is to apply foundation as sheer as possible, so
long as you get the necessary
coverage. This is why perfecting your concealing is so
important. It does not take talent or skill to pile full-coverage
makeup on everyone that sits in
your chair.

How does it feel each time
you transform someone into a
totally different look?
My goal is not ever to completely transform someone.
People are very hard on themselves, and tend to only focus
on hiding their flaws. Everyone
has good features, and I always
try to enhance them instead of
changing someone or hiding
them behind heavy makeup.
When they look in the mirror
after I’ve done their makeup,
i get so much joy out of their
reaction. Not because I’ve
transformed them, but because
I’ve amplified the beauty that is
already there.

What is the most amazing
project you could imagen
working on as an artist?
Model, Photographer, Wardrobe and location?
I have so many goals for my
career, but ultimately I aspire
to do cosmetic ad campaigns.
I dream of one day doing a campaign for NARS
with Francois Nars as the
photographer and creative
director. I love his product,
and unconventional approach
to beauty.
Who did you look up to when
you first started or even to
this day?
Kevyn Aucoin inspired me
to become a makeup artist.
When I was in high school,
my older sister got one of his
books for Christmas. I was
amazed! It was like nothing I
had ever seen. I’d never done
makeup before, but I immediately knew that I wanted
to become a makeup artist.
After graduating high school,
I loaded up my car and
moved to California from my
small hometown in Kentucky
to start makeup school. I was
trained by renowned beauty
educator, Donna Mee at
Empire Academy of Makeup.
Kevyn used to refer people
to her school who wanted to
become a makeup artist. She
has taught me so much as a
makeup artist, and continues to be such an important
person in my life.

Who’s your favorite
model?
So hard to choose, but
Jessica Stam has always
been a favorite of mine.
Her piercing eyes are so
intensely beautiful.

How many pieces are in
your makeup kit?
I honestly wouldn’t
even begin to know

where to guess! I
would say I have
a few hundred in
my kit, but I own
thousands. I could
have my own special
episode of Hoarders,
“Beauty Addiction”.

How many differ V