Above Image: Photographed by Larry Lombardi, courtesy of Angelyne
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Above Image: Photographed by Larry Lombardi, courtesy of Angelyne
What was it like to be 100 feet tall?
Wasn’t tall enough.
How did you know that a sighting of your car was good luck?
Because when I drove by a big huge glass window front and I saw my own reflection, I felt lucky! And also because other people always tell me that I’m good luck.
If you were to ever release a perfume, what would you call it?
Pink suicide.
Why? It scares away negative energy.
In Tales from the Casting Couch, you detail two stories of your early days in Hollywood. Can you tell me a little more about those days?
In my early days, for safety’s sake I have to pick a spirit animal to protect me.
What exactly is that?
The roadrunner so I can escape.
Did you hear what Dave Navarro said about you in his book? “She might just be the very thing Andy Warhol would have created, you never know.” How do you feel about that statement?
Who do I slap for that? Dave Navarro or Andy Warhol? Nobody created me. I’m not a puppet.
What’s your advice for taking good photos?
Get Angelyne to take the picture.
Why do you think Arnold won instead of Angelyne in the 2003 CA governor’s race?
Because I didn’t want an office job. Thank God! Although, I would have made some fabulous manifestations for the state.
Where did Buddha, your campaign mascot, come from?
Japan.
Japan?
A Japanese TV show gifted him to me on camera, and they painted him pink. I believe they used pepperoni flavored pink dye. He licked it off eventually.


Left- Photography by Kenny Griffiths; Design by Tabitha from The Hollywood fashion house of Cipriano Custom Tailor; Hair by Josh Valentine; Makeup by Kallisto Damore; Styling by Stacy Ellen Rich
Right - Photopgraphed by Larry Lombardi, courtesy of Angelyne
Do you have any upcoming projects?
You mean like a documentary? Yes, my career is purely entertainment. High art entertainment. That’s what the documentary is like enticing, compelling. I guarantee after watching it people will be transformed. That’s pretty grandiose. Well, that’s me. Hot pink grandiose!
What’s your favorite classical song?
I have several. Well definitely "The Washington Post", "The Flower Duet", "Hungarian Rhapsody", "Scheherazade", and "Pavon for a Dead Princess".
So your into music, huh?
Do you think that recording 500 songs would qualify me? [laughs]
Are you working on anything new?
Yes, I just finished a 6-song punk EP called Pussy Punk on Pink Kitten Records.
Can you please give me some beauty tips?
Well I have an Angelyne Charm School.
Are you taking new students?
All the time.
And what do you teach?
How to be gorgeous and sexy and pretty and polite and presentable. And charming, of course!
What’s the difference between a day look and a night look?
Same except night lower top, shorter skirt, and sexier.
What’s your favorite shade of pink?
That’s a ridiculous question. But if I have to answer all the shades of pink in the rainbow.
What’s your proudest moment?
When I ran for governor of California. I influenced so many people. They came up to me and were tearful and grateful that I gave them the power to be who they are.
Do you have any prejudices?
People who aren’t nice.
What is something that most people don't know about you?
I don’t like people to say “you” unless they’re talking to me.
So, for example?
This is how it started. I was listening to an animal psychiatrist on the radio she was referring to a dog who wasn’t well but she was saying, “When you can't even drink water out of your bowl, you can’t even lick your bone, and you can’t kiss/lick your master.” And I thought, I’m not a dog!
What’s your favorite fairy tale?
The Angelyne Story.

What’s your earliest memory with makeup?
Watching opera as a child. My father used to record operas on the public television station in Massachusetts. Both my parents are opera lovers. I remember having the image of Placido Domingo singing the famous aria from Pagliacci while putting on his white face. Also being dazzled by Maria Callas as a young child, and having her style burned into my brain.
Best unconventional makeup product?
I love using an airbrush. While in some make up industries it’s not very unconventional at all, I feel like a lot of beauty make up artists don’t use one.
Your style defies common practice. For you, where does beauty begin and end?
Beauty begins with the subject I think. And then a harmonious, or a strategically disharmonious, composition of lines and colors and textures on whatever person you are working on. I think typically people limit their interpretation of beauty there. But for me, an idea or concept can be beautiful as well, not just aesthetics.


Most iconic makeup look of all time?
I couldn’t possibly pick one. There are so many different iconic make up moments out there. I would probably note Leigh Bowery’s wax drips, David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane lightning bolt, Twiggy’s eye make up, Divine in Pink Flamingoes, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Strange, the list goes on.
“If I wasn’t a makeup artist I’d be…”
Probably doing the same thing but on a different surface.
Silver or gold?
Black.
Best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
It’s a cliché, but follow your bliss. Do what you would be doing if money was no object.
What’s the next hottest beauty trend?
I think bold eye or lip make up with nothing else on the face. I think people of all genders will start to care more about letting their imperfections be a part of their beauty, and putting make up on to create style, rather than conceal themselves.



(Above) Bra by COURRÈGES, leggings by ALAÏA, earring by PACO RABANNE.




Left - Jacket and pants by CELINE, shirt by BALENCIAGA.
Right - Jacket, shirt, and tie by SAINT LAURENT by ANTHONY VACCARELLO.


Left - Jacket, dress, and necklace by COMME DES GARÇONS HOMME PLUS.


Left - Dress by SAINT LAURENT by ANTHONY VACCARELLO.
Right - Sweater, tank top and pants by ANN DEMEULEMEESTER.


Top by LUDOVIC DE SAINT SERNIN.


Left - Dress by GUCCI.
Right - Shirt by BOTTER.