Hi, I’m Kian Stave, and my goal is to help create beautiful photographs.

I have worked with a number of established and aspiring models during my career, and love doing so. I would be happy to assist you with any makeup needs you might have. My bio appears below for your consideration. (I have not included my email address or website address in this profile in order to avoid receiving "scam" emails. I can provide you with such information after you have contacted me through Model Mayhem.)

I began my professional career as a television and celebrity makeup artist at CNN Networks after completing private instruction with IATSE Makeup Mistress Frances Kollar. I have worked as in-house key makeup with MTV Networks, key makeup for the “Lauren Hutton and… Show” on CBS Networks, the exclusive celebrity makeup artist for “The Dick Cavett Show” on CNBC, and key makeup for the program “Wealth Track featuring Consuelo Mack” on WNET/PBS Networks. I have freelanced for most major broadcast and cable television networks and news outlets, including NBC, HBO, Comedy Central, Reuter’s, CNBC, TCM, The Discovery Channel, The Food Network, and United Nations Television.

My celebrity client list has included Madonna, Sir Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Iggy Pop, Bon Jovi, Motley Crüe, KISS, The Ramones, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sean “Puffy” Combs, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, Flava Flav, Michael Hutchence, Deborah Harry, Courtney Love, Bjork, Spinal Tap (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer), Rosie O’Donnell, Rachael Ray, Christopher Walken, Isabella Rossellini, Jane Seymour, Gina Gershon, Molly Ringwald, Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate, Bill Maher, Janeane Garofalo, Shaquille O’Neal, Evander Holyfield, Keith Hernandez, Mary Lou Retton, Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, Maya Angelou, Arianna Huffington, Ghida Fakhry, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Former Mayor Ed Koch, Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Former Madame Secretary Madeleine Albright, Secretary General Kofi Annan of the United Nations, President Hamed Karzai of Afghanistan, Queen Noor of Jordan, and others.

I am also a makeup artist for television commercials (having done work for AT&T, iO Digital Cable, and Astra Zeneca), and work frequently on satellite media tours.

In addition, I have provided makeup services in the live theatrical industry, including for the New York City Opera and the shows “Rent” (Broadway) and “Bright Lights, Big City” (off-Broadway).

I was also a freelance beauty consultant for Yves Saint Laurent Beaute, Estee Lauder, and Prescriptives cosmetic and skincare lines.

I have provided makeup services for awards ceremonies such as the MTV Movie Awards and Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Awards, as well as for weddings and other events.

While at MTV, I contributed to a monthly column on celebrity beauty trends in Young and Modern Magazine, and my work has appeared in The New York Times, Young and Modern Magazine, and The Jewish Daily Forward.

In New York Daily News film critic Jami Bernard’s memoir entitled “The Incredible Shrinking Critic,” Ms. Bernard wrote the following about an afternoon she spent with me: “Kian Stave took me makeup shopping. That’s like having Van Cliburn help you pick out a Steinway.”

I have a passion for beauty and the beauty industry, and hope to be able to assist you.

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