Monday, February 1, 2010

Celebrity Makeup Artist Roxanna Floyd Passes


The beauty industry is mourning the untimely loss of celebrated 49-year-old makeup artist Roxanna Floyd. Floyd began her career as a celebrity makeup artist for Yoko Ono and has worked with Hollywood's elite throughout her impressive career.

Throughout the span of her career she has painted the faces of Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah, Angela Bassett, Lauren Hill, Halle Berry and Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston even commissioned Floyd for her comeback-album world tour. Her work has been featured in InStyle, Essence, Ebony, Essence and Redbook.

Highly respected and renowned in the beauty industry, Floyd lent her artistic talents to numerous movies, TV shows, and photo shoots. Details have not been released surrounding the cause of her death althought it is known she passed away in her sleep at her home in Brooklyn. Floyd is survived by her husband, Rick E. Ramos and her mother, Alberta “Bertha” Floyd.

Photos Via: www.bet.com

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