Chances are that everyone has heard the name Kat Von D, even if they're not super familiar with her. She is a talented tattoo artist who got her start on an MTV reality series called Miami Ink, and after that, her star definitely started to rise.
Kat Von D has also been in the public eye because of her love life, like when she dated Sandra Bullock's ex Jesse James. There are many pics of the star that are surprising, and she's definitely a bold, brave, independent person who keeps her fans on their toes. She's also said to have $14 million in the bank. Let's take a look at how she got her high net worth.
$14 Million Net Worth
Kat Von D has a great sense of style and her tattoos are just one part of that, as she's always dressed in a chic way as well.
Kat Von D has a $14 million net worth and fans are curious to know how she got all of that cash. According to Cheat Sheet, she made money from writing books and starring on reality TV. She has written four books: High Voltage Tattoos (2009), The Tattoo Chronicles (2010), High Voltage Tattoo Ff (2011), and Go Big Or Go Home (2013). Thanks to getting advances for those books and then any royalties from the number of copies sold, she would have made some money from these projects.
According to The List, Kat Von D also was part of the reality show LA Ink, and she has explained that starring on Miami Ink definitely changed her life and made her career what it is. She said, "There's not that many tattoo artists that are girls and that are also cool and don't get offended, and who are actually good and have been tattooing a long time. The network approved me and I flew down there."
Of course, the star also makes quite a lot of money for doing her tattoo work. According to Cheat Sheet, she charges $200 an hour.
Makeup Line
One way that Kat Von D has made money is having a popular makeup line, and then selling in it January 2020. According to Insider.com, the star started it back in 2008 for Sephora, and the beauty products have always been cruelty-free.
Kat Von D decided to sell her line after having a baby. According to Cheat Sheet, she posted on Instagram and explained in a long caption. She said, "I’ve decided to sell my shares of the brand, turning it over to Kendo, my partners for the past 11 years.
This was not an easy decision, but after careful consideration, I decided I wanted the makeup line to continue to thrive and grow, and I believe Kendo is primed to do just that."
According to Instyle.com, Kat Von D's makeup line has come such a long way since its humble beginnings of having four different types of lipsticks. People in 36 countries can purchase the beauty products in Sephora, online, and on Katvonbeauty.com. There are more than 250 products to choose from. It's easy to see that it must be very lucrative.
Even though she has sold her business, fans will definitely keep looking to the star for beauty advice as she has such a cool look. When she was interviewed by Vogue Paris in 2017 when her brand launched over there, she talked about how people love her cat-eye look. She said, "Everybody always asks me about the perfect cat-eye flick and I think that it’s a skill which most people are intimidated by. But they just need to give it a go and they would realize that everybody can do it with enough practice."
Real Estate
It seems like celebs are selling their mansions and buying new ones all the time, and it's definitely true that real estate is an amazing investment to have. If someone can buy a house and then sell it for even more a short time later, it's going to help them a lot.
According to the LA Times, Kat Von D put her 4,150 square foot house on the market in the summer of 2020. In 2011, she purchased the house for $2.175 million, and now she's trying to sell it for $3.4 million. The home has 4 and a half bathrooms, four bedrooms, and a kitchen that has been renovated.
Fans of Kat Von D's who love buying her amazing makeup products and who have enjoyed watching her on the reality shows Miami Ink and LA Ink will definitely love hearing how she has made her $14 million net worth. Selling her famous makeup line helped her make some cash, and fans are interested to see what creative projects she's going to be involved with next.