Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Pay $250,000 For Her Beauty Team Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the Costume Institute Gala for the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City. Kanye West is reportedly paying $250,000 to keep fiancé Kim Kardashian looking camera-ready while he's on tour. Kardashian has accompanied West on the North America leg of his Yeezus tour with a team of beauty experts on call 24/7. Kardashian's hair stylist, makeup artist and stylist are all based in Los Angeles, and apparently she only trusts her team. So West has secured a private jet to carry the beauty squad to wherever Kardashian needs them during their travels, the Independent reports.