Making Faces

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generally, if you already wear, enjoy, and have at least a bit of a youtube education with makeup, this book wont teach you much new information. I think that the climate of today's cancel culture would definitely not let him get away with saying that so this book definitely shows it is from another era. This incredible book demonstrates the art of makeup with famous individuals made up to look like other celebrities with astonishing results. Ich brachte mir das Schminken mit diesem Buch vor Jahrzehnten selbst bei, jetzt ist es für mich ein ansprechendes Nachschlagewerk.

I got this book thinking I should wear more makeup so I won't be mistaken for an undergrad all the time, but it left me feeling like makeup is not necessary at all. In a book that features 60 instructional watercolor sketches and step-by-step recipes for dozens of different looks, the world's most renowned makeup artist shares his makeup secrets with women everywhere. Kevyn Aucoin shares his secrets, explaining not only the basics of make-up application and technique but also how to use those fundamentals to create a wide range of different looks.

This book is great for beginners who want to get a brief but informative look into the makeup industry. He REALLY surprised the reader about what can be accomplished with the correct and playful application of makeup. We can take inspiration from makeup looks from different cultures and imitate the looks of different races.

That's exactly what you'll be able to do with the help of books authored by legendary makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin. So many beauty resources aimed at trans women seek to assimilate us into a cisheteronormative view of beauty; we are enticed with the promise that we too, if we learn how to use blush, can ascend into unremarkability.

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Still, I feel some concepts were a little dated such as using the exoticness of Asian women as a makeup look and picking a white model to illustrate this beauty. I'm not saying he had to go nuts with special effects makeup, but a bit more diversity in coloring would have been nice. I liked reading about his past as well and feel very proud that he survived his turbulent adolescence growing up as a closeted gay teen in a conservative small town. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Third, it is easy to see this as art, and faces as canvases, and Aucoin as a skilled and generous artist.

it would be most ideal for complete beginners with makeup, but even then i dont feel the tutorials accurately describe how the looks were actually achieved, so for true beginners there would be a bit of guesswork involved to get the actual final product. the graphic design within is not only dated but so poorly executed that it's painful to look at parts of the pages at times. The second part includes detailed and illustrated step-by-step guides on how to achieve dozens of different make-up looks.

Se é um livro contando a história da maquiagem, conhecer os bastidores de surgimento de produtos e marcas icônicos, bem como fotografias de maquiagens vintage celebridades e suas maquiagens icônicas, esse livro é pra você. I did at times wish that he went more into the color and art theory behind his thought processes, but I suppose that would be a different book. This was the first book on beauty I encountered that suggested to me that makeup can be used to express a feeling, a facet of yourself, an aspiration of who you wish to be in the moment. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.He does a GREAT job of summarizing styles throughout the decades and gives you step-by-step instructions with color and makeup suggestions for you to replicate the looks. Kevyn Aucoin also offers tidbits about his philosophy on makeup and charming stories of his life that relates to makeup.