Making Faces

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e. some of the models are clearly wearing white eyeliner, blusher and mascara on their lower eyelashes yet this is omitted from the makeup instructions.

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.I tried to recreate one of Kevyn's looks on Lisa Marie Presley, which has always been one of my favourites. Beautiful photographs, clear instructions and drawings, with makeup styles which are still fashionable today, you can read in detail, or just flick through, it is absorbing.

If you practice and master the looks in the book then you will be able to handle pretty much anything else the industry sets before you.We can take inspiration from makeup looks from different cultures and imitate the looks of different races. However, it is an interesting book and it's fascinating seeing the difference between the before and after pics and seeing the stars and models portray beauty icons of the past. These works cover the basics of makeup application and much more, including how to apply the fundamentals to create a range of flattering looks. He uses a variety of famous and faces and his friends and family so you see make-up on all kinds of faces not just beauty models.

Bee-sting pucker, pin curls, false eyelashes and the exact right eye-liner, the night was magnificent.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. Impressive, almost unbelievable imagery from one of Hollywood’s most talented Make Up artists of our time (RIP). I was pleasantly surprised to learn that it's a book about feeling comfortable with yourself, no matter how made up you are. I'm not sure how many times I've read this book, but this was the first time I truly appreciated it.

I've read it several times myself and my friends and family are always picking it up when they come over. Kevyn Aucoin's story of growing up, the stories of his siblings, and their role in the development of his talent is compelling and inspiring. When Fern approached him so passionately he felt as if he was not good enough for her and she was doing it out of pity. My only small niggle would be that sometimes the makeup instructions don't quite match some of the photos in terms of minor detail - i. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.Third, it is easy to see this as art, and faces as canvases, and Aucoin as a skilled and generous artist. The typical bombshell looks would have been more memorable and groundbreaking if Kevin used untypical and diverse models instead of simply sticking a blonde wig on a white model and recreating the spitting image of Marilyn Monroe. If I had not seen the step by step directions for some of the looks, I would have NEVER guessed who it was!