buy camera Making Faces Kevyn Aucoin
If you're seriously into makeup or if you're curious about what it can do to transform someone's face, Kevyn Aucoin's books are The Source, hands down. He gives plenty of tips on how to achieve various looks (in this one and in Face Forward), and the results are amazing. He goes over various looks, and offers advice how to get these looks (whether you want smoky eyes or poutier lips, or you want some kind of 1950s or 1960s look, or something totally fresh and modern). He explains brow shapes, eyeliner styles, lipstick application styles, applying blush, concealer, you name it. It's a makeup bible. And on top of that he does some amazing makeovers, of unknown women and famous women. To see Lisa Marie Presley transformed into Marilyn Monroe or Julia Roberts transformed into Julie Christie ala "Doctor Zhivago" is amazing to see. And that's just the tip of the lipstick iceberg. There are a lot of other transformations, some familiar looks and some all his own creations, and they're all astounding and beautiful. He's great with showing how to play with looks that make you look like you, only better, but also he's great in making you open your eyes to new looks and combinations.
The only bad thing -- actually it's tragic -- is that Kevyn died some years ago and we'll never get anymore books from him (though A Beautiful Life is a great retrospective, too, and there's his first, The Art of Makeup). And he took a lot of the pictures in the books, so it shows what an amazing photographer he was. There'll never be another one like Mr. Aucoin, but at least there are four books showcasing his amazing and timeless magical ways with makeup.
i'm interested in buying a makeup how-to book made especially for asians. a lot of people suggested the kevyn aucoin book Making Faces, but the makeup in there are for caucasians, latinos, and blacks only.
BalasHapusI don't know if all the heavy black eyeliner/eyeshadow really works well with my eyes or not (making them look smaller/too overpowering), but I cant help but to love the style... any advice on making it all work?
BalasHapusDoing character's makeup, making masks, molds, and slime is a dream for me! However, I have no experience but my own Halloween makeup. Are there things I can do or be involved in over the summer or during the school year to help enhance my ambition?
BalasHapusIt's been a while since my Kevyn Aucoin-reading days... What products do you use to contour your face? I'm willing to spend the money for some things, but for contouring, I'd rather use drugstore-available products. Does everybody just use blush or darker foundation to darken? But what do you use to highlight? I have a medium-brown complexion, combo skin. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
BalasHapusHow can I make my face LOOK skinner and how can I actually lose weight on it and MAKE it skinner?
BalasHapusIve been doing horror movie make up for awhile now (cuts, scratchs, gunshot wounds, etc) i get really creative with this stuff and really enjoy doing it. I even wear it to school! I would just like ideas on how i can become a movie makeup artist in general. I dont always just do the creepy stuff. Any ideas?
BalasHapusWhat are all the make-ups that are NOT tested on animals? I would love to use all my make-up, without knowing that what im putting on has been used on poor animals.
BalasHapusIm looking at making my friend go from young to old for a little project where working on im just wondering what type of make up i can use to do so and what steps i would need to take to use it?
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