Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin
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Book Reviews of Making Faces
Book Review: Kevyn honey, I just love you!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is the zenith of the arts of both makeup and photography. Kevyn is THE genius of his field. His work and his writing are the essence of using the outside to help comfort and beautify the inside, yes honey, a great face DOES make you feel beautiful inside just like holding a puppy dog when he/she gives you that big wet puppy kiss. I am male, Karra A. von Romanov is my female gender and Kevyn's work was part of the inspiration for the name. I am so deeply indebted to him for sharing his genius and his insights that I wanted my female half to have the initials K.A. Karra is the name of the first girl I kissed and Annastasia von Romanov is a tribute to the true elegance and taste of a bygone time. True elegance and taste are a perfect match for Kevyn Aucoin. This book is somuch more than a book of exterior beauty and it is an extremely uplifting read. Thank you Kevyn for sharing your work and your thoughts with us and thank the publisher for bringing it to us. Also, this is NOT a book in which to skip the forward, Gena Rowlands hits the mark with her very insightful commentary.Sincerely, Karra A. von Romanov
Book Review: The best beauty books I have ever bought!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is said to be America's #1 book which is 100% true not only the material and content it contains is great but also the paper quality is excellent. It contains 200 pages few excellent tips and 24 great looks!!! along with it also provides each looks description (what makes one look different from the other)Honestly I did not even know so many amazing looks existed. Book also contains not only different shades of lip and eye colors but also how many different textures can they be in e.g creamy, sheer, glossy, mettalic, matte along with their pics. It also contains different kinds of powders, foundations,
brushes and how they are to be used.
Their are a few quality pictures of Celebrities such as Janet Jackson, Nicole Kidman, Cher, Kate, Marylin Monroe several others but my personnal favourite is Julia Roberts... I would also like to add even though this book is excellent but it is not for beginners especially not for those who do not know anything about make up because it lacks detailed explaination of technique used.
Book Review: Making Faces is a Valuable Tool
Summary: 5 Stars
Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin has been a valuable tool to me in my drama classroom. While teaching my students the proper way to apply stage makeup, I have used this book as a reference many times. Making Faces has been especially valuable when teaching my students how to use makeup for corrective purposes, and how to make them look like a celebrity. My students enjoy the pictures of the actresses made up to look like other iconic actresses. They were able to use the pictures as a guide for their own make up plots. Aucoin not only uses many colorful pictures to show the proper techniques and transformations, he also uses step-by-step instructions on how to create the look. Not only did I enjoy the pictures and instructions, but I also enjoyed reading the excerpts about his childhood and career in the makeup industry. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in makeup as an art form, theatrical makeup, and/or for someone who is interested in improving his/her appearance and technique.Book Review: MUST HAVE FOR ANY MAKEUP ARTIST!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is an absolute must-have for makeup artists, and makeup enthusiasts alike. I found the photography to be absolutely beautiful, and the makeovers are exquisite and intriguing. Although I found the overview (the first 68 pages) to be a bit too basic, I still learned a few things and it could be very useful to a non-artist in need of makeup help. The rest of the book is fantastic, especially the Vamp and Bombshell looks. Although I may not do these in real life, they can inspire other ideas and I can borrow to create new looks. I wish it had a more in-depth section on face contouring with more tips and tricks. Kevyn also leaves out steps here and there (probably on purpose) but any makeup artist could figure it out easily. He doesn't go in depth about each full face application, just eyes, brows and lips. I bought this and Face Forward (for more advanced and creative looks than this one has) for about $20 with free shipping and it was definitely worth the money!Book Review: You can teach an old dog new tricks
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is very informative and fun to read as well. Kevyn has many faces in this book, some famous and some friends. Wonderful before and after pictures with nice stories about each person.Nice stories about how each person met Kevyn, or feels about him. Photos of everyday, evening and extreme makeup. Shots of famous faces Kevyn turned into other famous faces (Lisa Marie Presley as Marilyn Monroe). Very easy to follow the steps needed to create whatever you are looking for. I always wondered how showgirls/guys had those extreme eyebrows for stage..but what did they do the rest of the week at work with those eyebrows? Now I know how they do it! Different skin types are addressed and I loved the shading tricks with foundation. Most looks can be created using what you already own, the book doesnt make you feel like you have "the wrong stuff". Great book for everyone, beginners and experienced.