He features both friends and family, along with remarkable transformations of recognizable famous faces! The second part includes detailed and illustrated step-by-step guides on how to achieve dozens of different make-up looks. He REALLY surprised the reader about what can be accomplished with the correct and playful application of makeup. the photos and actual makeup looks in this book are stunning, and as i said i really enjoyed hearing kevyns thoughts, which are mostly the books saving graces for me and keep its rating two stars, but with all its deficits in mind, i wouldnt recommend this book to as many people as i thought i might. Kevyn does a really great job of encouraging the reader to experiment with makeup, and not just with colors, but also with the way you apply it, location, tools, and more.

Seeing a book by Kevin Aucoin written in the early 2000s reinforces the fact more than ever: lines are blurring and boundaries in beauty are disappearing. 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. 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. while i love and respect kevyn aucoin and what he has done for makeup artistry, and i loved hearing about his thoughts and experiences in this book, it is truly such a mess.His client roster read like a Who's Who of the entertainment world's elite: this list included Sharon Stone, Whitney Houston, Linda Evangelista, Mary Tyler Moore, Cindy Crawford, Elizabeth Hurley and Bette Midler, among many, many others. I should also note that the instructions regarding application are far from ample, but personally I skimmed over these parts. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Rita is Ferns best friend, she had a crush on Ambrose through high school but grew up into a bad situation. 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.i’ve ‘read’ this from cover-to-cover but have yet to practice the techniques generously detailed in the book (it’s the first makeup book to really show contouring to the public, though drag queens had already been way ahead of all of us during this time). International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions.

According to Kevin, he argues that makeup can make anyone any race they want, saying he can be Asian one moment and Spanish the next. I in fact, went to a company halloween party as a very convincing Betty Boop using techniques I garnered from this tome.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. Beautiful coffee table book, easy to follow instructional manual with products and makeup tools listed to recreate looks featured. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.