Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Making Faces
Book Review: BUY THIS BOOK! NOW!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you've bought a beauty DIY book in the past decade you know that HALF the content invariably comprises the writer's flagrant self-promotion, while the other half, advertising for commercial products...often from the writer's own [or their friends'] brand lines. No so with 'MAKING FACES!' Almost every page offers realistic, achievable enhancements for real life women, using generic products.
Contrary to one silly review, you cannot "flip through this book at Barnes & Noble" because the SEEMINGLY trite techniques need to actually be performed by the ordinary woman to see the stunning but realistic transformations for herself. The kind that make you wonder just how ugly all those much-admired famous faces are without talent like Kevyn's propping them up. Additionally, the lone reviewer complaining of `lack of realism' joins the reviewer complaining of no step-by-step instructions, in making me question THEIR sense of reality. C'mon Girls! The same way we all translate & personalize Haute Couture into everyday skins; Aucoin's most dramatic techniques can also be simplified into everyday looks.
Most wonderful: Aucoin's [glossy photo] [step-by-step] transformations of unknown women into better, everyday versions of themselves; along with the startlingly, ATYPICAL dramatizations of many famous faces. All proving that TECHNIQUE can truly transform and hypnotize! MUST SEE: the glossy close-ups of Drew Barrymore as the 'Sophisticate,' Andy Macdowell into the Oriental 'Temptress' and Demi Moore as the 1920's 'Vamp,' among many other scintillating looks.
As for Kevyn Aucoin...genius! A generous, sensible, humanitarian genius at that! Read the mini-biographies of the people made-over; and Kevyn's common-sense advice [against kids wearing make-up; and pageants etc, etc] and you will appreciate the man as well as the artiste all the more.
Ironically, Aucoin's generosity in sharing this hard-earned experience, which other industry professionals keep so closely guarded(?), inspired such respect and trust in me...I actually went looking for his products. Now I'm a double Aucoin fan!
BUY THIS BOOK! Then ACTUALLY try, try, TRY the step-by-step techniques before reviewing the book...and by the end of your experimentation, you'd be wishing that he were straight and available! But...that's another book!
Book Review: Beauty and science and love?
Summary: 3 Stars
I'd be interested to see how beauty and science can mix. The art of beauty, the construct of what women consider beauty. When you think of it, the image of womanhood is entirely constructed and false - from the removal of hair, to the dye-ing, plucking, exercising, surgery and painting that goes into it. While some of it is beautiful and idyllic, much of it is also exploitative and is about greed and money. Animals are also tortured in factories for this stuff. Emotionally connect to that for a minute. Do you know how agonizingly painful it is to be totally helpless and not be able to move? Not to kill the party, party, party, but our beauty is constructed for our own loss sometimes as well as the horrendous agony of animals that cannot free themselves from what is un-imaginable pain. Always search for cruelty free makeup. Nothing, not beauty, not any kind of image is worth the loss of love and heart muscle you get from supporting companies that torture animals. Beauty is a joyous, delightful thing, but always be thoughtful when reading books like this, so that you don't support cruelty of products recommended or authors that support products that torture, don't buy into images you really don't want, and come away feeling a little better about your inner strength and beauty. Don't mock and abuse the people fighting the good fight. Turning love into anti-matter with mockery is a weak move. I love makeup and sparkly things sometimes, and these books help for fun and joy, just be full of care. Also women - if you really care about beauty develop power, love, gentleness, kindness and adorn your character with these most lovely of virtues and strengths. And then express yourself with the outer things if you have left over time. Some virtues we need - animal rights, women's rights, human rights, end war, disease and predation with your brilliant minds and helping hands, fighting against religions that abuse animals or women etc.... these beautiful virtues are golden. I also do believe beauty in some form is virtuous, though often the ugly have their own beauty. Ever see the earth mothers with their craggly bodies and beautiful minds? Seek them out! Frida with her moustachio (she refused to shave! No, I don't support her politics!) She was a great painter and celebrated woman. Anyway face paint is a form of self-expression, it's fun to go for it if you can get it with some heart muscle.Book Review: Best makeup book around!
Summary: 5 Stars
I not only purchased this book for myself but I have also given it as a gift. I love it and the person I gave it to was overjoyed! It is the bed makeup book I have ever read and I would recommend it to anyone!Book Review: Best of the Best
Summary: 5 Stars
I think out of all Kevyn's books, I like this one the most. The beggining of the book gives you an informative look at the different parts of makeup such as blush, fondation, and eyebrows. I liked how this book came with a lot of sketches and step-by-step instructions.Book Review: Better for beginners
Summary: 3 Stars
I was really excited to receive this book after reading so many positive reviews on Amazon. However, after reading it, I did not really feel that I had learned anything new. I have read countless magazines and online articles, and almost everything in the book can now be learned for free via the internet (blogs, websites, Youtube). The pictures are really nice and high-res, but I wish there were more details for specific makeup shades or brands. I'm glad that the book was pretty inexpensive, because I don't see myself referring to it that much in the future--in retrospect, I wish I had looked it over at the library or bookstore before buying it. The book would be most helpful for people who do not know much about makeup.