Being more of a sunscreen and lipgloss kind of woman today, I think I should go get this book again just for the pleasant nostalgia.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.After the section on basics, there's a section of "looks" developed for ordinary people (male and female) alongside their own stories, which makes the book very accessible for those who might feel distant from the subject.

Perfect your makeup artistry with Kevyn Aucoin The Making Faces Book, a collection of makeup tips and techniques as well as stunning illustrations and photos. With color photos, face charts and sketches, these books offer helpful tutorials can make anyone feel like a professional makeup artist. That's exactly what you'll be able to do with the help of books authored by legendary makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin. it would be most ideal for complete beginners with makeup, but even then i dont feel the tutorials accurately describe how the looks were actually achieved, so for true beginners there would be a bit of guesswork involved to get the actual final product. I tried to recreate one of Kevyn's looks on Lisa Marie Presley, which has always been one of my favourites.Beautiful coffee table book, easy to follow instructional manual with products and makeup tools listed to recreate looks featured. 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 should also note that the instructions regarding application are far from ample, but personally I skimmed over these parts. So many beauty resources aimed at trans women seek to assimilate us into a cisheteronormative view of beauty; we are enticed with the promise that we too, if we learn how to use blush, can ascend into unremarkability. We can take inspiration from makeup looks from different cultures and imitate the looks of different races.The classic -- and gorgeous -- bestseller from one of the most influential makeup artist in history. From everyday and glamorous looks Kevyn Aucoin did on his friends, to the iconic looks of the 20th century: the Bombshell (Marilyn Monroe), the Flapper (Josephine Baker), the Gamine (Audrey Hepburn).