Buy Low Price From Here Now
Makeup: The Art of Beauty is a solid guide on how to style and apply makeup to create a variety of amazing looks. From sophisticated high fashion and trendy freestyle, to the glamour of Hollywood and the simplicity of the Ivory Soap girl, professional makeup artist Linda Mason takes the reader, whatever her age, step by step through the entire process of creating an unforgettable "look" for any occasion.
Written for the individual as well as the aspiring makeup professional, Makeup provides readers with basic, practical advice and proven tips for choosing and using the best tools and products, applying makeup for special occasions, creating a unique look, and developing an individual style. An additional section on career development includes advice for finding the right school, putting together a portfolio, and performing work in the studio, on location, or at fashion shows. This valuable reference also features hundreds of examples of dazzling fashion photography during the past three decades,taken by some of the top photographers in the fashion industry.
Readmore
Technical Details
- ISBN13: 9780823029815- Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
- Notes:
- Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices
See more technical details
By Rhonda Cox
The book was in perfect condition and was received promptly. It was very informative and went into more detail than I was expecting. Gave me several options that I had not thought of before. The pics were well done and gave good examples. Over all I am glad I perchased it.
Thank you,
Rhonda
By G. Mortillaro (Gloucester, MA United States)
as soon as i got this book i read the whole thing cover to cover...this book is great for learning the basics of doing make-up and i would recommend it to anyone.
By Basbenee (USA)
I love makeup, Allure magazine (and others) and makeup books, so I decided to get this. I don't think this is in the same league as Kevyn Aucoin, but there is some interesting stuff in here. Some of the looks do seem a bit dated, and there seem to be more photos from the late 1970s and through the 1980s, so you have the colors and intense diagonal blush, etc. There are some interesting tips, such as applying blush in a vertical smudge to create length, etc., and while I'm not going to be applying fake gems to my eyebrows or painting a stripe of bronze down the side of my face any time soon, it's interesting to look into and read the book and see someone painting outside conventional lines. It's fun and worthwhile for that alone. A little bit of the avante garde never hurts.
By Jeeyoon Ahn (Seoul, South Korea)
This is one of my favorite makeup books -
the illustrations in the book were quite impressive -
I agree though, with previous reviewers that a lot of
the photos in the book ARE quite dated... goes way
back to the days when Issey Miyake was the God (80s?).
However interestingly enough, some of the other photos
especially regarding eye make up are very current! I am
thinking that it was the author's intent to share the old
photos to give an account of the history she's had with the
industry?
Anyhow, it was the first time I heard of the concept of
having a "basic four color palette" to create four
new colors - (p.67 a brown shade in cream texture,
a gloss in yellow, a pale shade such as coral-pink,
a bright color such as vibran red) - and also the first
time I realized how much money I had wasted on all my
makeup products I have been amassing!
And this concept totally gave me the insight that it's
not about those blues, greens I need for my eyeshadows -
it's all about the skin tone colors working together!!!
(Although it was Bobbi Brown products and salespeople
that yellow-base was good for the skin... this isn't the
same thing!)
Some of the very fashion-editorial type photos didn't
really help me on a practical level... but it was quite
fun and liberating to view makeup as an extension of
expressing oneself, almost like a fine-art painting using
your face as canvas. For most everyday people looking for
sensible application of makeup probably won't get much out
of the Freestyle makeup chapter though... They look like
clowns or Picasso's women from bathers of Avignon, ie. African
mask-like...
But I decided to buy the book because I was so eager to learn
about the different ways of dressing the eyes; I felt this book
had more to offer than Kevin AuCoin's book on treating the eyes.
I especially love the distinctions made for... The Sultry Eye (p.85),
The Doe Eye, The Cat Eye, The Smoky Eye. The book includes many
versions of the smoky eye (soft&simple, a little more, deep smoky,
strong&sexy, and neutral smoky layers). This was also the first time
I ever saw of a makeup book include a very very clear illustration
of how to do the Marilyn Monroe's eyeliner -- the drawing on p.87
is quite helpful for beginners like me to see how the line is achieved.
Unfortunately, this is not the definitive book on contouring...
Contouring is explained on pages 94-95, but it's mostly text,
and only 3 photographic sources are given using one model. So if you're
a beginner who wants to learn more about contouring, I suggest you
check out Rober Jones's website and books and DVD.
The latter section of the book deals with practical advice for professional
makeup artists - things like working on location, working on
location in the city, in hot climates, in any weeather,
fashion shows, advertising and other commercial work are covered,
including makeup for brides (unfortunately, the photos are not that
up-to-date nor inspiring) and fees and compensation. Chapter 6 is
devoted to newbie makeup artists.
Thanks Linda for sharing your wisdom!
Namaste~
fan in Korea...
By Kelly Gallagher (NYC)
This is really a beginner text. Great for people who don't own any Kevin Aucoin books and who have never read an issue of Allure magazine in thier lives.
It does have some interesting information on period makeup from the 1920's-1990's. A couple good techniques.
On the whole I was pretty disappointed. Oh well, it was only $10
Images Product
Buy Makeup: The Art of Beauty Now
0 comments:
Post a Comment