Face Foward - Kevyn Aucoin Reviews
Newest Review: ... following and you can see why. His work is dramatic but subtle at the same time; he works with each individuals face and ... more
... some of the transformations are breathtaking. He dosent do the "lets do our best to be subtle and let blemishes show through", no he gives everyone the full whack, and they look amazing. And why not? Face Forward is split into two halves, the first is dealing with some basics, such as shading and contouring, basic make up brushes and cosmetics which are handy. He does not name specific brands, there is no plugging in this book, he tells you that cheap can be and often is as good as expensive. The f...more
Customer Face Foward - Kevyn Aucoin Reviews (2)
by - written on 30/07/02, updated on 30/07/02 (Very useful, 557 readings)
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I am a beauty junkie of the purest kind, and although I have tons glosses, lippies, eyeshdows I've never been keen on beauty books, because most of them are dated. If you look at the Mary Quant book for Dorling Kindersely, it is full of acid green with fushia lipsticks and heavy bases. Cindy Crawfords book is good for basics, but somehow lacks any artistic flair or creativity. (well she is a supermodel) and Bobbi Browns books, I think are fairly boring guides to how you should look. For example, Bobbi thinks people with blue eyes should never wear blue eyeshadow and brown will suit everyone (not so). Kevin Aucoin's face forward however, I think stands out ... Read the complete review
Arguably the best beauty guidebook in the market now! (649 words)by - written on 29/03/01, updated on 29/03/01 (Very useful, 196 readings)
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What I like about this book is the big pictures. It might sound shallow, but because of the size, you get to see clearly what sort of clever cosmetics are applied onto a person’s face to accentuate the person’s features. This book is a sort of make-up guidebook jam-packed with celebrities – from Amber Valetta to Lucy Liu to Madonna to Sharon Stone. The list just goes on and on! I call this a guidebook rather than a beauty bible because according to Kevyn Aucoin, make-up artist to the stars, it is meant as a "source of information and inspiration with no more class systems, no more types and no more barriers". The last bit being that the book .. Read the complete review
