Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)This is definitely a good book to have in every passionate makeup user's collection. It was my first makeup book (purchased for me for my birthday), and definitely a book for anyone interested in just bettering their own skills, or becoming professionals, but not necessarily for the beginner. This book does cover a lot of things..
From Manicures, to what to look out for in foundations, to makers of good products. It has tips from professionals, steps to getting a certain look (Day, night, natural etc.) It shows you how to pluck your eyebrows, depending on your face shape; how to take care of your skin, and products to do it with; all the tools to get you started; and more...
Though, I don't give it 5 stars for the following reasons (which are in my opinion based on my preferences, but may not matter to some readers):
- I am pure European (Danish/German) so I have very fair skin, blue eyes, and naturally champagne blonde hair. I was looking for something that would give color pallets, tips, (anything) for people with specific ethnicities (though it did have a /small/ page on Asian/African American, that was it) it did not cover my department. Like I said, this matters to few people, but if you are European, like myself, (unless you know what colors are perfect for you) this may not be a good beginner book. (This is also IF you just are looking to do better makeup on yourself)
- Not enough Diagrams. This also, is just me, but I am right-brained: I have to see something to understand it, and there aren't many diagrams in this book. But that doesn't mean there isn't /any/. There is one for eyebrows, some (very few) eye shadow techniques, defining face shape... and I can't think of any others. But it does give good descriptions, so if you don't mind reading how to do something, this is fine.
- Products mentioned/recommended (such as tools, makeup, etc.) tend to be very expensive (Because it IS a Vogue book!). I am in the upper-middle-class myself, so I don't have $100 dollars to spend on a set of 4 makeup brushes (as seen on MAC's/NARS websites: recommended in the book)... hell, if I had that money, someone would be doing my makeup for me! So most of the products mentioned are for people with money, but you can find other makers, they just aren't mentioned (such as: Mabelline, Cover Girl, Loriel etc.) BUT: What I found, I just went to Target, and bought the target brand makeup brushes, and they work just the same, and are very cheap. They are soft (important), and give you the same effects for basically 1/10th of the price (and they last)... (This is, again, unless you want to be professional and show off your expensive products); otherwise, your just paying for the name.
So, its more of a guideline book. Look for the tools, types of products recommended, and you can go out and find the cheaper equivalent (I did..) But, overall, its a very good book.
Like I said, these are just my opinions, but I listed them so people like me could relate.
Here's just a quick summary of whats in the book, in case you wondered:
-Makeup styles through the years.
-Foundation: Application and what to look out for.
-Skin care: Products to, and NOT to, use; and how to keep it healthy (not just face, but neck and hands).
-Eyes: How to, styles, techniques.
-Tricks of the Trade
-Tools of the professionals.
-Blush/Defining/shadowing etc.
-Trouble Skin: why, treatment (how to), and covering it up.
-Eyebrows
-Lips
-Old traditions, and if they work (i.e. ever wonder what the cucumber on the eye was actually for??)
-Manicure/Pedicure...
A lot more...
Hope this helps.
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