Customer Reviews

The African American Woman's Guide to Successful Makeup and Skincare, Revised Edition

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I've never really cared that much about what I used on my face or if I had on make-up. But going out one night, my friend got me to try a full face of make-up, and I looked pretty good. This book helped me do it on my own. It was a great starting point, easy to follow with great pictures. I learned how to take care of my skin better and it looks healthier. I also found with the help of the color chart some new and different choices to make with my clothes, and it even suggested accent colors to compliment your main outfit color. You can't always wear black! The skin type chart helped me realize that I actually have combination not oily skin. Oily skin would be especially oily in your t-zone and then all over. By answering the simple questions, I went in search of products more suited to my skin type. Great, straightforward book.

Would be better if the pictures were in color. The information on skin care was helpful.

The skin type chart in the book is just plain confusing. You'd have to read the whole chart in the book to see what I mean. It's on pages 46 and 47. For an example, in the column for oily skin where it asks in the section 'does your skin feel greasy or slick?' it gives you the options 'T-zone' and 'all over'. What is this supposed to mean when 'T-zone' is an option in all of the columns? This doesn't make any sense. Another section in the chart asks the question,'If you bathe with deodorant soap, how does your face and body skin feel after an hour, without any type of moisturizer?'. My skin feels comfortable after this so I picked the option 'Oily forehead eyelids, nose, and chin' which is in the column for oily skin, but the chart next asks 'What do your pores look like?'. My pores look invisible, but this was in the column for dry skin. It's impossible for someone to have dry skin and oily skin all at the same time!
Now for the confusion of the color chart. The color chart says that the complimentary accent colors for dark complexions (specifically where it says 'dark skin') are: yellow etc., but in the section of the chart where it says 'medium skin' it reads on with more information about dark skin saying people with medium brown and dark complexions, in general, are flattered by colors with blue undertones, rather than yellow. HOW CONFUSING! By the way, what are complimentary accent colors? This book needs a glossary just for that term or the book needs to explain it somewhere, and if it does the book needs to mention that it does in its index.

it was an alright book it really didnt intrest me but it did give me some few pointers and i would have liked it better if it was in color. Other than that it was ok

The book has some good information for beginners but it really is no different from any other skincare books that I've read.

I read this book looking for some really detailed info and the info was more general than anything but overall it was not a bad read. I would recommend some articles of [...] they have more detailed information African American skin care

From a white alpha male, heterosexual Mack, who has an engineering degree, military experience, AND a Licensed Cosmetologist, I give this book my best rating. I have known so many black females, personally, professionally, and as clients, who would benefit from the knowledge in Alfred's excellent book.
See me at the ATL Bronner Bros. Hair & Beauty Show every August.

This book is a great way to start if your new to make-up and your skin. I would recommend this book to all young women of color.