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Make-Up : Fresh Ideas for Fantastic Looks

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...because I am one! I have never been that interested in makeup but realize there will come a time when I may need to know how to apply it. I don't really buy the fashion and makeup magazines either, so a book that clearly writes *and* illustrates how to apply makeup is exactly what I need.

Other beauty books which are probably intended for the more experienced have written descriptions of the application process or only a picture or two of the finished product; but not this book. Spiral bound, the pages fold out and show the step by step process. As noted in the other review, it is fairly up to date as well, discussing shimmer and other relatively more recent makeup styles.

For those who are curious to actually SEE the book itself, it can be usually found on display at The Body Shop for people to flip through.

Buying this book for my better half, she was looking for more professional and updated help to go along with her updated fashions. Unfortuanlty, this was not exatcly was she was shopping for.
However, that doesn't mean its totally worthless. In fact, if your looking for a book for a beginner, or looking to try different make-ups for the first time-this is your buy. Rather than matching colors with tones, it goes deeply in applying and techniques. Not outdated as it also goes into glitter, shimmers, and even fake eyelashes. As mentioned, great for the beginner and fashionable.

This book took me all of 30 minutes to read. I can't believe that the list price is $17, because it's not worth it. Just borrow it from the library, like I did. I will admit that the book has some good photographs to give you ideas for makeup looks, but that's about all it has to offer. The tips aren't anything special, and will probably only be helpful to somebody who has never worn makeup before. And on just about every other page, the author is gushing about a certain color of product, saying, "This works great with all skin tones." I'm sorry, but not every color looks great on every skin tone. The author also seems slightly biased toward warm makeup tones, rather than cool. There are several references to "warming up" someone's coloring, and many of the makeup looks lean heavily toward peach and gold tones. There was also a ridiculous section on glitter in makeup where they tell you to mix actual glitter in with your regular eyeshadow. Are they kidding? This is a good way to get glitter in your eyeball. Why not just buy an eyeshadow that's already sparkly? There's no shortage of those.

If you have absolutely no knowledge of makeup, consider purchasing this book. If you haven't been living on a deserted island all your life, don't bother. This is the first item that I have returned to Amazon. You don't need a book to tell you the same stuff that you can pick up from magazines or everyday life. You can give it a try, but don't say I didn't warn you.

If you are familiar with putting on makeup you don't need this book at all. Very Basic. I would recommend to those who are completely in the dark about applying makeup.

I was looking for a great book that show me step by step how can I make my own fantastic look for my bellydancers and for me. This did not help me a lot for that purpose. That book is better to make my own clasic look maybe for special ocasions but not to create a fantastic look for me to bellydance shows.

Although this book gives great pictures and has great fold out pages giving you more in depth step by step instructions, it left me wanting more. I felt like it was a lot of the same kind of applications just switching up the colors. If youre looking for a book that will give you some insight on different color combos this might be a decent book. I would definately recommend this for beginners but for myself, as a licensed professional, I found it kinda bland.

I'm very disappointed with this book. Of course, it's a bit dated, but I still expected some good tips, and I was not impressed at all. The pictures are not good...I found that some of the "models" are wearing makeup colors that are totally off. For instance, there was a freckled red head who clearly would look good in warm colors such as gold, warm green etc, but the author chose to apply a yucky pastel blue on her.
Honestly, there was nothing in this book that I didn't already know. Thank goodness I only spent a dollar and some change on this book. What a complete waste.