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Summary: great before and after
Review: If you are looking for a book that shows you how to do makeup to go to work at your office, this probably isn't the book for you.
If you are a beginning makeup professional like myself I find this book helpful. It has two full face size pictures, before makeup on the left and after on the right, with an overlay showing where and what product was used.
It is all Nars makeup but the variety out there these days isn't bad and I think you can probably find the same colors in other product lines. (You might have to search a bit.)
The graphic design of the book is great. It's a spiral bound hard cover so you can use it without it flopping around while you're working. I would say the detailed pages with light grey text on white is a bit annoying but other than that the desing is practical and useful.
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Summary: The Best "Makeup Book" Thus Far.
Review: In my opinion, this is a true makeup book for "real people" not one of the "fantasy transformation" books where the average women could NEVER achieve those looks on her own. The makeovers are natural and the instructions are fool proof and the pictures are not Airburshed!! I highly recommend this books for beginners as well as professionals. I'm anxiously awaiting Makeup Your Mind II!
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Summary: Some good tips but not far enough in photo examples
Review: It was a good read on the essays and tips on different parts of the face - skin, eyes, and lips etc... However, I didn't seem to walk away with anything new as far as how to correct problem area or acne blemishes and contouring. Robert Jone's book Beauty Made Simple seems like a better choice for that matter. However, Mr. Nars has some good insight on makeup and that alone may worth the price of the book. As a photographer and want-to-be makeup artist, I want to learn all.
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Summary: Some good tips but not far enough in photo examples
Review: It was a good read on the essays and tips on different parts of the face - skin, eyes, and lips etc... However, I didn't seem to walk away with anything new as far as how to correct problem area or acne blemishes and contouring. Robert Jone's book Beauty Made Simple seems like a better choice for that matter. However, Mr. Nars has some good insight on makeup and that alone may worth the price of the book. As a photographer and want-to-be makeup artist, I want to learn all.
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Summary: Buy this if you have too much $$$ to spend
Review: The book definitely has great looks and ideas. As an African American though, only 2 faces look similar to mine. It would have been nice if there were models with all shades of skin, not just mostly caucasian people. The book is very creative and fun to read, it gives you good detail of how to create each look as well. A fun read if you are a makeup fiend.
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Summary: Not quite diverse enough, still creative
Review: The book definitely has great looks and ideas. As an African American though, only 2 faces look similar to mine. It would have been nice if there were models with all shades of skin, not just mostly caucasian people. The book is very creative and fun to read, it gives you good detail of how to create each look as well. A fun read if you are a makeup fiend.
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Summary: Good, but not for most of the "real" world of women.
Review: The book is vastly different from what I expected. I most appreciated the before and after shots with overlays showing detailed outlines of the work done in the after photos. These women didn't need much enhancement though and many of the makeup ideas were more practical for the catwalk than for "real" women. The difficulty came in trying to read the pages of text with light gray lettering on white. Uh-oh. Perhaps my age is showing.
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST MAKEUP BOOKS
Review: This book is one of the greatest makeup book I've ever bought. If you are looking for a skin-care book, than this book is not for you. I'd recommend Bobbi Brown Beauty for that matter. But Makeup Your Mind goes straight to the point with its "focused" pictures (no drawings, thanks god!). No enhanced before-and-after pictures. In this book, you will find a completey barenaked face on the right page, and the made-up face on the left. The best part of this book is the fact that each "made-up" face has a transparent plastic cover sheet on top each. It shows you exactly where the makeup has been applied and in what shape. It gives you the name of the colors used: the exact name from the author's cosmetic line AND a general name that you can use if you are buying from other lines (great!). Another great point that I like about the author is his open-mindedness about makeup. You will find examples of natural makeup as well as excentric ones. There is one thing that I would change about this book as an African-American women, is the lack of representation of... us! On 63 examples, only 3 are examples of Black women. Moreover, they are represented in only 2 of the 5 sections: In Shimmers and Colors. Not even in the Lips' section!!! I will still buy his next book which is suppose to feature "non-professional" models hoping that he will be more "globally" representing the women of this world.
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Summary: Very Creative Makeup Book!
Review: This is a great makeup book! The pictures are wonderful. You get to see a before and after shot of each model, plus you get a clear plastic "diagram" that covers the after picture to explain what makeup was used and where it was placed. The only complaint I have is that it tends to be too much of an advertisement for Nars cosmetics. That said, it really shows you images of a very natural makeup application to a really wild "runway" look.If you are looking for more great ideas in makeup application, check out Kevyn Aucoin's Making Faces for some inspiration.
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Summary: For Makeup Addicts Like Moi
Review: This is the best makeup how-to book on the planet. Easy, clear instructions (an overleaf, for practically mistake-proof replications!), lots of variety (perhaps not enough women of color, however), and beautiful photography. Marvelous. I have worn my makeup differently each day for six weeks now, thanks to this book...and I'm suddenly getting compliments on the way I look. My only real complaint is that the actual construction of the volume is not as sturdy as one would wish...drop it once and it's a goner. However, it's worth it for the contents. Thank you, Mr. Nars. Now, for Makeup Your Mind II, could you show a few models who are not quite so gorgeous sans maquillage?
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