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In Making Faces, Kevyn Aucoin, North Americas preeminent makeup artist, shares his secrets, explaining not only the basics of makeup application and technique but also how to use those fundamentals (sometimes in unconventional ways) to create a wide range of different looks. Making Faces features step-by-step directions, instructional full-colour sketches, and a gallery of noncelebrity transformations, as well as fabulous images of stars and supermodels as youve never seen them before.Lush and enticing, Making Faces satisfies on many levels: extraordinary photography, surprising makeup looks on A-list celebrities (Julia Roberts, Demi Moore, Courtney Love), and recipes for doing it yourself. ~ Mirabella Kevyn Aucoins new beauty bible is the Genesis, Chronicles, and Revelations of makeup. ~ Allure Kevie isnt a makeup man, hes a magician. He creates an atmosphere of beauty mixed with magic. ~ Cher Kevyns progression of work over the years has elevated makeup to an art form. ~ Tina Turner Kevyn enables each and every one of us to play the character we want to play, be the person we want to be, and most important, feel the best that we can feel about ourselves. ~ Drew Barrymore

The faces that Kevyn Aucoin has made are stellar and luminous: Cher, Tina Turner, Vanessa Williams, and Julia Roberts are but a few of the stars in Aucoin's galaxy of clientele. More than making do, making up is the art of achieving your own special look, and Aucoin insists that there are no hard and fast rules--except for the obvious ones, such as "Don't put lipstick in your eye." The first section offers, in his own words, Aucoin's favorite ideas, tricks, and techniques for enhancing, defining, and altering facial features with makeup. You'll learn how to care for your skin, what foundation to use with your skin type, and transformational magic for that central player in the drama of beauty: eyes. Through his gallery of noncelebrity before-and-afters, Aucoin shows clearly how to use his fundamentals to achieve dozens of different looks. The gorgeous final chapter reads like a list of exotic characters in a play--the Vamp, the Siren, the Diva.... In fact, such celebrities as Isabella Rosselini, Demi Moore, and Nicole Kidman pose as these dramatic, splendidly made-up characters. These sumptuous photographs are accompanied by full-page illustrations listing the "ingredients" required to create these looks as well as simple directions for achieving them. The introduction by the author, at once amusing and endearing ("...trying to conceal the fact that I was a gay, effeminate, hyperactive, adopted child with a serious lisp in southern Louisiana would have been like trying to hide Dolly Parton in a string bikini!"), and Aucoin's commentary throughout, makes Making Faces a unique reference book--beautiful, informative, and personal.

Features

• Illustrates the basics of makeup application
• Step-by-step instructions make learning a snap
• Teaches you how to apply everything from concealer to fake eyelashes
• Shows how the basics are used to create dramatic looks
• Perfect for an aspiring makeup artist

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Buy Clinique Foundations - Clinique Superpowder Double Face Makeup 02 Matte Beige. How-to-Use: Apply powder foundation evenly to face and neck with makeup brush or sponge.

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• Allergy tested and 100 percent fragrance free

Description

The ultimate beauty bookboth gorgeous and practical. Face Forward showcases Kevyn Aucoins incredible transformations of famous and ordinary people alike, and reveals through its step-by-step instructions how makeup can give anyone a variety of different faces. Making Faces has sold 350,000 copies in hardcover and 200,000 copies in paperback to date. Face Forward has already sold more than 250,000 hardcover copies. Kevyn Aucoin is indisputably the best-known makeup artist in North America today.Cher, Calista Flockhart, Jodie Foster, Jewel, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michelle Pfeiffer, Julia Roberts, Diana Ross, Martha Stewart, Christy Turlington, and Vanessa Williams are among the celebrities featured in Face Forward.

"Makeup should be fun, not fascist," celebrity makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin avers in Face Forward, his third book. One of the most adored stylists among fashionistas, entertainment divas, and high-society jet setters, Southern-born Aucoin arrived on the New York fashion scene in the early '80s, a period he ridicules for its '50s-era conservatism and McCarthyist us-against-them values. His career since has been motivated by the feel-good ideals of acceptance, diversity, and self-love, and the vain world of beauty has eagerly participated in his vision. While one may puzzle on how it is he finds fulfillment in an industry known for its superficiality and elitism, Aucoin's words are nonetheless infectious and the touches of his brushes inspired. Conceived as an exploration of the past, present, and future of beauty, Face Forward is an ingenious showcase of the transformative, creative possibilities of makeup, with portraits of everyone from Julia Roberts to Sharon Stone, Martha Stewart to his mother, Thelma. His crafted visages range from minimal-application makeovers of friends to elaborate re-creations of such Hollywood icons as Audrey Hepburn (Calista Flockhart), James Dean (Gwyneth Paltrow), and Veronica Lake (shockingly, Martha Stewart) and such pop-culture personalities as Cher (socialite Alexandra von Furstenberg) and Siouxsie Sioux (Winona Ryder). The final pages present his ideas for looks to come, such as "Explorer," Mary J. Blige covered in eggplant body makeup with a rainbow of metallic eye shadows over her eyes and thickly glossed red lips; "Floralia," a freckled Lucy Liu resembling a sprite from A Midsummer's Night Dream; and "Venusian de Milo," Sharon Stone as an orange-haired, one-breast-baring sci-fi femme fatale. Throughout, Aucoin augments an already colorful book with step-by-step instruction, chatty commentary on each look and model, and riffs on such topics as friendship, politics (he repeatedly applauds the Clinton Administration for embracing diversity in the '90s), and the environment. "Appreciating (even highlighting) individuality is one of the great things about makeup," asserts Aucoin, and Face Forward is a dazzling testament to that belief. For those who see the fun of makeup and are eager to experiment with the virtually unlimited possibilities of it, this book is a boon. --Rebecca Wright

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• Features A-list celebrities undergoing incredible transformations
• Teaches you how to create a runway-ready look
• Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo
• Takes the mystery out of makeup
• Allows you to learn from one of the most sought after makeup artists

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With a short handle and its bristles made of ultra soft goat hair, this Flawless Application Face Brush will evenly distribute your bareMinerals Foundation, All-Over Face Color, and Blush, leaving a flawless finish every time.

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• Bare Escentuals Flawless Application Face Brush

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Powder and foundation combined. Long-wearing, full coverage powder that works as an over-foundation finisher or as a powder foundation. Extra-cling power for double coverage. Lends a smooth, matte, skin-perfection finish.

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• New, full size in original retail box.

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Bamboo 5 Piece Brush Set. Set includes; Mineral Powder Brush, Concealer Brush, Eye Shading Brush, Baby Kabuki. Hemp & Cotton Cosmetic Case. Bamboo Handles, recycled aluminum ferrules and sof, cruelty free bristles.

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• 5 bamboo brushes in a cool pouch
• cruelty free
• eco friendly
• wonderful upscale brushes

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Comodynes make-up removers for face and eyes ia a complete and convenient facial cleansing which is handy and easy to use anytime, anywhere. The original formula is well-tolerated by skin and eyes, and acts by eliminating impurities and make-up residue. In just one minute, skin is clean, toned, and moisturized.

Features

• In one minute, skin is clean, toned, and moisturized
• Complete and convenient facial cleansing. Handy and easy to use anytime, anywhere
• Original formula is well-tolerated by skin and eyes, and acts by eliminating impurities and make-up residue.
• Each pack contains 20 towelettes - 8"x8" - 100% natural fibers

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The Sigma Makeup FACE AND EYES KIT contains 6 essential brushes to produce a flawless look! It includes 3 face brushes and 3 eye brushes. Brushes in this kit: SS150 LARGE POWDER BRUSH, SS187 LARGE DUO FIBRE BRUSH, SS182 KABUKI BRUSH, SS239 EYE SHADING BRUSH, SS219 PENCIL BRUSH, SS224 BLENDING BRUSH. Get a FREE SS217 with your purchase! See pictures for details.

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• Contains ALL YOU NEED for a flawless look!
• Includes 3 essential face brushes and 3 essential eye brushes
• This is the only kit that includes our BEST SELLER kabuki brush
• Receive a FREE SS217 blending brush with your purchase!

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This Finishing brush will apply makeup with air brushed precision. To fully explore your makeup's potential and range, a proper set of makeup brushes are needed. This brush is made of premium quality materials and bristles to make sure that your application is flawless everytime. Designed for a lightweight application and blendinging, perfect your look! The handles are designed to be easy to hold and handle. These handles are damage, chip, and breakage resistant. The anti-bacterial protective coating creates a built-in guard against mold, fungus and bacteria that can gather on brushes. When traveling make sure to check out the travel series that offers the same brush but in smaller sizes!

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• This brush creates the perfect finish by blending face powder and pigments flawlessly.
• Premium blend of soft natural and synthetic mixed fibers
• This antibacterial brush will ensure that your skin quality is preserved.
• Approximately 7 3/4" (20cm) - Studio line
• Compare to MAC's #187 Duo Fibre Brush ($42.00)