Making Faces

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If I had not seen the step by step directions for some of the looks, I would have NEVER guessed who it was! I'm not sure how many times I've read this book, but this was the first time I truly appreciated it.

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As part of the “Makeup Houseparty” series she started while social distancing, Ahn paid tribute to Aucoin, the " original makeup influencer," by doing his signature heavy-handed, yet deftly executed highlight and contour techniques, which he illustrated on his sister in Making Faces. This book is great for beginners who want to get a brief but informative look into the makeup industry. Then he would then spend hours practising makeup application techniques and transforming his younger sister Carla to look like a model (he gave his first makeover when he was 11 and she was five). Throughout his short career, Kevyn Aucoin painted the faces of some of the world’s most famous women, worked on countless fashion magazine covers, and authored three bestselling books on beauty ( The Art of Makeup in 1994, Making Faces in 1997 and Face Forward in 2000) – all of which earned him the nickname the “Michelangelo of maquillage.So many beauty resources aimed at trans women seek to assimilate us into a cisheteronormative view of beauty; we are enticed with the promise that we too, if we learn how to use blush, can ascend into unremarkability. Any changes made can be done at any time and will become effective at the end of the trial period, allowing you to retain full access for 4 weeks, even if you downgrade or cancel.

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He would later be approached by both Vincent Longo and Laura Mercier to endorse their eponymous lines, [ citation needed] but decided to launch his own brand, Kevyn Aucoin Beauty, in 2001 instead. I would have loved to see more vibrant looks, like Green eyeshadow, blue lipstick, a mardi gras look, vampire costume look, punk or goth, and some REALLY fun, maybe even halloween-inspired looks. Rita is Ferns best friend, she had a crush on Ambrose through high school but grew up into a bad situation. I did at times wish that he went more into the color and art theory behind his thought processes, but I suppose that would be a different book. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.As the makeup artist wholly responsible for the “sculpted” look of many celebrities and top models, and for introducing makeup contouring to the general public, he truly changed the beauty industry.