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Face Forward |  | Author: Kevyn Aucoin
Brand: Kevyn Aucoin
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Seller: PI 3.14 Books
Rating:  115 reviews
Sales Rank: 26023
Media: Paperback
Edition: First Edition
Pages: 176
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 8.9 x 0.6
MPN: 90005-60
ISBN: 0316287059
Dewey Decimal Number: 646
EAN: 9780316287050
ASIN: 0316287059
Publication Date: October 25, 2001
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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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Product Description
Face Forward highlights Kevyn Aucoin's opinions on different types of makeup application and how makeup can give one a different face for every occasion. With step-by-step instructions on how to re-create the looks featured in the book, Face Forward allows you to take the mystery out of creating a runway-ready face. Face Forward features incredible makeup transformations by A-list stars, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Martha Stewart, Hilary Swank, Mary J. Blige, Meg Ryan, Janet Jackson and many, many more. So, put your best face forward by using tips from one of the most sought after makeup artists of all time.
Amazon.com Review
"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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 Good for pros September 6, 2010
The Jewel
This book is good for the serious make-up artists. It does have a few tips that can be used for everyday use at home, but more geared for pros.
 Beyond Amazing, This is a MUST OWN! August 23, 2010
CCFireGirl93
I have owned Making Faces for awhile now, which is a must own itself. i have been in the makeup industry for years and i cant believe how much more i learned after reading this book. That but its so inspiring and really shows that basic is beautiful Kevin has done it again in "Face Forward" GREAT GUIDE FOR TEENAGERS & JUST STARTING OUT READERS!
VERY INFORMATIVE June 16, 2010
Brat Rabbit (New York)
This book really shows you the tricks to applying makeup to maximize your features, and cover and hide your flaws.. The comparison pictures show it all.. Easy to follow, very informative! A definate must buy!
 Too advance? March 14, 2010
L. Ferguson (BOSTON, MA, US)
I was so excited to receive this book but once I finally got it home and sat down and read this book I was like "...." call me a clown but this is too advanced for me. I really believe this book was entitled for make up artist who are more advance then someone who is beginning to apply their own make up and want to know some natural everyday going out looks. Unless I'm dressing up for Cleopatra for Halloween why do I want to know how to apply the make up for this character?
fast shipping, great condition February 11, 2010
C. cervenka
I waited until the last minute to order this before Christmas. It arrived quickly and was in perfect condition. If only all of the Christmas shopping had been that easy?!
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