What was REALLY great about this book is the expansive amount of celebrity photos that Kevyn used, everyone from Vanessa Williams, to Drew Barrymore, to Demi Moore.

generally, if you already wear, enjoy, and have at least a bit of a youtube education with makeup, this book wont teach you much new information. These works cover the basics of makeup application and much more, including how to apply the fundamentals to create a range of flattering looks.I've kept it through several moves, including a period of my life where all my belongings were split between the three friend's houses I was couchsurfing on. Hence, he’s put together this book and packed it with more than 200 illustrations and invaluable tips for professional-grade makeup application.

On the other hand, it is good to know that people can explore their creativity with makeup and bridge the gap of being someone other than themselves.

Kevyn Aucoin shares his secrets, explaining not only the basics of make-up application and technique but also how to use those fundamentals to create a wide range of different looks.

I got this book thinking I should wear more makeup so I won't be mistaken for an undergrad all the time, but it left me feeling like makeup is not necessary at all. Kevyn Aucoin also offers tidbits about his philosophy on makeup and charming stories of his life that relates to makeup. I think that the climate of today's cancel culture would definitely not let him get away with saying that so this book definitely shows it is from another era. According to Kevin, he argues that makeup can make anyone any race they want, saying he can be Asian one moment and Spanish the next. When Fern approached him so passionately he felt as if he was not good enough for her and she was doing it out of pity.I tried to recreate one of Kevyn's looks on Lisa Marie Presley, which has always been one of my favourites. If you practice and master the looks in the book then you will be able to handle pretty much anything else the industry sets before you.

very useful for beginners, but people that have loved doing makeup on themselves for a while will also find a few useful tips and tricks.The first part of the book focuses on introducing the tools and the techniques: how to contour and highlight, how to shape the eyebrows, the different types and textures of eyeshadow, how to apply false eyelashes. It is an ambiguous blend of different facial features from different races: the uptilted eyes of East Asians, the full lips of black women, golden tan skin of Latinx people, sharp cheekbones of Native Americans, long dark lashes of Middle Eastern women etc. I'm not sure how many times I've read this book, but this was the first time I truly appreciated it. From everyday and glamorous looks Kevyn Aucoin did on his friends, to the iconic looks of the 20th century: the Bombshell (Marilyn Monroe), the Flapper (Josephine Baker), the Gamine (Audrey Hepburn). Despite all this, the actual content and tips provided me with no new knowledge, being a make-up lover and fervent viewer of many YouTube make-up artists.