Face Paint: The Story of Makeup
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (522 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1419717960 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Leanne said A fascinating look at our fascination with makeup. I've been a huge fan of Lisa Eldridge for several years, and eagerly pre-ordered this book when it was first available for pre-order several months ago. When Eldridge first revealed more details about the book, I had initially been disappointed that this was going to be more of an overview of makeup throughout history rather than a how-to book, but the more I read about it on her blog -- and now that I have it in my hands -- the happier I am with it. If you love makeup and are interested in how we have used it throughout history to define and create our personae, you'll really love this . In which I gush and hope Lisa reads this TillySpeaks I pre-ordered this fabulous book and it was waiting for me when I got home. Luckily today was a take-out kind of day, so I snuggled up, chowed down and feasted my eyes upon the fabulous facts of makeup. I love that this book is by no means a how-to, which is refreshing since so many makeup artists turn authors seem to directly fall directly into that category. As a subscriber of Lisa's on Youtube, I have been blown away by her real passion for makeup, not just in its application, but also in it's creation. She is one of those rare people that has mastered what she does and loves what she. I love makeup mostly because of the confidence it builds in Watching and learning for a while now, how to's and what not from Lisa This book has a whole other approach than other makeup books from its ingredients to the history of it, as we learn how it was used in the past, how it was made and when.The popularity of makeup from the Egyptian times till today and the taboo of using it in between. To wear makeup, to apply makeup for a living has its own colorful ways and benefits.I love makeup mostly because of the confidence it builds in my clients,, because of their amazing reaction at the end of an application, for the way it makes them feel, no
“Makeup artist and Lancome global creative director Lisa Eldridge drops serious knowledge in Face Paint, her book on the history of beautifying.”
Face Paint explores the practical and idiosyncratic reasons behind makeup’s use, the actual materials employed over generations, and the glamorous icons that people emulate, it is also a social history of women and the ways in which we can understand their lives through the prism and impact of makeup. . In Face Paint, Lisa Eldridge reveals the entire history of the art form, from Egyptian and Classical times up through the Victorian age and golden era of Hollywood, and also surveys the cutting-edge makeup science of today and tomorrow. New York Times Bestseller Makeup, as we know it, has only been commercially available in the last 100 years, but applying decoration to the face and body may be one of the oldest global social practices