by dunia_dandan — Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 7:20 am
in Books, Magazine, Movie, Web, Makeup and tagged with Kevyn Aucoin
Do you want to be like The Innocent with soft, slightly shimmery makeup like a woman in a beautiful oil pantings? Or maybe your inner strength and determination is calling you to be The Heroine with brows brushed upward and strongly lined lips? How about The Anarchist who is not afraid of unusual ways of applying eyeshadows?
There are thousands of makeup books out there, but this one is by far the most searched and used referrence book not only by professionals in the field, but also by novices like us.
Late Kevyn Aucoin (died on 2002 at age 40) was one of the most celebrated makeup artists who did countless faces of celebrities. He believes that—please bear this in your mind when doubting on whether bright red lips is too much or blue eyes make you look like a “korban KDRT”— there are no rules when it comes to makeup. “Knowledgeable” people seem to pop up everywhere and make comments like your makeup is not “normal” and “acceptable”, or you don’t look “beautiful” just because you wear orange lips. To Kevyn, future belongs to those with open minds and open hearts, who can appreciate beauty in all its forms.
This book is about ideas and possiblity of looks, ranging from the most natural to the drag queens, from businesswoman to the exotic woman with petroleum-jellied eyes. Let me be honest, tho, that—speaking from experience—the latest one is only for photography purpose.
This is a great book for “Bencong in The Making”, “Bencong Wannabe”, “Bencong dalam Rencana” selain tentu saja, “Suhu Bencong”. Before transforming your face to what you want to be today, Kevyn guides you little by little in understanding basics of faces making, starting with foundation, shading and highlighting, brow shaping, eye makeup styles, eyeliner, and different kinds of lip colors. The basics really help us in taking the next steps: making the looks, may it be glamorous, dramatic, colorful, or sensual (which he uses a guy as his model).
Then he uses everyday people, people he runs in to in restaurant or other public places, as his models and brings out the best in them. In the last chapter, we can see his stunning and magnificent work of icons on celebrities’ faces.
Two-faced is nothing. We want to be 1000-faced.
Dundan, your writing is amazing! And those terms (suhu bencong, bencong wannabe) is so making me LOL..
Is this book available in Indonesia?
gue suka opening-nya. keren boww…. gue bencong in the making n kayaknya gue harus punya tuh buku
Great writing Deb! *keplok keplok keplok* This is the first makeup book I own and most treasure. Although to be honest, my desire to experiment with makeup products (and to try different looks with them) existed way before I read the book. So I guess I was born to be bencong?
Esiotrot, yes the book is available in Indonesia. Try Kinokuniya..
Good writing Deb…..:thumbup:
*’Bencong otw alias dalam rencana” membungkukkan badan 3x ke ‘Suhu Bencong”*……:)
langsung masuk ke Beauty Wish List…….
you’re born to be a writer deh deb… well done! Mwah mwah
Deb… good one!!!
terimalah bungkukan hormat dari bencong wannabe… “sifu bencong, teach me”
*langsung meluncur ke Kinokuniya*
Deb katanya lagi nulis buku beneran kan .. ntar kl buku loe terbit eike mau beli deih.
Beautifully written.
Informative, a subtle selling persuasion with a sense of humour.
I’m bookmarking this for my inspiration
good one deb!
i have this book and likes it so much. kayaknya ujung2nya udah mulai keriting gara2 keseringan gue bolak balik.
Kok ga ada kategori ‘bencong kagetan’ yah? Yg kayak gw gini.. ngebencongnya on-off.
Gw pengen banget deh beli buku ini. Gw tipe2 orang yg suka gonta-ganti penampilan, tapi gak punya enough knowledge on how to..
nice writing Deb!
Info nih… di kinokuniya jakarta tidak ada stok utk buku ini. mesti hunting nih kayaknya…
Deb, nice one!!!
Thanks, Teman2.
Coba cari di Ebay yg melayani shipping worldwide.
Di Jkt, QB udah gak ada ya? Sayang bgt, soalnya kita bisa pesen buku ama dia.
Nantikan ripiu buku lenongan yang lain, yah..
This book is really..really great…it’s THE BIBLE…gw jg punya buku ini…so…buat yg d belanda bs d beli d american book store…soo hurry..murah lg harganya cuma 12.95 euro…
buku ini emang bagus bangets, kebetulan ada di rumah thx to my sis who collects makeup books.. walau gw ga ngerti makeup2an tp seneng bgt bisa ngeliat foto2nya dan Aucoin’s magic hands.. debbie, ditunggu review buku2 makeup lainnya yahh =)
suhu bencong, nice writing..
kl gue kategorinya apa ya.. hehehehe
wah, nice article deb!
May Kevyn – our patron saint in make up, rest in peace…
kalo “bencong in the mood” kayak gw yg kadang2 make up kalo lagi ganjen aja kudu punya kayak beginiian ga? keliatannya ni buku buat yg udah profesional ya?
cek..cek..cek..benar-benar menggugah hati..salut utk suhu ..makasih Deb
gue jadi makin sadar kalau gue suka jadi bencong dandan gak jelas
SHIBUYA GAL,
Sama sekali bukan utk profesional thok, kok. Makanya gw cantumkan bahwa Akang Kepin ngajarin Basics (cara make foundie, blush, bikin e/l, dsb) di bagian depan, sebelum masuk ke bagian “making faces”-nya.
love your writing, dundan; especially the opening paragraph and the ending lines
must have this book…must have this one before I die..definitely it’s on my list about 1000 things to have before I die…Nice writing too !!!
dunia_dandan duh keren deh artikelnya… gue sebagai bencong wanna be jadi pingin liat2 buku juga buat belajar ah, source yg satu ini emang blon pernah gue intip… thank you say.. ((hugs))