Ever since I stumbled upon FD and discovered makeup, makeup books are a must on my list. Why? Because for a bencong wannabe like me, buying makeup sure is fun, but applying it can be a challenge on its own. This is where these books came handy. Asian Faces (by Taylor Chang-Babaian, forwarded by Yoko Ono) first attracts me coz it was made especially for Asian women and their characteristics. It might seem like a pretty basic book for advanced, suhu bencong and the likes, but it’s a pretty darn good book for a novice bencong like myself. This book teaches you how to choose the right color of foundation, a face chart (so you’ll know exactly where to put what, with a real human as the model to illustrate the technique, thank you!), how to highlight and contour, makeup brushes, and of course (the eye candy) the many wearable daytime and nighttime looks that you can copy.
Another thing worth mentioning from this book is the cool little tips it provides. Here are some to share with you:
Did I mention that the majority of looks on this book are wearable? Some books show us great makeup looks but too hard for a novice with minimal skills to copy. Well, this isn’t the case with Asian Faces. Eye colors can be considered minimal, step by step guide is provided, colors are described and illustrated clearly, and real humans were used to model the looks so we can easily see the end result for each look (unlike some books that use face charts only, geez, I despise those!). Of course, there are more advanced makeup looks as well (including costume makeup) that can entertain the needs of advanced bencong and the likes.
Other than the great photos, which surely makes turning page after page of this book enjoyable with your favorite cup of coffee, the text itself contains many good information. Wait, did I say it right? Text? Did I actually read this book? The answer is yes folks. This is one of the few makeup books that I actually do read (well, most of it anyway). The language is pretty simple and not overbearing, and the author didn’t stay too long talking about one thing, which scored points from me!
A little about the author: Taylor Chang-Babaian is a makeup artist who lives in the United States. Her work ranges the fashion, music, film, advertising, magazine, and television industries. Her website can be found at www.asianfacesthebook.com
[From The Archive]: Asian Faces http://t.co/ScKLmEf0
Wah, good review, Sar! Gara2 FD juga makanya gue mulai cari makeup books! Gue tau buku ini juga ga sengaja gara2 wkt itu lagi browsing aja di Borders. Langsung terpikat deh gue, apalagi emang khusus ditujukan buat orang Asia. Bahasa yg dipake gampang, dan tehniknya pun emang gampang diikutin.. Love this book!
Where can I get this book??? Interesting!!
kak sarah, kalo mau cari di jakarta di mana ya..
iya, kalau mau cari di jakarta dimana yah?? penasarannn….:p
tinkerbell, nice review and writing, nek. Good Thank you. I also love the book.
Girls, coba diceki2 kinokunia ato periplus ato QB. Mudah2an ada.
thank you girls. kemaren ini gue liat ini buku di periplus pim 1, tinggal 1 biji. harganya 250an kalo ga salah. o ya, seperti kata silperlintje, coba tengok2 di kinokunia juga deh.
wahh ini menarik bgt bukunya.. utk kulit asia pula, jd tertarikk.. dan cocok jg niy utk kado ultah adik gw yg koleksi buku makeup.. thx tinkerbell..
you make a great persuasive writer, babe!
im interested, very much interested hehe, mo nitip tmn di jkt, moga2 masi ada =)
Sartink…useful review bgt….thk u, btw tante silper…bole pinjem?
Di Periplus IDR265000, stocknya buanyaaakkk…
Di Kinokuniya IDR350000
HTH
thanks for the info on the prices lysa! gile ye, di kino mehong bener.. ck ck ck
what a great review, tinker! gue langsung meluncur ke Amazon deh!
wah gw ngeliat di periplus kemaren….!pengen jadinya…
i have this book,
this is very useful, and thankfully very easy to create all these looks!
haha…hi..newbie here..n masi cupu juga soal make up n fashion but i do love it..jadi pengen bli bukunya..cari ah di periplus bdg
wiiiiii
useful bgt ni book