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:
- Use a tiny amount of cream blush as a base and finish off with a powder blush to make cheek color lasts longer.
- Brush a contour shade from the lash line to the middle of eyelid to create additional depth to your eyelids.
- Add a highlighter from temple to apple of the cheek to create a subtle glow to the face, and many more..
