Reddit mentions of Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro

Bobbi Brown's Makeup Manual was perfect when I was beginning. I still pick it up once and awhile for tips and refreshers. I know there's an online copy floating around on reddit, but I don't have the link.

>So basically, what are the basics of doing beauty makeup?

This is a crazy complicated question, I hope you realize.

If you're a reader, I highly recommend getting a copy of Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual.

She has lists of essential tools as well as step-by-step pics of how to make someone look purty. I'm a huge fan of hers because she has women of color in her book and the techniques work for various faces.

Making Faces by Kevin Aucoin I feel like he covers a lot of the basics really well here and also does a great job of showing some fun/dramatic stuff.

The Beauty of Color by Iman Was the only book I could find that did a good job talking about makeup specifically for women of color.

Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro this is the only Bobbi Brown book I'd recommend, it does a great job of basics and tends to focus on more everyday makeup.

Some resources for you:

• Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro
  
• Product reviews - read before you buy
  
• Pixiwoo makeup tutorials
  
• Lisa Eldridge makeup tutorials
  
• RelookTV makeup tutorial videos

Pick up a copy of Bobbi Brown's Makeup Manual and practice a lot. Pay close attention to the sections on shaping your brows and contouring with blush/bronzer; those are probably the most integral ways to feminize your face.

My wife had a similar issue. She had great success with this book: http://www.amazon.com/Bobbi-Brown-Makeup-Manual-Everyone/dp/0446581356

She is really good now! Super natural looking (she has really bad acne)

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Make Up book for a beginner: [Bobbi Brown Make Up Manual] (http://www.amazon.com/Bobbi-Brown-Makeup-Manual-Everyone/dp/0446581356) - this books covers everything and is very practical.

What type of products does she currently use?

Just to repeat bc its true - you are a beautiful person :) Your makeup should be totally about you! Experiment! Play around! Go with colors you like and products you love! For example, I've found that I adore wearing long lasting liquid matte lipsticks in crazy bold colors. But I hate wearing foundation. So I wear lipstick and no foundation (maybe I'll wear a little pressed powder though for my oily T-zone).

I am 22 and have taught myself a lot about makeup in the last year. My advice to you is to focus on what you love about your face (what are your favorite features?) and learn what you can do to draw more attention to those parts. Ex.) I like my mouth! So I wear bright reds to draw attention to my mouth.

I am also a big research person. Youtube is filled with so many tutorials. I really liked these books. I rented them both from my local library :)

So be open! Experiment! Shop from new companies when they have sales or when you have coupons for drugstore makeup! I have my favorite foundation from a sale at BH Cosmetics. My favorite red lipstick is from a sale at NYX. My favorite mascara is from a coupon I had for covergirl lash blast mascara. Find what you like and what you don't to build up your personal tastes. My favorite finishing powder is $3 and from Wal-Mart.

But most of all, it is you that makes you beautiful. Makeup is like the cherry on a gorgeous sundae. You are a beautiful sundae. Add as many cherries or sprinkles as you want. A little or a lot, whatever you find you are comfortable with :)

There are a lot of really good books out there written by professional makeup artists and people in the industry. They are a good source of information for anyone interested in learning more about technique. A lot of makeup is hands on and practicing what works, but there is the side that also needs to know what would work for someone different than your usual test subjest (yourself) and how to fix problems as they happen. Here are a few I really like, but there are so many great ones to choose from, so ask her to looks and see which ones sound the best for what she already knows or knows she wants to learn. Other than that, I think the fact that you are asking here is great and a show of support like that will help her succeed in any endeavor. Best of luck!

Book 1
Book 2
Book 3

Edit: Fixed broken links.

Congrats for a new job, makeup is a great career! :)

My personal favorites are this and this.

Both are very informative, from starters to pro.

I am a freelancer makeup artist and have learned a lot from those books also. :)