 | Be Your Own Makeup Artist: Jerome Alexander's Complete Makeup Workbook by Jerome Alexander
Buy used from: £9.29 A good book covering the basics.
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 | The Art of Makeup (Callaway Editions) by Kevyn Aucoin
Buy used from: £97.00 The book that launched Aucoin's book career.
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 | Making Faces: 1999 by Universe Publishing Co
A visual make-up feast, strongly influenced by Way Bandy's books.
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 | Face Forward by Kevyn Aucoin
Buy used from: £10.73 Continuing the make-up fairy story. (above)
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 | The Beauty Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Smart Beauty by Paula Begoun
Buy new: £6.89 / Used from: £1.51 The chapter on make-up application is a valuable resource to make-up artistry, as there are no other texts detailing eye chiaroscuro techniques to such an extent. Downside, explainations are verbal.
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 | Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter without ME by Paula Begoun
Buy new: £18.95 / Used from: £0.83 A fantastic list of all cosmetics available to consumers.
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 | Make-Up: The Body Shop by Bernadine Bibiano
Buy used from: £10.20 A basic book for beginners containing a couple of useful, unique make-up tips.
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 | Vintage Face: Period Looks from the 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s: Period Looks from the 20s, 30s, 40s, & 50s (Vintage Living Series)
Buy used from: £89.49 A handy summarization of make-up styles.
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 | Cosmetic Watch: Lifting the Lid Off Cosmetic Ingredients (Right Way) by Maurene Charlwood
Buy used from: £0.01 Dictionary on cosmetic ingredients explained in laymen terms.
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 | Vogue Make-Up by Juliet Cohen
Buy used from: £12.08 Commerical to the extreme, in a glossy mag sense. Has way too much space devoted to beauty topics, rather than make-up. Does contain a small group of inspirational make-up pictures.
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 | Read My Lips by Meg Cohen Ragas
Buy used from: £2.03 |
 | The Eyebrow by Robyn Cosio
Buy used from: £15.73 |
 | Make the Most of Your Eyes by Jo Glanville-Blackburn
Buy used from: £0.01 |
 | Make the Most of Your Lips ("Good Housekeeping" Mini Books) by Jo Glanville-Blackburn
Buy used from: £0.01 |
| What's in Your Cosmetics?: A Complete Consumer's Guide to Natural and Synthetic Ingredients by Aubrey Hampton
Buy used from: £0.50 Contains a list of natural ingredients explaining their chemical compositions. Interesting if wanting to know what essential oils cocontain -- certain parts of book should be treated with care.
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| Instant Beauty: The Complete Way to Perfect Makeup by Pablo Manzoni
Buy used from: £0.24 Written by Pablo Manzoni, the renowned make-up artist who was first with many techniques & ideas. Advice is professional, but dull in format. Chapter "Famous Faces" is one hell of an un-PC riot!
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 | Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary (Skin Care & Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary) by Natalie Michalun
Buy new: £32.51 / Used from: £19.57 |
 | Makeup Your Mind by Francois Nars
Buy new: £17.83 / Used from: £16.48 Interesting, but too many examples are impractical and unflattering.
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 | Lipstick: A Celebration of a Girl's Best Friend by Jessica Pallingston
Buy used from: £0.08 |
 | Beautiful Brows by Nancy Parker
Buy new: £3.92 / Used from: £4.06 The ultimate Book in eyebrow shaping.
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 | Making Faces by Dennie Pasion
Buy used from: £0.01 A couple of the examples are the closest brush I've seen make-up make to art.
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 | The Make-up Book by Joy Terri
Buy used from: £3.82 Probably the best book ever written on basic make-up techniques even if under valued and under rated. Tackles make-up with honesty, not fluff.
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 | A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients by Ruth Winter
Buy used from: £0.15 For make-up junkies wanting to know what individual cosmetic ingredients are.
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