Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro Kindle Edition

Excellent book, this book in my opinion is one of the top 5 Make-up Book Bibles for Beginners. This book has everything for beginners like me to follow, From Make-up tools to all forms of skin care. Bobbi Brown did a good job in showing diverse women of all races & ethnicities on what looks good on their skin tone which I really love as a black woman. One big thing that sets this book in another level is the step by step visual pictures & instructions shown when it comes to make-up application on the face. There are steps on how to put on blush on the cheeks, how to put foundation on the face, how to put on lip stick on the lips, how to put on makeup on for eyes, from asian eyes to smokey eyes and countless other steps for other applications of makeup done to the face. Plus there are some tips and info for makeup artist especially on the Artistry section of the book. So this book has something for everybody who are into makeup whether a beginner or a professional makeup artist. Lastly this book is a example of a timeless book you can always refer back to and keep in your makeup book collection years from now. I would recommend this book to all beginners, the best of all bobbi browns books in my opinion, and its worth the money.

I bought this book along with Kevin Acuoin's book, "Making Facing." Between the two, Aucoin wins hands down. Brown's book seems opinionated. I keep encountering statements that feel as if Brown is saying "this must be done this way or it's wrong." I was very discouraged because some of the things that Brown says to NEVER do are things that seem to work very well for me. In contrast, the very first sentence on the inside of the front cover in Aucoin's book is, "There are no rules when it comes to makeup."That said, "Makeup Manual" is a book worth looking through. Great photos and there is interesting information. If you are only going to buy one book though, I would pass on this one in favor of "Making Faces."

I will start off by saying that, I am just now getting into make-up and this book is amazing. Of course practice makes perfect but the basics things like what the different brushes are for ,Concealers,Foundation etc were explained well.. The first make-up book I purchased Making Faces by Aucoin, Kevyn had me completely lost. This books breaks things down into digestible sections and I feel like for beginners this book will go along way as far as shelf life.Cons:Some sections could use further illustration:Example some of the eyeliner application does not show the hand movement to get the perfect swoops but that could also just be a practice issue. Where was the contouring and highlighting?which I believe deserves a chapter, there was a tiny bit about contouring shadow on the eyes, but not the cheeks etc-For this I took off one point.I took off an additional point because the title is misleading. The title says (FOR EVERYONE FROM BEGINNER TO PRO) and this is simply not true. I can see a pro make-up artist disappointed in the book. There are some sections concerning the make-up business which I'm assuming was for the pro's but not enough "INSIDER" information was given to make it worth buying for the pro.I'm just going to be honest and say I love this book even with its missing sections and learned so much from it-with that said if you have the basics down, how to apply concealer,foundation,lipstick,lip linear and know your way around different make-up types and brushes, you should probably skip this book.This is not a more advanced make-up book but for it was worth it!!:)

This book was just ok. I think if you are really a beginner, as in you have NEVER applied makeup before , then it`s great. But I don`t really feel like it taught me anything I did not really already know. And as far as makup looks, there is really only a smokey eye look in it. The rest is just "make sure you chose your right shade" looks. As said, it is a good book for beginners, but I think anything more then that, it`s just ok. It does have beautiful pictures though and I do love that it is very detailed. Just not what I was looking for I guess.

I am a makeup lover, I took cosmetology in high school even. I really enjoy this book because there is a lot of good tips and skin care information in here along with going over the different formulas of makeup. That being said it’s mostly just the basics, I was hoping for instructions on how to do more eyeshadow looks. I’m very happy with the book but definitely want to get the making faces one as well, hopefully it will go in more into eyeshadow looks. This makeup manual is great for beginners though, or if you want to learn a little more about skin care.

This has a lot of good tips in it but I don’t think it’s so much for beginners. Half of the book is tips on artistry and how to become a makeup artist basically or how to do makeup for photo shoots. So it may be great for some people but isn’t perfect for someone just wanting to learn basic makeup skills. Plus it’s pretty flimsy

I bought this book and assembled a makeup case of products and sent them to my Grandaughter in Canada , as she was just exploring the ideas of makeup with her friends .The book was a huge hit ,Rebecca could not wait to read it all and it has become her makeup bible. When Rebecca and her friends were able to get together they shared the book and had endless fun experimenting on one another. Rebecca is able to use her makeup tastefully and she looks amazing, she has also discovered the Booby Brown videos on U -tube and of course the book is very useful for those too as a constant reference companion.Would I recommend this book ? yes, certainly ,it contains the necessary know how too ! and much more .

My wife loves this book and it was an absolute bargain second hand compared to the £20 new cover price. Sheopted for one which was listed as Used Very Good and it arrived pretty much good as new.

Absolutely fantastic book. Covers every aspect needed to know about makeup and skincare. Tons of information. I want to buy another for my mother as it is a great read and do not want to share mine.

I've recently gotten into make up and had heard a lot about this book so decided to give it a whirl. Its rather basic, so great for beginners. Its also quite old, so the pictures look a bit 'retro' now I guess, and it doesnt cover newer makeup trends. I bought the Kindle version but would recommend the hard cover version as the hard cover version gives a better overview of the step-by-step instructions (I had a leaf through it in Waterstones the other day). I liked that it includes tips for a range of skin types and colours, as well as bridal make up. Overall, an easy to follow and entertaining read.

Amazing book for anyone looking to break into the industry or for someone who is interested in makeup. It also makes for a great coffee table book as it has lots of glossy pictures.