My Makeup books

Jeg elsker, ELSKER, mine makeup-bøger og har samlet mine favoritter her:
I love, LOVE, my makeup books, and here are my favorites:

BOBBI BROWN; Makeup Manual, For Everyone from Beginner to Pro (2008), £20.00.

Dette var min første makeup bog, og til lige præcis det, er den god. Bogen indeholder adskillige artikler omkring basistingene indenfor redskaber og påføring samt guides som er nemme at forstå og følge. For de lidt mere erfarne tilbyder denne bog ikke den store inspiration, da guiderne er meget plain og billederne en smule gammeldags. Dette er dog en god bog til dem som gerne vil have styr på basisområderne. 

This book was my first makeup book ever - and for that it is great. The book contains extensive articles about the basic in makeup - the tools, the application and the guides. For the more experienced this book is not the one I would recommend. The pictures don't offer a lot of inspiration due to the beginner-level and I find the pictures a bit outdated. However, this is a book that is really good for those how want to get the basic techniques straight.

RAE MORRIS; Makeup the ultimate guide (2008), £16.99:

Denne bog bliver brugt på rigtig mange beautyschools - og det er der en grund til. Den er ganske enkelt genial. Bogen er let at forstå og teksten er skrevet med et humoristisk strejf. Du får en gennemgang af alle områder indenfor makeup fulgt af en masse illustrationer og eksempler. Look'ene i denne bog varierer fra naturlige, nemme at lave til inspirerende og mere udfordrende.

This book is used on A LOT of beauty schools, and there's a reason for that. The book is just awesome, plain simple.The book is easy to understand and has a hidden humor in the writing. You get a walk trough of all the makeups areas - followed by a lot of examples and illustrations. The looks in the book varies from plain, easy-to-do to inspirational and more challenging. 

MARIE CLAIRE; Makeup (2006), £12.99:

Denne bog er skrevet i samarbejde med 5 celebrity makeup artists, og er derfor ikke ret grundig i sin gennemgang af de forskellige emner. Bogen dækker dog et bredt felt, og har som den eneste bog jeg ejer, et kapitel om negle. Bogen består af billeder fra Marie Claire, og der er derfor en del inspirationsbilleder at finde. Dog synes jeg at en del af billederne virker lidt for 90'er-agtige.

This book is written in collaboration with 5 celebrity makeup artists - and due to that the book is not very thorough with the different areas. The book covers a very wide field, and as the only book I have, it has a chapter about nails. The pictures consist of photos from Marie Claire, and therefore have a lot of inspirational photos. However, a significant part of the photos seems to be a bit 1990's.

JEMMA KIDD; Make-up MASTERCLASS (2009), £22.50:

Dette er en rigtig fin bog med mange eksempler og guider. Den eneste negative ting jeg har at sætte på den, er at den ikke byder på den store variation hvad angår look'ene...men der står godt nok også på forsiden: "Beauty bible of professional techniques and wearable looks". Den har dog et rigtig godt udvalg af hverdagslook.

This is a really nice book with many examples and guides. The only thing negative I have to say, is that I don't find there to be a lot of versatility in the looks. But on the other hand, it does say on the front: "Beauty bible of professional techniques and wearable looks". It does, however, has a really nice selection of everyday looks.

MAKEUP IS ART: Professional techniques for creating original looks (2009), £25.00:

Dette er min absolutte favorit. Hvis dette var den eneste bog, jeg måtte have på mit sengebord skulle der ikke lyde ét ondt ord fra min mund. Denne bog giver en utrolig grundig gennemgang af alle basisteknikkerne - endda mere end nogle af de andre bøger. Og, oveni det, er hvert eneste billede i denne bog både smukt og inspirerende. Denne bog viser virkelig hvordan makeup kan være både sjovt og originalt. 

MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! I would never get tired of having this book by my nightstand every single night! You find a really thorough walkthrough of the basic techniques - even more than in the other books. And, on top of that, every single photo in this book is both beautiful and inspirational. This book truly shows why makeup is fun and original.

Happy reading :)