I enjoy Robert Jone's books very much, this is the third of his collection that I have purchased. His looks are very wearable and modern, the instructions are clear and he uses a nice range of skin tones, face shapes, etc., to display his creations. Ethnic groups are well represented here, the models are fairly young, appearing to be in their 20's 30's ("young" being relative, of course). I also admire the fact that, outside of the brushes that he uses (which he also sells) his tools and makeup colors are easy to come by, and he creates a great deal of glamor with just a handful of basic, timeless colors.Nothing here is edgy (Rae Morris) or an obvious homage to vintage style (Kevyn Aucoin), and there is an odd sort of sameness to the looks since each of the photographs, although beautifully photographed for detail, are staged in almost the identical manner. I have found that of these makeup styles, the ones that flatter me most are where the model has the same eye size and shape, since that is where Robert's focus is; the blush, lipstick application stray very little from look to look, varying only in color/texture/intensity.
My only issue is the 5, 10, 15, 20 minute timeline, which does not include the application of concealer, foundation, powder, or contouring. All of these looks start the clock running with the assumption that you have already prepared your face, which may not be an issue for someone with flawless, youthful skin at which point steps can be achievable in the time indicated with a bit of practice. To his credit, Robert does an excellent job of going through the preparation process at the beginning of his book (probably his best guide ever), but, for me at least, the prep work takes a good 5 10 minutes on it's own. Such are the joys of advancing age and the ravages of time.
On the other hand, I have yet to come across any makeup routine that works for me in under 15 minutes, so this may just be an completely unobtainable goal on my part. If anyone out there can write that book, I promise to pay good money for it.
Final word: if you enjoy makeup and toying around with different looks you will find this a good addition to you beauty book library, extended timeline and all.
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I am a huge fan of Robert and I think he is the best MUA out there. Youalways look natural not overly made up and all of his looks in this book are very wearable. I am also a member in his Beauty Academy which is fabulous!!I have 2 of his other books and couldn't imagine another one that would be better than the other 2. I don't think this one is so much better as different.My only issue with this book is I wish he would of put what brands he is using. Some of the shimmer contours are different than I have seen and would like to know what company makes these.I know other makeup artist who write books (Carmindy) always puts in her book the name of the makeup product and the company other than that this book is fun,helpful and the pictures are just beautiful. But next time I would like to see more mature women, these women are all very young.i got this on my kindle. althought I'm not finished w/ this book , so far I'm satisfied. it shows you different type of looks and in some ways, some of the steps and brushes they tell you to use is very repetitive which is nice. Only disappointment is that I was really trying to find a tutorial on how to do eyes and contouring. this book pretty much just tells you to put color on the crease from the outside corner in, or put color/contour the outer 3rd of the eye,etc. but doesn't tell you how to do it.WOW this book is amazing!!!!! model rage (20's50's) perfect!!!! ethnic mix perfect (all skin tones)!!!! the concept is amazing!!!! 13 girls, 43 looks!!!! and what great looks (everything from everyday to colorful to dramatic) all based on time 5 minute looks, 10 minutes looks, 15 minute looks and 20 minute look!!!! what a great concept looks based on the amount of time I have!!!!!
the book is so beautiful and sooooo many great photos!!!!! there has to be thousands of photos (320 pages)!!!! every look have complete application photos!!!! the foundation of every look is creating flawless looking skin, and I agree with others, it is his best job ever!!!! the highlight/ contour section AMAZING!!!!
girls you are going to love this book as much as I do, I am sure of it!!!!!!! take it from someone who really knows makeup!!!!
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