Jemma Kidd Make-up Masterclass: Beauty Bible of Professional Techniques and Wearable Looks Hardcover – October 13, 2009

Oh, my gosh! I love this book.First of all, it is beautiful. Full color photos accompany each technique and look. The models are stunning and are somewhat varied in age and skin tone.If you are looking for technique and procedure, you will not be disappointed. In addition to chapters on eyes, cheeks and lips, the book spans looks for different ages, skin tones and occasions.Each look and technique is made approachable with step-by-step instruction and color photographs/illustrations. The author is flexible in approach, offering layers and techniques in addition to complete looks. Each step is approachable individually. Never did I feel like I MUST do all the steps.There is also a bonus chapter on the perfect manicure and pedicure.I had initially been looking for techniques to cover dark circles under my eyes. The author helped me with that trick without needing to make any additional purchases. But if I did want to purchase different products, she has a line available at Target. How convenient! Also, she lists other sources for different types of products.I would buy this again in a heartbeat!I have already loaned it out. I missed it when it was gone!I regularly pull this book out as a reference when I have time or occasion to play with my makeup. I feel much more confident with my makeup application skills. I have a better idea of color choice and application. Reading this book has encouraged me to attempt techniques and colors that I may have never chosen before.I now know how to utilize the single colors in my eye shadow drawer. I have actually been wearing a little color on my lips--a never-before for me! It is like a handbook on all of the fun parts of being a girl. Super fun!

Jemma Kidds Make-up Masterclass is definitely a bible of make-up face application as the book title alludes to and a must have I would recommend for beginners, and it ranks in the same level as other great beginner make-up books out there now. The skin care section of the book is very good and extensive. I like The pictures and information Jemma put in her book for make-up application for the eyes, its very helpful. The two things that sets this Big book apart from other beginner make-up books is the large beautiful pictures shown in the book and secondly the diversity of women of all races in what make-up suits their skin tone. What makes it better is Jemma extends on that and has make-up info for women of all races & ethnicities when it comes to Daytime make-up, Night time make-up, Vacation time make-up for different occasions from weddings in the day to going on a date at night in skin tones in porcelain, fair, olive, and deep skin tones. Jemma's book so far does a very good job when it comes to showing diversity in women and make-up application. This to me is a timeless book that you can use for many years to refer back to, this book for sure will be part of my permanent make-up collection. It is worth the money

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I wouldn't call myself a beauty professional but any definition of the word, but I do enjoy makeup and reading beauty blogs daily to learn about the latest products and tutorials so I'd consider myself knowledgeable. That being said, I greatly enjoyed this book. I knew a lot of the basics, but I haven't picked it up yet where I didn't learn something, no matter how small, that I didn't know before. This book has me constantly tweaking my makeup routine for the better. And the pictures are beautiful!

I won't cover the content of the book as you can go to the non-kindle book page and have a look there - I'll just focus on how it is on the kindle app. And to tell you the truth, it's... not great. The biggest problem is the text. It overlaps, layering on top the previous lines and leaving big ugly blank spaces. Other times it's too small, or doesn't sit where it was supposed to, leaving text bubbles with the words floating up top like dead fish. As a result the book is difficult to read and just kinda ugly.That being said, can you still read it? Sure. All the content is still there. If you want to save money and the weird text doesn't bother you, you could do worse. The pictures remain intact and that is the main point of the book. [I will note I was using the iPad kindle app, this may not apply to all devices].