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Asian Faces: The Essential Beauty and Makeup Guide for Asian Women Paperback – August 7, 2007

by Taylor Chang-Babaian (Author), Yoko Ono (Foreword)

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A celebrity makeup expert shares her secrets in the first beauty guide for all Asian women.

Professional makeup artist Taylor Chang-Babaian shares her beauty secrets in Asian Faces-the first beauty book created specifically to focus on the techniques and styles that enhance the skin tones and facial features of Asian women of all ages and ethnicities. This fully illustrated, step-by-step guide includes advice on:

- Makeup products and tools to achieve the perfect skin tone
- How to work with one's face and eye shape
- Natural day looks and evening makeup
- Creating the illusion of flawless skin

With more than 100 full-color photographs and illustrations, Asian Faces covers costume makeup and favorite looks from past decades with a modern edge-as well as looks from top American style meccas including New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. Featuring celebrities Margaret Cho, Yunjin Kim and Moon Bloodgood.

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"A Makeup artist with G.P.S" -The New York Times

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Writing Asian Faces was a very personal experience for me. As a young Asian teenager growing up in Los Angeles. Learning how to apply makeup was all trial and error. There were very few examples of Asians in the media if any and foundations back then were all pink. Needless to say I had tons of embarressing moments of bruised looking eyes. Many of my friends resorted to eyelid surgery or tape. I was a bit more rebellious and refused. Asian Faces is filled with all the information I wish I had during my early years. It is meant to be empowering and a resource for all Asian women. Enjoy!

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ TarcherPerigee; 1st edition (August 7, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399533141
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399533143
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.75 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,873,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,705 in Health, Mind & Body Reference
- #3,125 in Grooming & Style
- #148,048 in Reference (Books)

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I grew up in Los Angeles surrounded by beauty and the entertainment industry. Sadly, I was not a classically pretty girl and was told often that I was overweight and needed facial plastic surgery from family members and their friends, as early as the age of 7. I was given perms and crazy a-symmetrical haircuts, many failed attempts to make me "beautiful".

Finally, in the middle of high school, my plastic surgery appointment was booked. Of course, I refused and instead decided that I needed to take the way I looked into my own hands. I experimented with makeup and made tons of embarrassing mistakes. A not so fond memory was a smokey eye look that was confused for a black eye by a concerned school mate. His concern was replaced with laughter when he realized that both eyes were symmetrical. Horrifying. I finally got it when I stopped trying to create something that wasn't there and instead began to work with my natural features.

I believe the way you look should represent who you are as a person and how you want to be perceived. I write books to empower women by teaching them how to create whatever look that is. I share amazing tricks and tips that I've learned in my over 20 years in the beauty, fashion and entertainment business where I've worked with thousands of women in various fields from celebrities, fashion designers, high powered executives, scientists, athletes and musicians. Ultimately my goal is to help women everywhere find their own beauty.

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va927

Good read

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017

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Lots of useful info for my growing clientele

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Panda Enthusiast

Great for East Asians, not so much South Asians and Pacific Islanders

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2009

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I actually learned of this book from New York Times controversial "gift guide for people of color." I was excited to see a book dedicated to Asian women, and it even had a South Asian woman on the cover! Since I ordered it from Amazon, I never saw the inside, but I wish I did.

Being that it is published by the same company, Asian Faces is very similar to Iman's book "The Beauty of Color." That's not a bad thing--there are beautiful photographs, with helpful diagrams and text. The author really gets down to all the things Asian women need to know, like contouring a face to fake the appearance of high cheekbones, resizing lips and eyes, and even a section on lightening or darkening skin with makeup (and every Asian will know how important being "fair and lovely" is). The tips are great and the models have quite a variant in face shape. After the different looks, she has sections on decades and costume make-up (she even includes a nice version of the Japanese Ganguro look).

The problem I have is with this book's diversity of Asians. I am Indian, and although that is a part of Asia, the common usage of the term usually refers to Chinese, Korean, and Japanese people (which I believe this book leans towards). It is true, that there is an Indian woman on the cover, and another slightly darker one on the back cover which is why I purchased it. But other than a pair of Indian sisters, those are the only 2 medium brown models. There really aren't any "Pacific Islanders" or medium-dark skinned Southeast Asians (although since they are almost a mix of South Asians and East Asians, I suppose they could combine advice). In fact, the first sentence in the "eyes" section states: "The shape most Asian eyelids are flatter than other women's eyes." While this is true to much of east Asia, it does not really apply to South Asians.

Don't get me wrong, I think this is a great book for Asians (particularly those with an epicanthic fold). There is great advice for Asian skin tone, face shape, eyes, and lips with some beautiful looks. The steps are pretty easy to follow, and as long as you read the techniques of layering at the beginning you should be able to come close to the look you desire. I suggest looking through the book to see if your skin tone and face shape are in there before you decide to buy it. I am medium-light colored, so I could follow some of the advice, but if you are darker I don't think this would be terribly helpful (although you may want to get this and "The Beauty of Color" and combine advice). However, if your main concern is face shape, eyes, lip shape, or changing your skin tone, this is the book for you. I would recommend it for most Asian women.

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Waffle's Mama

Lots of similarities to Making Faces

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2010

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Much of the information in this book is in Making Faces by Kevin Aucoin. I was expecting more information specific to Asian features but most of it is just generic. The photos with the different looks on Asian women are beautiful. I agree with other viewers that there aren't as much variety in the models.

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V.N.

great tips on color, little information on how to actually apply make-up

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2007

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I have mono-lids, meaning no crease on my eyes. Most make-up advice in magazines have tips on eye make-up involving people with deeper set eyes and creases, all which don't apply to me. I bought this book hoping to learn techniques that work with my eyes, but the only one it offered was a basic sweep of one color of eye shadow just above the eyes - something I had already accomplished the first time I put on make-up.

At least it includes great advice on color choices for cheeks, eyes, face, etc. I went out and bought brown eye shadows in gold, dark brown, and taupe upon this book's recommendation and it has worked well in giving me a natural, but polished look.

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Margienjoe

Nice Resource for Asian Women

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2016

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I have looked at many asian makeup books online and this one was the best one. I was glad that I made the purchase as I am not well-versed in looks, I just go with the techniques I use everyday (I prefer a natural approach, one that if I went without it, I wouldn't be totally different looking, the type that people get shocked to see you like that, not me; I did my own makeup for my wedding because I just wanted be the best version of myself). Anyway, I digress. This is a good book to help out us asians who vary in attributes. I just could not identify with the ones that are anglo-based. Never worked for me. I am glad that I have a reliable resource for when I do want to create different looks when I do venture out in makeup land.

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Kiwichibi

Getting there

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2012

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I was pleased to find a makeup book for asian faces, and just flipping through it gives you a lot of inspiration. I thought the tips on eyebrow/ lip shaping were particularly useful- you can really see a difference. Still, I can't help feeling that this book is indeed designed to guide and not tutor. For the beginner there are pages of useful tips, hints, and basic information on types of makeup, brushes, and their applications.

A couple things did bother me. The book is big. Normally this is a good thing because you can see details better, but in this book's case it was no help- it could be 4/5 the size and not sacrifice anything. There are entire pages of just a pair of lips, or an eye- these could have just taken up half a page and not missed the point any. I would rather the extra space be devoted to giving us more examples- actual photo examples of the effects of different ways to line eyes/lips, and different looks created by differences in blush application. OR photos of closed eyes so we can see how the makeup was done.

One thing I kept wishing for while poring through is a list of the actual products or their dupes. I saw a couple lip colors that I LOVED, but I have no idea what they were. My definition of cherry red may be different. A reviewer complained that the author only lists the steps in the most basic way, and admittedly I wondered what else she wanted the author to do, BUT then I read "Apply a highlight foundation to the center of the face". Like all over?? or just my nose?? Author needs to be more specific. She gives you an order to apply which makeup, but no details- you only have the photo to go by. It must be noted that you only have the photo to go by, there are no step by step photos. Often the model's eyes are open as well, so you don't see much of the eye makeup.

And the last peeve is that she had photos lined up to show lip/ eye colors for example, and some would be blurry, and some would be sharp. THAT IS REALLY ANNOYING. I understand that they're taken from the main photoshoot photos, but in some cases even those were clearer.

The book ends with photos of complete looks from a photoshoot (+ befores) and tells you what each of the elements is composed of. I love the looks and am definitely inspired to try a couple of looks, but can't help but wish for some more looks, lol.

And to end on a positive note, I appreciate the author's usage of different faces. It helps people to find what works for them.

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Da

Some tips for some Asian faces

Reviewed in France on July 9, 2016

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The book touches on some good tips for Asian faces, e.g. how to cover under eyes and small dark spots. Make up for eyes is interesting because many Asian have small eyes. However, some models do not look Asian at all, for example, the model in the middle at the back cover of the book. Some Asian models in this book are half-blood who have Asian-Western mixed look. Not for beginner but those already have a basic and can do makeup with text instructions - no step by step illustration. Despite these, this book is useful for me.

A.B.

There are some nice looks and advice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2015

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There are some nice looks and advice, but the pictures in this book doesn't make very clear how to actually apply makeup.

Midnight Angel

Wonderful Book

Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2012

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Saw this in my Makeup Acedemy Classroom and knew it had to be in my library.
Nice photographs, good tips and well written

Ivy

Das Buch ist so 90er

Reviewed in Germany on February 13, 2014

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Ich hatte mir von dem Kauf mehr erwartet. Verschiedene Schminktechniken für Asiaten. An sich hat es das Buch auch. Aber ich finde es erinnert sehr an die 90er. Schade.

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anonymous1010

Good but limited

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2012

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It's a high quality book with a reasonable variety of looks but there aren't many when it comes down to it.

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