Can i learn makeup application from just books?

Last year i took a makeup seminar i wont mention the name of the school but it was A WASTE OF MY MONEY!!!! $1500.00 for the class and i did not learn much...the class was so fast paced! Well i was planning on signing up in another school and start from scratch taking a basic class, but the school is $900 for a 2 week course...i really dont want to throw my money away again. a freelance makeup artist that i know told me that he learned from books and practicing on friends. Can it be possible that you learn more from books than taking an actual class???Can i learn makeup application from just books?
I would use books and get some Blank Face Charts .. Practice makes perfect :)Can i learn makeup application from just books?
Log on to makeupgeek.com she has numerous tutorials.





Also log on to youtube and if there is a particular colour you want to experiment with do a search in youtube. ie ';purple eyeshadow'; or ';purple smokey eyes'; for example; youtube will display numerous tutorials using purple eyeshadow.





This the same for any type of makeup application ie ';How to apply foundation';





This all free.
Wow that is expensive! Forget the book.





Just look on youtube! There are tons of ';how-to'; videos.


Go to www.youtube.com and search for MAKEUP TIPS





Here's one for smokey eye makeup:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCnJ8B0Ay鈥?/a>
i would definetely recommened using books!


It doesnt matter which ones, just any makeup books that you can get your hands on really, they'll all probably have the same tips and techinques but it wont hurt to read them all!


Also, there are some REALLY good tutorials on youtube that you could have a nosey at too... often you can read something over and over and it wont make sense but as soon as ou WATCH it, it totally clicks into place! I would highly recommend 'Sarah Victor makeup tutorials'...


ANd yeah, if you can practise on friends then thats great! Dont forget... you can also practise on yourself too! Especially handy when trying out something for the first time..





And if it seems like you cant pick things up, the main key to learning how to apply makeup is practise practise practise! Something you can do the same thing over and over and you wont get the desired result and only the most smallest change can transform it all!





PS - $1500 was a totaly rip off!!!





Before buying books, try checking out your local library, and see if the books are any good... Theyre usually in the lifestyle secttions along with diy and arts and crafts.. ;)





ANYTHING by bobbi brown! I started off reading ';bobbi browns teenage beauty'; and worked my way up.





Good luck!
try reading lots of tutorials for different kinds of looks at places like specktra.net or on youtube.


and yeah read books from makeup artists like bobbi brown etc, so you know contouring techniques etc etc.


i think depending on the instructor makeup classes can be a real waste of money. you can learn a lot by going to the MAC makeup counter or somewhere else and asking for them to do a full makeup on you. have them explain the why and how of each step. then you can do it yourself.

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