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PHOTOGRAPHY | ZOO
When i was young, photography was one of my main passion because of my grand-pa, i went to a zoo in my city yesterday and it reminded me my chilhdood days with my grand-pa with the camera in a zoo near paris. I went two times and the last time that i can actually remember without pictures, i was around six years old. It was magical to be in this place today for around two hours. Hope you will enjoyed those photos that i took with my camera. I'm a big fan of black and white photos, for me those Colors gives to the photos more character to the animals.
BOOK REVIEW | Face Paint. The story of Makeup by Lisa Eldridge.
I don’t really fancy the term “makeup guru” especially when used on YouTube but if I do, I would give that to my favourite YouTuber and celebrity makeup artist Lisa Eldridge anytime. I’ve been following her videos for years and when she released her first book, Face Paint, I made sure to pick one up as soon as possible. She's the most inspire women in the beauty world in my opinion, and she's one of the inspiration that made me become a make-up artist but also a beauty blogger.
When Lisa Eldridge did her series on vintage makeup and interviewed Madeleine Marsh on her collection vintage makeup, it made me fall in love with her even more. And to think that her first book is on the history of makeup … well, that’s just a no-brainer; I had to get my hands on it !
It’s interesting that for a makeup artist, her first book wouldn’t be on makeup tutorials, tips and tricks, but on the history of makeup. I’m certainly not complaining; give me the history of beauty any time! I can always watch makeup tutorials on YouTube; heck I’m sure a lot of us learn better visually anyway.
The cover of the book is incredibly eye-catching and it matches the title of the book perfectly with all those carefully applied flecks of makeup. In Face Paint, Lisa Eldridge traces the beginning of makeup in ancient and classical times, through the Victorian age and golden era of Hollywood and up to today. It explores the practical and idiosyncratic reasons behind makeup’s uses and the actual materials used over generations.
To be honest, it’s hard for me not to compare Face Paint with Madeleine Marsh’s Compacts and Cosmetics because their topics of research were quite similar and I had only read the latter not too long ago. Nevertheless, Face Paint was very well-researched and written. It’s not just a book filled with pretty pictures. In many ways, Lisa made the book very “Lisa” by also including makeup muses that were inspirational to her. I particularly enjoyed how she incorporated how different cultures use makeup into the book.
The book delved into the history of beauty pioneers in the olden days and the modern world, how certain colours dominated the cosmetics culture, how certain beauty product evolved from the war times to modern day and much more. Each chapter reveals interesting industry stories that I’m just only learning for the first time.
Lisa also showcased some of her beloved vintage makeup that she’s collected over the years and they’re still a delight to behold. It almost made me wish I didn’t chuck all those makeup I held on to years ago because who knows, 20-30 years down the road, what I had would be considered vintage. 😛
All in all, Face Paint is a highly enjoyable read on top of being a very pretty coffee table book. If you’re interested in the history of makeup and how it evolved from ancient times to what it is today, I can’t recommend this book enough.
Face Paint retails at US$29.95. And you can find this one on Amazon. A french version is now available and a german version too.
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Clarissa Martel.
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Ai-je le droit de me plaindre d'être mince?
Souvent en été on parle du " perdez les derniers kilos pour votre bikini favoris " ou alors " tonifiez vous et musclez-vous pour les vacances " on ne voit que des articles pour rentrer dans nos bikinis favoris, toujours pour perdre encore et encore mais si je vous dis que moi je ne veux pas perdre mais plutôt prendre, vous le prendriez comment ? c'est vrai après tout c'est pas très courant de se plaindre de la minceur dans notre société, pourquoi ? " Parce que vous les minces vous ne devez pas vous plaindre vous êtes bien foutues, vous n'avez pas de bourrelets disgracieux ni de problème pour porter une robe moulante" ah oui je suis d'accord sur le principe, mais on peut se plaindre peut-être du regard étrange des femmes qui n'assument pas leurs rondeurs et qui nous regardes comme si nous étions le diable en personne parce que nous pouvons manger ce que nous voulons (d'ailleurs pour informations nous pouvons peut-être manger plus de sucres sans prendre de poids mais ça n'en reste pas moins la même issue vers le diabète!)
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