Designing Your Face: An Illustrated Guide to Using Cosmetics

by Way Bandy

AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO USING COSMETICS DESIGNING YOUR FACE The keynote of this extraordinary beauty primer is Mr. Bandy's Sculpture-Portrait technique, a method of applying makeup that uses a woman's bone structure and skin, rather than the shape of her face, as a guide. Once you've learned how to analyze your own face and discovered its best features, you can play them up with the subtle art of cosmetics, while enhancing your outward beauty through a nutritional program that will make you look better because you'll feel better. Way Bandy teaches you how to buy the right equipment - with the help of a special four-color insert that shows you how to match your own makeup to his instructions - and how to set up a work-table with proper lighting. And more than a hundred detailed, step-by-step color illustrations show how to use make-up appropriately, healthfully, economically, Mr. Bandy covers everything from plucking and shaping eyebrows and modifying daytime makeup for after five to achieving the high-cheek-boned look of a fashion model. And dozens of recipes show you how to save hundreds of dollars by making your own creams and foundations, while revealing to you the secret of the special glow associated with Bandy's work. There are chapters on facial and body are, the sun and your skin, and Way Bandy's special facial exercises for firming muscles and minimizing wrinkles.

Genres: Nonfiction, Fashion

101 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Roya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Way Bandy was one of the first celebrity makeup artists. I liked the book for its historical significance and it's interesting to see how little technique has changed since the 70s. I wasn't a fan of the chemical fear mongering. As you would expect, the book is dated in many ways. I think I'll keep it though just for the sake of memorabilia and because it wasn't easy to acquire.

[Martha · Rating 4 out of 5]

We used the instructions in this book to do my sister's face and it looked great — natural but better, just like it says. If you like experimenting with trendy makeup and color, this isn't the book for you, though. He tells you to use only shades of beige, brown and white, with just one shade of red for both lips and cheeks. Also, his system calls for mixing your own foundation out of various creams and liquids, using different combinations of each according to the season. Besides the fact that that would be a pain in the neck, it's kind of hard to find the products he advocates. He tells you you need things like "transparent bronze fluid" and "opaque white liquid foundation" and two different shades of totally neutral brown contour cream with no undertones.

But even if you don't use his exact system, you *will* be a real pro at using makeup after reading this book. It explains exactly how to use makeup to contour your face and why, and there are diagrams on just about every page.

[Deb Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazing book - both for the makeup info and for the skin care advice. I SO wish I had held onto it, but it went to the local money-raising book sale, years ago. Way Bandy was a man ahead of his time.

[Ilena Holder · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent book if you are interested in perfecting your makeup. And this means anybody, housewives, working women, you name it!

[Valeria · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've read books on makeup written in the 1940s that were much more informative and useful.

[Enikő · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just arrived today. I have already read it. Very great book, the rule is simplicity.