About Face: Celebrity Makeup Techniques

Scott Barnes defines beauty for the modern woman. He has created the hottest looks for the top magazines around the world with over a hundred covers to his credit, and has worked with the A-list celebrities from Jennifer Lopez to Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Hudson to Christina Aguilera. Here he shares all his secrets for creating show-stopping looks that you can use everyday. Dispensing with strange concoctions, rare ingredients or time-consuming rituals, Scott reveals practical methods that free the beauty each of us has trapped inside. He works wonders with a few strokes of the brush. You will be amazed at how easy it is to transform your look in ways you've always dreamt of. Scott's goal is a lofty one, inspire the millions of women out there to be more beautiful and happier with their looks and themselves. It's not about trends, he believes, it's all about discovering what's unique about you. Rather than covering it up, Scott shows you how to bring it out in new wonderful ways so you can achieve the look and feel you want. About the author Scott Barnes is a highly sought after celebrity makeup artist who designs the latest looks of several of the leading ladies in film, music and TV. His makeup artistry has been published on the magazine covers of Glamour, Marie Claire, Harper's Baazar, InStyle and Vanity Fair. Scott lives in New York.