Originally Posted by
iloveparis I think I might splurge on the Nars one soon, after reading the posts here
If you want more technical stuff, I also recommend:
Vincent Kehoe's Technique of the Professional Makeup Artist (although it really IS technical, as it talks about special effects and lab techniques and hair kits for makeup artists)
I haven't read the Richard Corson book Stage Makeup, but a lot of people rave about it (only if you're interested in stuff other than beauty makeup)
You'll love the NARS one. You've got me curious about those last 2 now though. I'm going to be doing make up for any of the shows that my school does in future with a team of pupils to help me so those books might be quite handy.
Edit: I totally forgot about the book I was going to add. If you're just starting out the InStyle Guide to Getting Gorgeous is really good. It has some good tips for application based on eye shape, and colours. Plus it recommends products based on skin type and colouring. I always like the beauty spreads in In Style so this has been a good book for me.