If I chose to be a makeup artist mainly in the photography field, it is because I am in love with pictures. What a wonderful thing to be a part of the creative team that makes great photos!

I am not a crazy makeup addict (I have been one though). My obssession is… books! Especially books of photography. How could I resist the urge to share one of my latest discoveries:

Véronique Vial is a French photographer settled in Los Angeles. In this book, she’s picturing female celebrities in their homes early morning. When I bought the book, I thought it was about random people. I am not a gossip addict, but I actually enjoy seeing those actresses and models from a new perspective. Some seem to have a hard time getting out of the bed, some amazingly not (well, Sigourney Weaver seems rather energetic!)

The black and white photos are simply beautiful. Often, the setting is rather messy (some didn’t tidy their room before the picture!), but it works! The result is tender, delicate, fresh and never intrusive. It shows feminity on its most simple side, far from the games of seduction.

The portraits of Daniela Rotelli, Emma Thomson, Patricia Arquette (divine!) et Reese Witherspoon (see below) are among my favorites. There is a story behind every picture. And I even felt like reading the texts. It doesn’t happen to me so often with photo books.

This book also has a masculine companion. I must say I am curious about it, even if I am generally more into the female form of beauty. Ok, there’s Vin Diesel taking a shower, looks promising. (Oops did you actually read that?)

A link to the photographer’s site (where you can see more photos from the book).