If you consider yourself to be a beauty geek, head to Amazon right now and add yourself to the pre-order list for Lisa Eldridge's new book, Face Paint

Considering she's worked with the world’s top fashion photographers, has painted the faces of the biggest stars, has a huge following on youtube, runs an award winning website, Lisaeldridge.com and is currently makeup creative director for Lancôme, this book is kind of a big deal! Going on sale October 13, 2015, Face Paint explores why we use make-up, the histroy of it all and what we can expect in the future. 

Along with the glamorous trappings, this is also about women's history and the ways in which we can understand their story through the prism of make-up. Genius!