Bobbi Brown Living Beauty

Bobbi Brown Living Beauty
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Must Have!

bobbi

Ageing Gracefully

Good Basic Information, Nothing New or Special

good info, but not enough step by step instructions

Bobbi Brown Living Beauty
Bobbi Brown
Manufacturer: Springboard Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0821258346

Book Description

Bobbi Brown, CEO of her eponymous cosmetics company, began the trend toward natural-looking cosmetics with a simple philosophy: Women want to look and feel like themselves, only prettier and more confident. Today, top editors at elite fashion magazines including In Style, Vogue, Allure, and Harpers Bazaar revere her, and celebrities and millions of regular women throughout the world swear by her beauty advice. Now on her own 50th birthday, Bobbi Brown has written the book redefining beauty for women over 40, Bobbi Brown Living Beauty. In this refreshing look at beauty and aging, Bobbi offers readers specific makeup tricks for a stunning face, showing how makeup can solve most of the flaws that many women go under the knife to fix. In fact, the right makeup can create an even skin tone, lift the cheeks, plump a smile....even take years off any womans face. The key is to use makeup to enhance each womans best features and showcase her natural beauty. With step-by-step makeup instructions and quotes from beautiful women like Marcia Gay Harden, Vera Wang, Susan Sarandon, and Lorraine Bracco, Bobbi Browns natural, celebratory approach to aging will enlighten and inspire women everywhere.

Customer Reviews:

Must Have!.......2007-10-06

This is amazing book that I have recommended to all my firends. I would also highly recommend another bestseller that is How to be a Super Hot Woman: 339 Tips to Make Every Man Fall in Love with You and Every Woman Envy You

bobbi.......2007-08-26

The book arrived on schedule and the content was exactly what was anticipated based on the description.

Ageing Gracefully.......2007-08-24

I loved this book so much it will become the next birthday present for all my close female friends. It is very reassuring to have information presented specifically for 'older' women, using models who are not twenty-something, and with practical advice which does not involve expensive procedures. Thank you Bobbi Brown - this book made me feel a little less 'invisible' as a fifty-something in a country driven by youth-worship.

Good Basic Information, Nothing New or Special.......2007-07-03

I'm only 35, but I am interested in how to preserve what I have now and continue to age gracefully. I love Bobbi Brown's products and have all of her other books. I was excited to read this one, too, although it really is geared to the more mature woman. While much of her advice in this book seems to be simply regurgitated from earlier books, there is some prized information on the different ways in which to tackle aging - via products and/or procedures. Bobbi is anti-plastic surgery, which I can appreciate (but ask me again about my stance on that in 10 years!) and so has tried virtually every alternative procedure herself to combat aging, and she also pofiles other women who have had these procedures done. Interesting to read in their own words how they felt about the process, and if they were happy with the results, would do it again, etc. Included is a chapter on nutrition which I didn't really think was necessary from a make-up artist. It's all information we already know - nothing new there. But I understand that she is trying to go for the "whole" approach - not just bits and pieces. All in all, I respect her approach to beauty, she's always focused on the individual rather than the cookie-cutter look and is a smart woman. She definitely appeals to me as a woman who is aging gracefully.

good info, but not enough step by step instructions.......2007-06-24

I love the beginning section on how to remedy skin problems with and without medical procedures; she has an example of each 'problem' (ie age spots, deep wrinkles) and both medical and cosmetic solutions.
On the 'how to' apply makeup section, not enough pictures on how 'concealers' are applied. She stresses how critical this step is, but yet, there is no 'step by step' picture on how to do this correctly. Yet, the pictures of 'before ' and 'after' is incredible. I wish I knew how to ... Same with applying blush; not everyone understands where the 'apples' of our cheeks are. it's more useful to draw a shape on a picture so we know exactly where to apply that darn blush.
The rest of the book covers a lot of diffferent areas of life in general, and the tips are useful, but way too shallow, and not enough depth.
Maybe she is trying to not duplicate coverage of her earlier books...

Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil

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Very good book!
BIG HEART
Has Life for Afghani Women Improved Because of Rodriguez?
Eye Opening But Sad
Good

Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
Deborah Rodriguez , and Kristin Ohlson
Manufacturer: Random House
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1400065593
Release Date: 2007-04-10

Book Description

Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a group offering humanitarian aid to this war-torn nation. Surrounded by men and women whose skills–as doctors, nurses, and therapists–seemed eminently more practical than her own, Rodriguez, a hairdresser and mother of two from Michigan, despaired of being of any real use. Yet she soon found she had a gift for befriending Afghans, and once her profession became known she was eagerly sought out by Westerners desperate for a good haircut and by Afghan women, who have a long and proud tradition of running their own beauty salons. Thus an idea was born.

With the help of corporate and international sponsors, the Kabul Beauty School welcomed its first class in 2003. Well meaning but sometimes brazen, Rodriguez stumbled through language barriers, overstepped cultural customs, and constantly juggled the challenges of a postwar nation even as she learned how to empower her students to become their families’ breadwinners by learning the fundamentals of coloring techniques, haircutting, and makeup.

Yet within the small haven of the beauty school, the line between teacher and student quickly blurred as these vibrant women shared with Rodriguez their stories and their hearts: the newlywed who faked her virginity on her wedding night, the twelve-year-old bride sold into marriage to pay her family’s debts, the Taliban member’s wife who pursued her training despite her husband’s constant beatings. Through these and other stories, Rodriguez found the strength to leave her own unhealthy marriage and allow herself to love again, Afghan style.

With warmth and humor, Rodriguez details the lushness of a seemingly desolate region and reveals the magnificence behind the burqa. Kabul Beauty School is a remarkable tale of an extraordinary community of women who come together and learn the arts of perms, friendship, and freedom.

Customer Reviews:

Very good book!.......2007-10-01

I had heard the author on a radio station and bought the book afterwards. I really enjoyed her fresh and candid style of describing her experiences in Afghanistan. Her uncomlicated style of writing made the book a pleasure to read.

BIG HEART.......2007-09-29

I think that Deborah Rodriguez teachs us a beautiful lesson of kindness and love when she decided to leave her own family to go to Afghanistan to help women to build a life for them, and even when people said that she did wrong going there beacuse of the consecuences of this book for the afghan women, i strongly recognize that not all of us have the courage to leave the comfort of our lives here in the U.S to go to third world countries to help people and forget ourselves helping them.

Has Life for Afghani Women Improved Because of Rodriguez?.......2007-09-27

I have mixed feelings about this book. It's easy to read and certainly provides an interesting and informative portrayal of what life is like for the women of Afghanistan. I'm not sorry I read it, but it did seem to drag on in the end and I started counting pages wondering when it would be over. There is one heartbreaking and shocking story after the next, and too many "characters" to wrap one's mind around. This mélange of stories primarily boils down to this: Terrorizing Men and Terrorized Women. I don't believe life for Afghani women has improved because of the Kabul Beauty School, and from what I understand, because of their portrayal in this book, some of the women are in more danger now that the book is out and Rodriguez has fled.

In the end, reading Kabul Beauty School did not elicit the feelings I thought it might, which was to have met an extraordinary, selfless woman who achieved a major accomplishment. Throughout the reading, I didn't understand or appreciate the author's motivation. It's excellent memoir or journal material, but that's where the excellence ends. Does it entertain? Absolutely not. Unfortunately, there's a certain lack of credibility from the merely average writing skills of the author. (Perhaps hairdressers should stick to creating hairstyles rather than trying to create prose.) Deborah Rodriguez often comes across as victim of circumstance. She makes a series of foolish choices particularly when it comes to marriage, acts rashly, and often irreverently, probably drinks too much and smokes. (This may be harsh, but these traits, to me, have nothing to do with "beauty.") For example, it doesn't make her the least bit likeable when we learn she verbally assaults a man at an outdoor market when he follows her around and grabs her backside. Embarrassing and endangering her closest friend (and translator) in the process, the friend tells her outright that she will "never go to the market with her again." Rodriguez brings her strong, independent and liberated American woman traits with her, wears them on her sleeve, and it does not earn her respect from the people around her, or from this reader. It makes her nickname "Crazy Debbie" perfectly understandable. Also, she lets her friends arrange a marriage for her, (and granted the presence of an Afghani husband, "Sam," does help her cause in one dangerous and surprising circumstance after another), but this man already has a wife, and we soon learn, a baby on the way. It's all very bizarre.

It feels as though Rodriguez returned to Afghanistan (after her first genuine venture there to provide aid after the ousting of the Taliban) in search of an extraordinary life rather than because she wanted to be the savior of Afghani women. I'm not saying this is true (I don't know this woman), but if the purpose of this book was to tell the world who she is and why she went to Afghanistan at great personal expense to become the director of a beauty school with the hope of making life better for the women there, she has been successful. The book, published by a major house, and the movie deal also deem her "successful." As for the school and the cause? A failure. She is not, like the book jacket indicates, living in Afghanistan and still running the school. According to an article on NPR, "the subjects of her book say Rodriguez and her newfound fame have put their lives in danger. They say they've seen none of the money or help to get them out of Afghanistan that Rodriguez promised them in exchange for having their stories appear in the book." Rodriguez counters by saying the women misunderstood what she promised them.

In spite of this rather negative review, I do think Kabul Beauty School is an excellent choice for book clubs as it will no doubt, provoke a very interesting and thoughtful discussion about the lives of women living in Afghanistan, and whether or not the outside world should or shouldn't have something to say or do about this culture and the emancipation of women there.

From the author of "A Line Between Friends," McKenna Publishing Group.

Eye Opening But Sad.......2007-09-26

Clearly a memoir instead of a polished expose, this book showed both the best parts of the human spirit and the downfalls of being human and learning as we go.

The author's energy, enthusiasm and heart for her students clearly shows in her writing. Her honest good will and perseverence are a tribute to the best of human nature.

Unfortunately, like the rest of us, she learns through her mistakes. Some she recognizes, others she breezes over and leaves us to wonder at. For example, being married to a man who already has a wife. Though acceptable in that culture, it seems to go against all her other intentions to improve the lives of women in her new home.

I recommend this book if only for the insight the author's experiences have made available into the lives of Afghani women. The things they live and perservere through will make you daily grateful for the life we lead here in America and give a little more clarity and heart to the battle our brave men are fighting over there.

Good.......2007-09-23

Came at a good time, was in a new condition. Couldn't ask for anything better.

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Best I've Come Across
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Finally the truth on curly hair!

Curly Girl
Lorraine Massey , and Deborah Chiel
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Curly girls of the world unite! Sixty-five percent of women have naturally curly hair, but for too long too many of these women have either been at a loss on how to care for their hair properly or, worse, have gone through life pretending they have straight hair. No more. Lorraine Massey, a professional hairstylist and passionate proponent of curly hair, celebrates the curly girl way of life, from hair care to carefree attitude.

Beginning with The Curly Girl's Twelve-Step Program (Step Three: I will accept that the scalp and hair are two different entities with completely different needs, and I will treat them accordingly), CURLY GIRL is an illustrated how-to, support group, and tongue-in-cheek manifesto all in one.

There are tips on shampoo (never daily), conditioners (use lots), drying, combing (only when wet and well-conditioned), styling, getting the right cut, and how to Heal Thy Hair after years of strong detergents and damaging blow-dryers. There are before-and-after photographs, Curly Cues, self-help tests, confessions from curly girls, advice to take to your stylist. And for girls seeking their inner curl, compassion and encouragement to let their hair break free-and to put the fear of frizz behind them forever.

Because from now on there's no such thing as a bad hair day.

Customer Reviews:

Best I've Come Across.......2007-10-05

I thought I was well-versed when it came to curly hair tips and tricks and what-have-you, but this is a valuable read with new insights. Pointers that WORK. I have often wished that there were magazines for curly haired girls at the hair dressers, because I never know how to describe the cut or style I want, and Curly Girl is basically it. Priceless suggestions.

Curly hair .......2007-09-28

Really good book for curly hair and for those wanting to use more natural hair products. Made a huge difference in my wavy/softly curled hair. Much nicer hair now .

Great Book.......2007-08-28

It turns out I'm not a curly or even wavey girl, but this book taught me so much. I found better products that were better for my scalp. I did pass this book on to my neice. She has natural cork screw curls. When I first told her about the book, she would skip days of washing, after I gave her the book, she's followig everything and loves having more control over her wild curls. It's helped her with her daughters hair too.

This advice changed my life.......2007-08-28

I hate to sound so shallow but it's true. I used to really hate my hair and I was getting to the point where I was actually beginning to accept that I was never going to be able to get my head of super tight curly hair to do anything that would ever look good. My hair lived in a ponytail everyday. Then, almost out of a last stitch effort, I discovered the "curly girl" book on amazon, that lead me to visit Lorraine Massey's Devachan salon in NYC and from then on my hair problems were solved. Now I use only two hair products: DevaCurl One conditioner and the Angell styling gel. I care for my hair exactly the way Massey suggests ...and I'm telling you that my hair is healthy and looks great! If you have curly hair I can't recommend this enough...go out and buy the curly girl book and find out what products you should be using and how you should be taking care of your hair. And if you can, I highly highly suggest visiting a Devachan salon....even once...they will teach you in person how care for your curls and I promise you that your hair will look better than it ever has before!

Finally the truth on curly hair!.......2007-08-16

I hate my hair, along with all the other curly hair people in this world. But after reading this book and following all the product dos and don'ts and tips, I'm starting to LOVE my curls. After just 4 days, my hair feels and looks healthy. I have received alot of compliments and that's just because I stopped shampooing my hair. Give this book a try, I promise you won't be dissappointed!

The Truth About Beauty: Transform Your Looks and Your Life from the Inside Out

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interesting, informative read
Good reference
Excellent Resource
A great book that shows health and beauty go hand in hand
A life-changing book!

The Truth About Beauty: Transform Your Looks and Your Life from the Inside Out
Kat James
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The Truth about Beauty is a revolutionary guide to transforming your shape, your looks, and your life without drugs, deprivation, sweat, or surgery. Renowned holistic beauty expert and health advocate Kat James introduces pro-beauty lifestyle upgrades that will help readers shed the toxic mindsets and popular regimens that sabotage our bodies, and recreate ourselves from the inside-out with stunning physical rewards. Backed by current science and based on the author's own remarkable transformation, this indispensable resource will help readers:

* Discover the three crucial elements missing from standard beauty and body approaches
* Learn why chemistry counts more than calories
* End food cravings and reshape their body
* Reverse wrinkles without acids and conquer chronic skin issues without drugs
* Convert dozens of autopilot routines into powerfully transforming beauty rituals

The book includes an extraordinary Resource Guide filled with the most affordable and appealing science-backed solutions that maximize your vitality and quality of life.

Kat James's advice has been featured on Today and MSNBC and in Vogue, O, Self, and Seventeen. Her clients have included both everyday women and celebrities such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Hudson. She is a regular columnist for Better Nutrition and founder of the science-based Web site, InformedBeauty.com.

Customer Reviews:

interesting, informative read.......2007-05-19

I couldn't put this book down. A friend lent me her copy, and I loved it so much I ordered my own before I was even finished reading it. I learned so much about health and beauty and the things around us that drag them down. I have gone on to some of the other books and topics mentioned in this one, and have significantly changed my lifestyle, due largely to the information from Kat's book. I recommend it to any woman who wants to take better care of herself, feel better, and look better. It won't just benefit you; it will benefit all those around you. A fun and easy read--it is definitely worth the money.

Good reference.......2007-05-16

Great book loaded with information on ways to get healthier and think healthier about the way we women look.Fabulous product suggestions. She never leaves you wondering how do i do that or where do i get this?

Excellent Resource.......2007-05-14

Though the first part of the book is somewhat mundane it more than compensates for it in the resouces section. James not only lists the best products for one's diet, skin care, healing specific problems, and anything having to do with good health, but she also lists stores where they may be found complete with addresses. Her listings are impressive and invaluable. The resouces section alone is well worth the price of the book. For anyone who neither reads nor understands labels, this book is a "must have."

A great book that shows health and beauty go hand in hand.......2007-02-02

Even before I read The Truth about Beauty, I already bought a lot of natural and organic products, shopped at health food stores, and used traditional Chinese medicine. But despite being generally attuned to the problems with chemicals, overly processed foods, pharmaceuticals, etc., I still had some blind spots, especially when it came to issues of "beauty." For example, with my skin I was still using the old "search and destroy" method. But this book opened my eyes, and I have had much more success since I gave that up and started following James' advice about fixing the skin from the inside out.

The book does a great job of connecting health with beauty and explains a lot of concepts that even a natural food consumer might not know a lot about. For example, I had always thought of low-carb diets as being a lot of baloney (so to speak), but the way James explains the glycemic index makes total sense. I especially like her idea of "upgrading" and the specific examples she offers, like drinking spritzers instead of soda.

The resource index is also really useful, although some of the products may seem expensive. If you shop at Wal-mart for all your food and toiletries, yes, you will pay more for natural products. But if you buy department store brands like Clinique, you will be able to find plenty within your budget. Also, I find that I use a lot fewer products in general now that I've started following the kind of simple regiment James prescribes.

All in all, I would recommend this excellent book to anyone who has beauty issues.

A life-changing book!.......2007-01-11

I had the great fortune to meet Kat James and hear her speak at the Alive! Expo in Seattle in 11/06. She is as compelling a public speaker as she is an author. She tells her own story in the book, which makes it resonate just that much more strongly. This book, simply put, has changed my life. I followed almost all of Kat's recommendations, and have used the buying guide at the back to replace many of the personal care products I used for years without thinking of the chemicals contained in them. I'm eating organic foods and have lost 25 lbs. since I read this book three months ago. I bought it for several women friends for Christmas, and they're loving it, too. I cannot recommed the book highly enough. Read more at www.informedbeauty.com

Dress Your Best: The Complete Guide to Finding the Style That's Right for Your Body

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pretty damn good
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One time read

Dress Your Best: The Complete Guide to Finding the Style That's Right for Your Body
Clinton Kelly , and Stacy London
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The 8 million fans of TLC’s hottest show, What Not to Wear, know it as the place to go for real-life fashion advice. Now the show’s hosts, Clinton Kelly and Stacy London, offer spot-on fashion wisdom—with an attitude—in this fully illustrated, authoritative, and irreverent fashion guide to dressing your best for every occasion. Clinton and Stacy’s surefire method for boosting appearance rests on their belief that we can all win admiring glances by selecting clothes that play up our positives and create a balanced body shape. In Dress Your Best, Clinton and Stacy match a wide range of female and male body types with the perfect work, casual, and evening attire, showing you exactly how to make your best parts “work” for you.

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Features 18 women and 8 men: bigger on top, bigger on bottom, a little extra in the middle, not curvy, extra curvy, small-framed, athletic, and more!

Whether you’re searching for a way to accentuate your assets, puzzling over the right print pattern for your frame, or just looking for a solution to the dilemma “What do I need to wear to look fabulous?” you’ll find here the universal tips, dos and don’ts, seasonal alternatives, and must-haves that will deliver the answers. Dress Your Best is certain to become the standard by which all other fashion guides are measured.

Customer Reviews:

pretty damn good.......2007-10-11

This book is amazing!! And unlike what some people are saying, the rest of the book is full of little tips that anyone can use (for example, the top 5 pieces for work and top 5 pieces of statement jewelry everyone should have). This book is a thousand times better than the British version with Trinny and Susannah (who have a weird obsession with wearing dresses over pants and... um... hair accessories that look like mobiles). The only way this book could be better is if they showed like 9 different looks for each body type instead of just 3. stacey and clinton, we need more advice!!

Pay attention to the dissenting reviews!!!.......2007-10-10

I love What Not to Wear, but I was very disappointed in this book, especially after reading the reviews. The In Style or Lucky Manual has much more useful information. While this book has information for all types of bodies for men and women, as well as a must have wardrobe list, it is seriously lacking because there will not be more than three pages that pertain to you. If you can borrow a copy from a friend or library, and then take notes on the tips, then do that - because buying the book is a huge waste of money. The information is so limited that will be of any use to one person that it quite simply is not worth buying.

Dress to Impress!.......2007-10-06

Yes, this book will teach you how to dress to impress. But I also highly recommend another awesome book- How to be a Super Hot Woman: 339 Tips to Make Every Man Fall in Love with You and Every Woman Envy You Both books are the ultimate beauty resources that are a must have for every woman!

Great Breezy Read, But . . ........2007-09-28

I love Stacy and Clinton's witty banter and usually sane fashion advice on their show, so when this book came out, I was thrilled. It was (and still is) unavailable at my public library, but after two or three read-throughs, I will probably be donating them my copy. The basic concept of the show is repeated here: Three workable looks for a variety of challenging body types are modelled on 26 actual people who are a stunning array of ages and sizes. It was truly amazing to see these 'plain' Janes and Joes transformed by clothing and a little grooming. However, as others have pointed out, 26 bodies doesn't begin to cover the gamut of potential figure problems out there. Clinton & Stacy are unfailingly kind and encouraging, which is refreshing, coming from their backgrounds in the snarky, body-conscious fashion world. But their biases as lifelong New York fashionistas show through in some of their selections--do most women in America need 3-inch metallic heels for day? Is your average American guy really going to wear a Godfather-style topcoat out on the town? Also, I like many readers have more than one major figure problem; what is a girl to do if she is top-heavy, with more than a little in the middle AND has short legs? My pet peeve with this book would have to be Stacy and Clinton each posing in it as a catagory. At 5'7" and a size 4, Stacy is representing the 'Average Curvy' body type. I submit that there isn't much either "Average" or "Curvy" about Stacy, who has scant need of the tips on 'creating a slimming line' in her spread. Please! What does the woman weigh, 115 pounds? Clinton is the men's "Tall" feature. At 6'4" the boy is indeed a tall drink of water, but his looks are essentially Clinton (= sartorial choices for a NYC fashion maven who is a gay man). This is a perfect glossy read for an afternoon, and has some valuable advice but is too bulky to take shopping, and too limited in scope to refer to very often. Borrow this, or share a copy with several friends.

One time read.......2007-09-03

I really liked this book but I wouldn't recommend buying it. I would try and find it at a local book store and look through it, making notes. The sections pertaining to each body type are very short. The most useful information for my type consisted of three whole pages, the rest of the book being useless for me. Once you read "your section" or body type you don't really need the book any more. Just my opinion.

Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary (Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetics Ingredients Dictionary)

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Book Description

The second edition of this thorough reference is an invaluable tool for assessing cosmetic products, addressing both the quality of the product and the effect it has on the skin. Since a product's ultimate purpose is to benefit the skin, it is crucial to have an understanding of how the skin works, how and why a product may or may not penetrate it, and what care individual skin types and conditions may require. It is difficult to discuss product ingredients without correlating product performance to skin function. An expanded section on skin physiology and chemical concepts enables the reader to better understand product performance through a thorough explanation of how chemicals and ingredients interact. The various skin types, conditions, and appropriate ingredients for treatments provide a quick reference to address clients' needs. This enlarged second edition contains over 2,000 ingredients including 200 new and updated entries. Expanded information on antioxidants and their stability, new discussion on aging and sensitive skin, and function of SPF and new sunblock ingredients offering full spectrum sunscreen and sunblock for both UVA and UVB rays has been added.

Customer Reviews:

Overpriced .......2007-09-18

There was very little that I found in this book that I didn't find in other resources on the subject. It's way overpriced for what it delivers.

Milady's Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary.......2007-06-27

In addition to listing many standard ingredients, this book also lists botanicals which are listed by their English name with other common names listed right after. And they are cross-referenced. A very good brief review of skin physiology, function, components, structures and layers along with product penetration and testing and skin types and conditions enhance the book. Great for newbies or experienced skin care professionals.

Terrific Resource.......2005-10-17

The beauty business is wonderful, really it is. There are only a very few players that are truely dishonest when it comes to ingredients, for instance, "renaming" common ingredients. This book will help everyone keep it straight. As a beauty and lifestyle reporter, I keep it on my desk.

FANTASTIC REFERENCE.......2005-10-10

I am currently studying beauty therapy and this book is my lifesaver! it is great for reference, general knowledge etc!

Not to bad.......2005-09-13

The first few chapters I would call "Skin physiology for dummies", the science is much simplified, so don't expect to learn much here. However, the glossary of cosmetic ingredients is very decent, I would definatelly buy this book as a great reference.

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Not up to expectations
Indispensable
What you wear can change your life
Good book to have...
Really down to earth and enjoyable read

What You Wear Can Change Your Life
Trinny Woodall , and Susannah Constantine
Manufacturer: Riverhead Trade
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1594481482
Release Date: 2005-02-01

Book Description

FROM THE STYLE GURUS WHO TAUGHT YOU WHAT NOT TO WEAR...

TRINNY AND SUSANNAH ARE BACK--AND THIS TIME THEY'RE NOT FOOLING AROUND. THEY'RE OUT TO CHANGE LIVES.

Here is the "bible" from the authors of the New York Times bestseller What Not to Wear. What You Wear Can Change Your Life shows you how to redefine your look and style from head to toe.

Trinny and Susannah go over the basics of choosing colors that suit you best, what underwear to buy, which accessories to look for, how to store clothing, how to revamp your wardrobe at no cost, and how to make the sartorial most of being pregnant.

This is a gorgeous, lavishly illustrated package--a resource to consult again and again. Trinny and Susannah anticipate the needs and questions of every woman and address them with the surefire style, self-deprecating wit, and friendly but firm empathy that have made them the last word in looking better.

Topics covered include:

- Defining the Shape
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- How to Wear Color
- What to Keep, What to Toss
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Customer Reviews:

Not up to expectations.......2007-07-21

I am a huge fan of WNTW and I am really dissapointed in this book. Trinny and Susannah are the only models and the advice isn't very realistic. The only thing that makes this (maybe) worth the money is the color chapter which shows which colors go with which.

I was slightly offended by the constant knocking of black and wearing black with color. Who doesn't? Maybe in England they don't.

If you want help matching things (but not with black) buy this. If not, try Stacy London and Clinton Kelly's book or the Lucky fashion manual. Much more helpful tips and useful info.

Indispensable.......2007-07-06

How sad am I to see Amazon may not continue carrying this book. So very sad.

I got this after a friend raved about the color chart in it. I thought there was just one chart. In fact, there is one for every color-and the variations within it. Don't know what to pair with those bubblegum pink pants you bought? Turn to page 86 and see that purple, orange and forest green all can be successfully combined with them. Pistachio green? See page 72. And so on for pretty much everything in your wardrobe OR for items that you've thought of buying but weren't sure what to pair them with. Plus the authors themselves take turns posing in every color family and give some great suggestions. There's literally something you'll use on every page.

But there's more. Find out what type of shoes, belts and jewelry work best for you, how to store clothes and accessories (I'm definitely taking their advice on necklaces and scarves), tips on all steps in the makeup process (and sorry ladies, but I'm not throwing out my bronzer) and how to hide all manners of figure flaws. For the flaws segment, the authors themselves once again bravely model so it's impossible to take offense. Throughout, Trinny and Susannah display more wit, charm and warmth than you might expect from a fasion how-to book. I can't emphasize enough how helpful they've been. I have the book from the American version of the show as well and while it too is very helpful, this one is my favorite.

The only complaint is some of the information might be a bit too geared towards women with fair skin and hair (as both the writers have.) The friend who recommended it to me is African-American and while she swears by the color charts, she says some of the advice simply doesn't work for her. Since the authors are the only models provided, this can be limiting if you are trying to imagine a look on darker skin and/or hair. So do keep that in mind. (Having said that, my friend still loves the book)

What you wear can change your life.......2007-05-07

This book was a great help in helping me update my wardrobe to look better in what I wear.

Good book to have..........2007-05-07

Very Clear and has great insight on what you should be wearing.

Really down to earth and enjoyable read.......2007-03-17

This book doesn't tell you what to wear. It tells you what not to wear and gives you the confidence to realize what you should be wearing. I expected a clear cut, "if your body is this shape, this size and you're this height you look good in, such and such and such and such" but no, it just gives you ideas not specific wardrobe assignments. And yes, what you wear CAN change your life, for the good or for the bad don't forget it goes both ways.

The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls (American Girl Library)

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Answers for Girls
Amazing book for youg girls!
Sensitively written, excellent topic choices
Great For Growing Girls
My daughter wouldn't put it down.

The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls (American Girl Library)
Valorie Schaefer
Manufacturer: American Girl
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1562476661

Book Description

This bestselling guide answers all the questions growing girls have about their bodies - from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to bra buying, pimples to periods. It offers guidance about basic hygiene and health without addressing issues of sexuality. Over 1 million copies sold!

Customer Reviews:

Answers for Girls.......2007-10-06

Ordered for 11 yr old granddaughter.....absolutely marvelous...well illustrated and answers questions girls "worry" about....very,very informative and also makes girls "think"!

Amazing book for youg girls!.......2007-09-30

I got the book AmericanGirl:The Care & Keeping of You for my 9 year old daughter, Jordan, and I couldn't have been happier. It covers the basics but does not get into details that are inappropriate for her age. It answered a lot of questions for her about what to expect as she gets older, and started a lot of conversations she might have been to embarassed to ask before.

Sensitively written, excellent topic choices.......2007-09-17

I bought this book for my 8-year old daughter. She had noticed "development" in her classmates (most are 9 or 10 years old) and gymnastics teammates (up to 12 years old) and had so many questions. We have a very open and frank relationship, and it was great to have this book as a resource. She is an excellent reader and likes to learn on her own, then check back with me about questions raised in her books. I read the book first and found it sensitively written, with a good range of topics. At first I thought she wouldn't be interested in the health and skin care sections, but those were what she read first. The book doesn't address "where babies come from" but I think that is okay because my daughter is just concerned with getting to Teen before worrying about getting to Woman. She read the book in two days and she was able to pinpoint things that were worrying her using the clear language from the book so that we could talk through them. She tells me that she feels more confident when discussion among her classmates turns to "growing up" topics. I will definitely be buying more books in the American Girl series.

Great For Growing Girls.......2007-09-16

My daughter is 7 and has been asking a lot of questions about her body. Though I think I've done a pretty good job of explaining things as best I can, this book was a great help. There are drawn and colored illustrations that you would expect from a children's book along with explanations and tips to follow. It was even helpful for adults as well. There is a section on healthy eating, bathing, puberty, menstration, etc. This book did a really good job of explaining the changes of a girls body leading up to puberty and adult hood without going into sexuality. I really liked being able to talk with my daughter about her body without having to get into the details of sex. I hope they have a book like this for when those questions start in.

A very happy mom and daughter.

My daughter wouldn't put it down........2007-09-13

My 9 yr old daughter got this from her Grandma for Christmas. She sat and read it all morning during all the present-opening! She has read it numerous times since, has asked me something while flipping to that particular page she's talking about, and has really made what it teaches her a part of her by quoting parts of it to me when I talk about body care. I had heard from everyone who had this book that it's a must-buy book for young girls-it's true! It allowed her to feel like she had some control about how much she wanted to learn. She now has something to talk to me about rather than just listening to what I have to say about growing up.

Milady's Standard: Fundamentals for Estheticians

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No Excuses For Milady
Better textbook than prior years
This is a good all around Beauty School book

Milady's Standard: Fundamentals for Estheticians
Joel Gerson , Janet D'Angelo , and Shelley Lotz
Manufacturer: Milady
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ASIN: 1562538365

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Now in its' ninth edition, Milady's Standard Textbook for Professional Estheticians has been thoroughly revised to include the most up-to-date information available today. Written by Joel Gerson, one of the industry's top authorities on skin care, and Alison O'Neil, a leading expert in the medical esthetics arena, this updated text contains all the essential information needed to ensure greater success for students taking the state board examinations. For the first time, this text is presented in full-color, incorporating a brand new, user-friendly four-color design that will help students learn the common links between the concepts and principles of skin care. Over 500 new full-color photographs and illustrations support the text content and include new step-by-step photographs for many of the procedures presented. All new photos have been incorporated in the chapter on skin disorders and diseases, special esthetic procedures, client consultation and skin analysis, and color theory and cosmetic techniques. A running glossary in each chapter helps the student become familiar with the language of skin care, and procedural notes and safety tips help to reinforce concepts. Expanded discussion on safety and sanitation topics reflects changes made in OSHA rulings and decontamination and infection control. Added discussion on advanced topics including AHAs, BHAs, glycolic, and microdermabrasion techniques give students exposure to those skills that will make them more marketable. Milady's Standard Textbook for Professional Estheticians, 9th ed., is the essential textbook for basic esthetics training.

Customer Reviews:

No Excuses For Milady.......2007-03-12

As this is the ninth edition of what is alledgedly the most widely used text for beginning estheticians, then the persistent use of mediocre-to-poor science is inexcusable. Doesn't the author consult *anyone* in the scientific/medical community before sending this thing off to the printers? It is *not*, for instance, an established fact that vitamin A protects human beings from cancer of any sort. There is certainly data that looks promising, but that's it. And since vitamin K is manufactured in the intestinal tract, why is paper wasted insisting that students, many of them fresh out of high school, should be memorizing the names of the food sources of this abundant nutrient? Many of these kids struggle with the science that *is* relevent to the profession they hope to enter. My husband is a doctor, I'm an RN, and neither of us has ever used the term "non-striated" muscle. It's "smooth" muscle, for crying out loud! And while I'm on the subject of muscles, absolutely none - not one - healthcare professional I'm acquainted with has ever learned anything about the "belly" of the muscle! No matter - 18 year-old kids have to learn what is not required of first-year medical students. Please. Yes, as a basic introductory text it has much to recommend it; all the more reason to get the science right. S.T., RN, Rochester, NY

Better textbook than prior years.......2005-09-29

This is for esthetician students. The information is basic and well organized. The photos sometimes do not follow the text but it reads easily.

This is a good all around Beauty School book.......2005-08-21

Most of the chapters are well written and understandable. I have found some discrepancies in the information, and feel that the book could have been edited a little better. The book explains sanitation but does not go into the correct method of sanitizing all items that one would use during a service. The material is quite dry, and could really use something to get the student excited about the occupation that they have chosen.

Survey Of Historic Costume: A History Of Western Dress

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