Making Faces

In a book that features 60 instructional watercolor sketches and step-by-step recipes for dozens of different looks the world's most renowned makeup artist shares his makeup secrets with women everywhere. 240 color photos.[]

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Better than Beauty: A Guide to Charm

Chronicle Books resuscitates the long-lost art of charm with this classic compendium of hints tips and tricks guaranteed to boost anyone’s charm quotient. First published in 1938 this delightful handbook is overflowing with timeless advice to guide readers through a maze of social interactions with wit and grace. More than an etiquette or personal grooming book Better than Beauty tackles complicated social situations with delicacy: • How to be kind to atrocious people • How to avoid the gossip mill • How many drinks is too many drinks • How to deflect unwanted advances from married men • How much to tip • And much much more With good humor authors Helen Valentine and Alice Thompson offer straightforward charm counsel making it a cinch to win the admiration of friends family and suitors. Featuring original artwork Better than Beauty proves that charm never ever goes out of style.[]

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The Handbook of Soap Manufacture

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Soap; Crafts[]

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Lauren Conrad Style

You've seen Lauren Conrad on TV and red carpets looking fabulous whether she's going casual for a day with friends or dressed for a night out. Now Lauren reveals how you can adapt her classic understated style for yourself. 

In her first-ever style guide Lauren offers tips on how to create your own unique look shares her favorite sources of inspiration and identifies the absolute must-haves for any fashionista's wardrobe. Along the way she examines her fashion evolution from California-casual teen to camera-ready style icon and clothing designer.

From beauty advice and hair secrets to how to shop vintage or find the perfect T-shirt Lauren Conrad Style unlocks the mysteries of being effortlessly chic. With Lauren's guidance you'll look and feel stylish every day.

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Curly Girl: The Handbook

The Curly Girl manifesto is back now completely revised updated and expanded by more than a third with all-new material. Created by curly hair evangelist Lorraine Massey—the go-to curl expert featured in Allure InStyle Lucky Seventeen and The New York Times; owner of the Devachan salons in New York; and creator of a multimillion-dollar line of all-natural Devachan products—Curly Girl is the surprising bible for the 65 percent of women with naturally curly or wavy hair and a desire to celebrate it.

Curly Girl is packed with unique and fail-proof hair-care methods inspiration and an empowering pro-curl attitude. It’s all here: daily routines for Botticelli fractal and wavy curls; Lorraine’s no-more-shampoo epiphany—handle your hair as gently as you do your best cashmere sweater; homemade lotions and potions.

New to this edition: an illustrated step-by-step guide to trimming your own hair (Remember: It’s not what you take off; it’s what you leave on.); a section on the particular needs of wavy hair; Lorraine’s Down-and-Dirty Curly Boy Routine; more fabulous ’dos for weddings and other special occasions; a chapter on multicurltural hair written by an African American specialist at Devachan. Plus updated information on green and chemical-free products 20 new Q&A’s and a DVD with tutorials on caring for four different types of curls.

From now on there’s no such thing as a bad hair day.

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The Beauty Detox Solution: Eat Your Way to Radiant Skin Renewed Energy and the Body You've Always Wanted

Nutritionist and beauty expert Kimberly Snyder helps dozens of A-list celebrities get red-carpet ready—and now you're getting the star treatment. Kim used to struggle with coarse hair breakouts and stubborn belly fat until she traveled the world learning age-old beauty secrets. She discovered that what you eat is the ultimate beauty product and she's developed a powerful program that rids the body of toxins so you can look and feel your very best. With just a few simple diet changes you will:

• Get a youthful radiant glow
• Banish acne splotchy skin and wrinkles
• Grow lustrous hair and strong nails?
• Get rid of the bloat melt away fat and never count calories again!

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Making Faces

America's preeminent makeup artist shares his secrets explaining not only the basics of makeup application and technique but also how to use the fundamentals to create a wide range of different looks. 200 color photos & sketches.[]

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Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro

This is the book that Bobbi Brown's fans have been waiting for: her 25-plus years of makeup styling experience distilled into one complete gorgeous book. Bobbi looks at everything from skincare basics to every aspect of facial makeup--from how to find the right color and type of foundation for any skin tone to how to apply every detail of eye makeup (Brows Eye Liner Eye Shadow and Eye Lashes) no matter your eye color and shape. Of course there are never-before-seen tips on blush bronzer lip liners lipstick etc. And Bobbi looks beyond the face with informative chapters on "Hands and Feet" and "Body Skin Care." Each chapter has thorough step-by-step basic directions for makeup application and easy-to-follow photographs and line drawings along with Bobbi's expert yet assuring advice. Plus there's a groundbreaking section of the book that will be of special interest to women who've wanted to know how makeup stylists do what they do: the top beauty secrets only these artists know essential equipment to keep on hand how to break into the business and how to work with photographers and celebrities.

Breathtaking photos of the finished faces-from everyday looks to exotic runway style-along with advice on putting it all together for every woman make this a book like no other.

BOBBI BROWN'S MAKEUP MANUAL will be the only book any woman will need to look absolutely fabulous.[]

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Lessons From Madame Chic: The Top 20 Things I Learned While Living in Paris

Have you ever wondered what everyday life is like inside a modern aristocratic Parisian household? The French are notoriously secretive when it comes to their private lives but Jennifer L. Scott’s Lessons from Madame Chic: The Top 20 Things I Learned While Living in Paris uncovers the very secrets and lifestyle traits that allow Parisians to live such fulfilling and passionate lives. Each chapter reveals a valuable lesson Jennifer learned while living behind Famille Chic’s doors in the exclusive 16th arrondissement in Paris. After the lesson is revealed she provides tips and musings on how to translate the lesson to your own life. Some of the topics explored include cultivating an air of mystery le no makeup look 10 item wardrobe rejection of new materialism the art of femininity and life as a formal affair.[]

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100 Unforgettable Dresses

100 Unforgettable Dresses is filled with the stories secrets intrigue and insights behind the most indelible dresses in our collective memories. Featuring looks from the runway film television the red carpet and the worlds of royalty and politics this book celebrates the staying power of these gorgeous sleek sultry and outrageous creations as well as the lasting impact they’ve had in fashion popular culture and our own lives. More than two hundred images a witty informative text and exclusive interviews with the designers and the women who wore the dresses reveal the initial spark and captivating drama behind the making of each dress. Also featured throughout are extensive anecdotes and observations about great style makers—Grace Kelly Audrey Hepburn Cher Sarah Jessica Parker Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Cate Blanchett—highlighting the conception of their most spectacular looks and examining their lasting influence.

Here is the tale of how a canny Gianni Versace helped an unknown Elizabeth Hurley become world famous overnight thanks to the paparazzi frenzy whipped up by her red-carpet appearance in his now legendary safety-pin dress. Learn about the unique wedding gown Narciso Rodriguez designed exclusively for Caroline Bessette-Kennedy that inspired a whole new generation of brides. Go on the set of Top Hat where Ginger Rogers’s ostrich-feather-laden dress began to molt immediately upon arrival its flying feathers bringing the film’s production to a halt. Of course the seminal work of exemplary designers—Yves Saint Laurent’s Mondrian dress and Christian Lacroix’s pouf Chanel’s little black dress and Valentino’s infamous red ones Diane von Furstenberg’s iconic wrap and Marc Jacobs’s grunge collection—is featured throughout with plenty of inside information on what inspired the invention of each piece.

With its wonderful anecdotes fascinating facts and just enough juicy gossip 100 Unforgettable Dresses is a bewitching read for everyone who enjoys sensational clothes movies television and music. Whether you’re a fashion maven a red-carpet addict a celebrity tracker or a pop-culture aficionado you won’t be able to put this book down!

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