Books – Health – Beauty
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You: Being Beautiful by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz
Multi-million-copy bestselling authors Drs Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz show you how to look and feel fabulous your whole life long. Packed with excellent information and surprising advice, this is the definitive resource on how to use modern science to take care of every part of your body. Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., the number 1 bestselling authors of YOU: On a Diet and YOU: The Owner’s Manual, delve deep into the modern notion of beauty, showing you how to use the latest science to keep each part of your body beautiful, from head to toe, in the modern fast-paced world. Written with their characteristic humour and clarity, this will be another tour de force from America’s favourite doctors
Paperback, 432 pp, $35.00. Buy
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The Green Beauty Guide by Julie Gabriel
Going green means going green for beauty, too. Celebrities like Angela Jolie and Courtney Cox Arquette are turning organic products into the hottest beauty trend. Thanks to this amazing new beauty guide‚ readers can now learn the look-gorgeous “green” secrets that the rich and famous employ. The Green Beauty Guide has all the answers about which beauty products to use‚ what organic really means in the beauty industry‚ and why it is a better choice for overall appearance. Written by a registered nutrition specialist and owner of a new organic skin-care line‚ this beauty bible recognises that women spend billions of dollars collectively each year on products that make them look good and yet may not be good for them or the environment.
Paperback, 384 pp, $29.99. Buy
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The One Hundred by Nina Garcia
As the Fashion Director at Elle magazine, Nina has learned an indispensable fact – women love lists. They love making them, reading about them, following them, crossing each item off, etc. The One Hundred will be a thoroughly researched take on these attainable items, featuring Ruben Toledo’s stand-out, signature illustrations. She will explore a short history of many of the items, with beautifully designed side-bars that include fun-to-know-facts, and will also summon the advice from the many expert friends she has throughout the fashion industry.
, 208 pp, $29.99. Buy
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Your Complete Guide to Beautiful Skin in Only 8 weeks by Karen Fischer
The skin you have today will be totally renewed within two months. In fact, the body you have today, all your cells and tissues, will be totally new within a year. This is because your body turns over 6 billion cells each day and new ones are made to replace them. The pimple you have right now is not the one you had a month ago and it’s certainly not the same blemish you had last year. So, whatever your skin condition may be, whether it is quite okay or out of control, you can improve your skin quality and have fantastic looking skin within only eight weeks..and The Healthy Skin Diet will show you how. The Healthy Skin Diet is designed to supply your body with the specific building materials to make gorgeous skin. Beautiful skin is created
Paperback, 392 pp, $36.99. Buy
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Naturally Gorgeous by Charlotte Vohtz
Most of us are aware of the importance of avoiding chemicals in our diet, but how many of us think to do the same for our beauty regime? This well informed book provides practical tips and advice on basic dietary, skin and hair care – the natural, ethical and organic way. Chapters include: Inner Beauty – health and beauty from the inside out: understanding nutrition, plant substances for beautiful skin, toxins and health, exercise, emotional beauty, the importance of water Skin – what it is, does and how to care for it organically Face – more specifics on how to treat identify and treat different skin types and problems, plus how to care for your eyes and lips Body – advice on body brushing, exfoliation, how to deal with cellulite and using
Paperback, 224 pp, $29.95. Buy
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Body Therapy and Facial Work by MO ROSSER
Paperback, $78.95. Buy
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Permanent Makeup, Tips and Techniques by Pamela Hill
Focuses on the techniques and the trends in permanent makeup that gives the reader foundation and vital knowledge about this growing industry. This text is designed to prepare the reader with comprehensive information, allowing them to move into this profession. It also includes the information regarding FDA and state laws and studies
Paperback, 288 pp, $104.95. Buy
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Cellulite Solutions by Cherry Maslen
Contains information readers need to tackle their cellulite issues, in a simple and friendly style. This book covers from how to treat stubborn areas, to tips on how to disguise dodgy bits, from DIY therapy to understanding how diet, lifestyle and exercise can affect cellulite
Paperback, 256 pp, $29.99. Buy
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Cosmetics in Shakespearean and Renaissance Drama by Farah Karim-Cooper
Presenting a study of cosmetic culture and its visual representation on the Renaissance stage, this book examines how the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries dramatize the cultural preoccupation with cosmetics. It analyzes the tracts that address the then contentious issue of cosmetic practice and identifies a ‘culture of cosmetics’
Hardback, 232 pp, $68.95. Buy
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Fast Beauty: 1,000 Quick Fixes by Rona Berg
Rona Berg knows that sometimes women have dry skin. Or tired eyes. Or limp hair. Or a pimple. And as a beauty expert, she knows exactly what to do about it. Drawing on years in the beauty industry, Rona Berg offers up the best 1000 tried-and-true tips. Indexed by problem and solution, Fast Beauty is indispensable, filled with the kinds of advice. Spa tips. Anti-stress tips. The “20-second face, ” “the two-minute face, ” the “five-minute face. ” Innovative remedies: Rub olive oil into cuticles to soften them; use honey to get rid of a pimple overnight; to tighten the face temporarily, apply tomato juice for ten minutes. A full chapter shows how to solve beauty pitfalls caused by hormones at all stages of life.
Paperback, 304 pp, $18.95. Buy
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The Psychology of Appearance by Nicola Rumsey
Exploring the psychosocial factors which are protective and those which exacerbate distress, this book offers a vision of a comprehensive approach to support and intervention and addresses many questions including: Are attractive people at an advantage in life? What are the challenges presented by having a visibly different appearance?
Paperback, 256 pp, $57.00. Buy
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Put On Your Pearls Girls by Lulu Guinness
Hardback, 96 pp, $39.95. Buy
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Make-up Makeovers by Robert Jones
A full colour guide to applying makeup with over 70 before and after pictures of regular women throughout. It is highly practical and doesn’t show perfect model women – every woman can be beautiful with Robert’s makeup techniques
Paperback, 179 pp, $34.99. Buy
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The Real Age Makeover by Michael F. Roizen
A companion to the best-selling real age: are you as young as you can be? Shares new medical findings discovered since the first book’s publication, identifying foods and practices that can decrease susceptibility to numerous age-related conditions. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
Paperback, $23.95. Buy
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Making Scented Soap by Linda Hamblen
Think of the wonderful perfume of summer flowers, garden herbs and citrus groves. Nature’s harvest yields an abundance of evocative scents to woo our senses
Paperback, 128 pp, $27.95. Buy
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The Artifice of Beauty by Sally Pointer
Why did Egyptians wear so much make up? How did the fashionable Elizabethan deal with bathing, lice and excessive facial hair? This study traces the way in which we have adorned, perfumed and presented ourselves from the earliest prehistoric evidence right through to the dawn of the multi-million dollar cosmetics industry
Hardback, 256 pp, $70.00. Buy
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Beyond The Bath
Hardback, 48 pp, $16.95. Buy
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Tips For Beauty Wisdom by Bharti Vyas
Give yourself a top-to-toe makeover, no matter what your age or sex. This gem of a book is packed with tips from the beauty therapist celebrities adore. If you wake up to a bad hair day or tired eyes, Bharti Vyas will have a handy tip to rescue you. From vital skincare – how to maintain a fabulous face – to inner health and diet, through home therapy and massage, you’ll look and feel brand new. There’s an A to Z of essential ingredients to enhance your natural radiance, and a guide to using make-up for maximum effect. Bharti will teach you the basics of how to be beautiful and how to put the vitality back in your life.
Paperback, 256 pp, $29.95. Buy
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Opportunities in Beauty and Modeling Careers by Susan Wood Gearhart
Exploring a range of professions, this book offers: information on a field of interest; training and education requirements for each career; salary statistics for different positions within each field; professional and Internet resources; and more
Paperback, 163 pp, $27.95. Buy
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Big Hair by James Innes-Smith
Since time began man has strived to achieve bigger and better things than his predecessors – and hair is no exception to the rule. With the advent of the gravity-defying hair products of the eighties (sprays, gels, mousses and of course the perm), men and women at last had the means by which to comb lank, lifeless hair into frizzynew heights. And so came the inevitable pioneers who sported the hair-raising styles gathered here. Bouffants, afros and the flock of seagulls are just some of the follicular atrocities that have been vying for space in the windows of hairdressers across the country. Now they have been brought together for the first time. Big Hair is a tribute to the people of yesteryear who weren’t afraid to think BIG.
Hardback, 128 pp, $24.95. Buy
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