Book Description
Celebrated makeup artist and the Today show beauty editor Bobbie Brown share the secretes that have made her one of the most sought-after names in makeup today. In this straightforward, refreshingly honest guide to makeup, no one "perfect" beauty standard is promoted; Bobbie knows that every woman has her own look, and her mission is to help readers maximize their individual potential. Learn the essential techniques necessary for any woman who wants to look and feel her best--day or night. Learning to appreciate your own beauty How to do makeup fast How to handle bad beauty days How to get out of a makeup rut How to make lipstick last How to wear foundation correctly With Bobbie Brown Beauty, women will quickly learn what makes their face unique and how to play up their particular strengths. Never before has a beauty book tackled the pressing concerns of a woman's everyday beauty routine--what every woman, fromm fifteen to seventy-five, really wants to know.


About the Author
Bobbi Brown is the exclusive beauty editor of the NBC Today show. Bobbi Brown Essentials is distributed in 170 stores in the United States and sixteen countries worldwide. She is the coauthor of Bobbi Brown Beauty. She lives in New Jersey.

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
"Bobbi has made a major contribution to the beauty industry with her no-nonsense approach to color and her simple, pared-down collection of cosmetics. Her natural yet sophisticated approach to color and skin care steers clear of trends, instead offering women options to enhance their individual beauty." —Leonard Lauder

As a leading makeup artist, Bobbi Brown has made a name for herself using subtle, neutral colors, and her cosmetic line, Bobbi Brown Essentials, is one of the hottest on the market. In Bobbi Brown Beauty, now available in paperback, Brown shows readers how to use makeup to create a natural, elegant look that will never go out of style.

Brown's beauty philosophy is simple: Create a beauty style that works for you and is expressive of you. Keep it simple, real, and approachable. With that aim in mind, her book helps you recognize your own distinctive features and provides easy-to-follow beauty advice in an unintimidating tone. Brown shows you how to transform any "flaws" into striking features, providing examples of celebrities and other women who have capitalized on unique aspects of their appearance.

Bobbi Brown Beauty addresses important beauty concerns, covering tools, makeup elements, and frequently asked questions, and offering three- and five-minute makeup sessions. Readers learn the essential techniques for any woman who wants to look and feel her personal best, such as how to do makeup fast, how to handle bad beauty days, how to get out of a makeup rut, how to make lipstick last, and how to wear foundation correctly.Detaileddescriptions of makeup elements clarify what to look for in products and how to apply them; questionnaires help to define existing attitudes toward makeup and personal care. Issues that have been ignored or glossed over in other books are also covered, in such chapters as "Bad Day Beauty," "Beauty for Asian, Latina, and African-American Women," "Travel Makeup and Skincare," "Beauty for Pregnant Women and New Mothers," "Interview Makeup," and "Bridal Beauty."

Encompassing all aspects of beauty, from exercise to eyebrow care, lip color to lashes, Bobbi Brown Beauty provides a realistic, honest approach to achieving your personal best.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Bobbi Brown Beauty is the ultimate beauty reference. It provides all the basic techniques and information necessary for a woman to look and feel her prettiest in all of the varied situations of her life - from quick daytime makeup to the perfect look for an interview, from black-tie events to her own wedding. All the information is presented in a friendly, refreshingly nonintimidating voice. In this manual, Bobbi Brown strikes conventional thinking about beauty. To her way of thinking, there is no one "perfect" beauty standard but countless expressions of personalized beauty. Bobbi helps readers recognize their own remarkable beauty traits and develop their own natural beauty styles. She also analyzes the styles of some of the most celebrated beauties of the past - Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Onassis, Grace Kelly - and of our time - Christy Turlington, Demi Moore, and Kate Moss.

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