Make up book

Great tips, good images, a must have for those that want to learn a bit more about makeup.

great for reference and recipes

This book is straightforward for the beginner but has recipes for more advanced soap makers. Written in a clear and concise way, it is easy to follow. Pleasant to read. In my opinion, a good book.

up up and away!

I've just written a detailed review for the DVD, but have come here because I bought this book years ago when I was sixteen/seventeen. I did one or two of the exercises didn't like the fact that there were no before/after photo's, got bored and tossed it aside! I threw it out a year or so ago as it had gone yellow from too long sitting on a window sill and the pages were loose. I wish I'd taken more care of it as I have seen a great improvement in the three months that I've been using the DVD and am seriously considering buying the book again for the more advanced exercises! The changes have been minimal to my eyelids but excellent in my cheeks and lower face/jaw line. I don't remember if there are exercises for ridding the forehead of fine lines in this book, and hopefully there will be something on lifting that same area - I can't remember. Am so glad the idea of botox is a distant memory.

Disappointing

I bought a book by Liz Earle years ago about how to make your own skin creams and had expected this to be in a similar vein. Instead there is justification for using artificial chemicals (including some nasty scare stories), and recommendations for some seriously expensive products. The book is visually beautiful and Liz herself is radiant but unless you have money to spend on looking good, forget it. This book left me feeling conned, compared to the earlier book I had that had left me inspired. For a really good modern book on natural beauty I recommend the one by Josephine Fairley.

A very thorough and useful book

This is _the_ book to acquire if you are planning to make vegetable oil based soap. There's a lot of information packed in this book. It presents all the elements of soapmaking very systematically, and explains the simple chemistry and logic behind the recipes and techniques. It specializes on the best ways to make vegetable oil soap -- which can differ from animal fat based soap. I'm a beginner. I made my first batch last night and it is happily solidifying in the molds as I write. I would buy this book in addition to whatever other soapmaking books you feel inspired to buy, because it covers just about everything and is a really good reference. It includes a large appendix of suppliers and a reassuring table of what to do when things go wrong. My only complaint is that it doesn't have a good description of what"tracing" looks like -- tracing being the sign that your soap is ready to pour into the molds. But, none of the other books I read did either. It's subtle, and I think it's the sort of thing you learn to recognize after you've made a couple of batches. Note that each of the eight basic recipes makes 40 bars of soap, so be prepared to share with friends!! If the amount of info in this book seems a bit overwhelming, beginners might also want to consider picking up a copy of Ann Bramson's book.

Fantastic book!

I got this book to get an idea of what bridal look I wanted for the wedding day. By this point I had done 3 different trials with different make up artist and wasn't really happy with any of them. This book is full of great pictures and advice. The transformations are amazing. The only thing I wish it had more of was closer shots of the make up colours. It would have been easier to buy the same make up in the book if I could have been able to see the colours better. But overall, a great book for brides and every women who wants to look gorgeous but not overly made up.

Beautifully Presented, but lacking in application assistance.

I bought this book based on the high reviews that it had received. It is a beautifuly presented book, with fabulous photography. <br /><br />Unfortunately I do feel it was a shame that it did not contain step by step photographs. Also it would have been nice to see the eye makeup on a shut eyelid as well as an open one, to give you a more detailed example of how the look is created/blended. <br /><br />That aside, it is a nice book that will be flicked through many times.

standard

The information is pretty standard and sensible- a collection of ideas that are usually found in a range of magazines. So if you are an avid magazine/ 'beauty book' reader, a lot of the book is repitition. Have not used any ideas from the book despite having it for a while.

Face Lift

A very very good book. Well researched and the author truelly knows her stuff. Everything you could want to know about face massaging in a fuss-free, glossy picture-free presentation.

Not as good as Making Faces

I bought this book following on from Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin which I love. Having read some of the reviews beforehand, I was dismissive of the 'air brushing' and went ahead and got this book anyway. Whilst the content is of interest, the other reviewers are correct, when you come across an airbrushed photograph - and there are quite a few - you can really tell it. There are also some photos which I found quite disturbing - Gena Rowlands as Madame Butterfly being perhaps the most so. Whilst I enjoyed his script in Making Faces, I found the 'so and so is such a great person...' comments became a bit wearing after the first few pages in this book. That said, Kevyn Aucoin was a fantastic makeup artist and whilst I think this book isn't as good as Making Faces, it is, nonetheless, fascinating to flick through.

HAND CARE

BURTS BEES HAND CARE KIT, could hardly see the pots of cream, they were so tiny and the gloves fell to pieces.<br />

all the technical facts you need

This book has really good technical know how,but the recipies are way off! I tried several, following them to the letter, using a laboratory scale, and not one of them turned out right. I was able to adjust the recipies using the technical info from the second part of the book, however.

Beauty Bible - Great Buy!!

I was looking to buy a book to give great advice on all beauty, I found this book to be worth every penny, giving details on all beauty products to buy.

I agree!!!

Yes this a lovely and simple book and easy to understand. It has plenty of tips and it gives advice on all ages, skin colour, face shape.etc. I love it because its a nice book to look through even if you dont need to read it!!!!!

nail book

got lost in the post 1st time round, but I was supplied with another, I suppose at this time of year these things happen

A lovely clear well thought out book

This book is so easy to read and is very well thought out. For anyone wanting natural pure holistic recipies this is the book to purchase - the recipies are easy to follow. I would highly recommend this book.

A BEAUTY OF A BOOK

Here's a beauty of a book with a bounty of hair care and styling advice. As we all know there are beaucoup books on the market all with the promise of making us look better, younger, slimmer, etc. But I've not run across few authors who bring the wealth of training and experience to his/her craft that Robert Vetica does.<br /> Some 14 years ago he arrived in Hollywood from Milan, Italy where as he puts it"Milan was my high school, university, and graduate school. I came out of that experience with what I believe is a doctorate in hair..." Indeed he did and he shares his knowledge in a gorgeous volume filled with do's, don't's, how-tos, and must-haves.<br /> To Vetica's credit he does not try to make you look like someone you are not. What he does is teach us how to work with the hair that we have in order to look not better but our best. He considers face shape, hair texture, and the appropriate products for each individual (No, you do not need a ton of them).<br /> He is totally honest and disabused me of some notions I've cherished for years, such as the fact that the squeaky-clean feeling for hair is not what we want and no, you don't need to and should not wash your hair every day even if you work out.<br /> The photography in Good To Great Hair is magnificent plus. Not only is it gorgeous but there are can't-do-without shots that show precisely how to hold the dryer and brush for a specific style.<br /> I was amazed at the difference in a friend when she followed just one of Vetica's tips, which was"At a certain age, I believe that a woman's hair looks best away from her face." He also added that if you had to have bangs, move the direction of the bangs away from you face. Simple? Yes, but the difference in her appearance was amazing.<br /> Vetica has an A-List client roster from Salma Hayek to Debra Messing to Renee Zellweger, and no wonder. Obviously he wants women to look their best and really likes them. After reading Good To Great Hair his affection will be reciprocated by many.<br /> - Gail Cooke

Nothing new here

I bought this after my doctor told me that my skin problems were caused by a hormone imbalance! I was very disappointed as the contents are the same as other books I have on the subject......some good advice but it didn't help with the overall appearance of my skin, even though I followed it to the T!<br />As hormones are so individual, it may prove to be 100% perfect for other people, so for the small cost, could well be worth a go!

Extremely useful for photographers...

I bought this because I love doing glamour/cosmetic photography and really needed to understand how make-up is applied in order to be able to efficiently work on a shot in Photoshop if some improvisation is required.<br /><br />The book is full of tips and different looks that are very clearly explained and show some very useful and illuminating before and after shots; well worth the investment!

colour me beautiful

this book is brilliant, it helps to to identify which colours suit you. I have had a few compliments since wearing the colours the book suggests which makes you feel great. I would recommend this book.