Editorial Review:Product Description:Forget getting older gracefully--This is the beauty and style bible every woman has been waiting for!HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD is the first--ever cheat sheet of to-dos and fast fixes that pay-off big time--all from Charla and her friends, the best hair pros, makeup artists, designers, dermatologists, cosmetic dentists and personal shoppers in the biz. Packed with eye-opening details on hair color, brows, lipstick, wrinkle-erasers, jeans, shapewear, jewelry, heels, and more, the book speaks to every woman: from low maintenance types who don't want to spend a fortune or tons of time on her looks to high maintenance women who believe in looking fabulous at any price. There's also too-old vs. just-right before and after photos, celebrity examples of good and bad style, shopping lists of Charla's brilliant buys in fashion and beauty products, coveted addresses of 'Where the top beauty pros go,' fun sidebars--and more.
Known to national audiences from her ten years on NBC's Today show, style expert Charla Krupp dishes out her secrets in this 'ultimate' to-do list for looking hip and fabulous -- no matter what your age.
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Fair amount of good advice here
...but try not to go overboard and take this book as the ultimate authority. Somebody else mentioned this- she comes right out and says "don't wear Uggs- no, never", and then a little further into the book there's a photo of three good-looking women she uses as models in the book, and guess what they're ALL wearing- yep, Uggs or Ugglike boots. There's more contradiction scattered throughout, but in all, it's a pretty good guide. She does go into cosmetic procedures without being judgemental, neither recommending them nor condemning them, but it's a good roundup of what's out there if you want to go that route.
One thing- I really hate the cover photo, to me it's exactly what she says you shouldn't do- look like you're trying to pass for 20.
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On the move
This book has served as a beauty bible for many of my friends, so I wanted you to know that favored colorist Jamie Latiolais has moved from Stan Milton Oasis in Atlanta to Bernard Dugaud Salon. Bernard was named as best haircutter, so the salon information is in the book. Thank you, Charla. Can't wait for the hardback.
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Worth considering but a skewed, slave-to-fashion view
It really bothers me that she didn't even mention the possibility of letting your hair go gray, thereby refusing to submit to the fashion-industry dictate that everyone must look as young as they can for as long as they can -- and beyond. But that's what the book is about, so why am I disturbed by that omission? We owe it to ourselves, our daughters, and society to rebel and go natural, and to make it to-be-expected for more than men in corporate offices to have gray hair. We're encouraging age-discrimination when we don't. We ARE the dominant demographic, and as Gloria Steinem once said, "This is how 50 looks" (although I think it was "40"). Gray hair can be elegant and gorgeous, too. People need to "get used to it" and "get over it," to add more recent cliches that have been favorite sayings among people under 30.
And why did she mention Lancome in her product listings only once and Estee Lauder not at all? (Every woman I've ever known knows that Lancome has the best mascara, regardless of price range.) They didn't provide enough free "product"? To me, knee-length skirts look old and matronly, so there are some things she's adamant about that I simply disagree with and would never do (especially with my knees), but we all have a tendency to get stuck, wearing hairstyles, makeup, and clothes that are familiar, and it's worthwhile and fun to update your style every few years. Getting a free makeup demo at any department store cosmetics counter is a great way to do that, too. This is a far better, more substantive book, with a better tone and approach than the utterly nauseating one of "Staging Your Comeback," which has the egotistic author's photo beside every page number (really revolting). Yet it says something that there are already a lot of copies of this book for sale, used.
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Effective tools
I ordered this book, even though I was afraid it would be like any other fluff piece. Was I pleasantly surprised! It had real tips for real women. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to look their best, at any age. I know I will!
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How to not look over 50
How Not to Look Old: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 Pounds Lighter, 10 Times Better The book gave good information on using make-up. They recommended products for $$$, $$, and $ so that everyone could choose what they could afford. Their information on how to dress went overboard - only wear fip-flops at the beach, do not wear comfort shoes ever, no nylons, no suits, no matching jewelry and dress-up each time you leave the house. I am using the book for a reference for purchasing make-up.
