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Title: The Beauty Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Smart Beauty by Paula Begoun ISBN: 1-877988-29-4 Publisher: Beginning Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (12 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Great information, but buy the author's other book first
Comment: The Beauty Bible is meant as a companion volume to Paula Bogoun's Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, and it does contain some unique information not found in Don't Go..., including advice on overall body care and tips on makeup application. However, the most helpful sections of this book--eg, instructions for blemish/acne treatment, inside information about product ingredients, etc.--are covered more succinctly and clearly in Begoun's other work, which also includes a ton of useful information on specific skin care and makeup products. I recommend that you first purchase Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, and if you then require additional information, consider buying this book.
Rating: 3
Summary: NOT the beauty bible, but close enough.
Comment: When I first saw this book, along with its companion 'Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me', I was very excited! I thought that I'd finally found a 'Consumer Reports'-type book on makeup. 'Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me' is very much like that priceless magazine, but you sometimes get the feeling Begoun is determined to dislike any high-end name brand simply on principle.
Although the information contained in Begoun's 'Bible' is thorough and certainly well-researched, some of her suggestions (especially for skincare) are just plain wrong. Bear in mind that although Begoun does every cosmetics-buying woman a justice with this book, she is NOT a dermatologist.
I found the book very informative and very helpful, but as with every other product purchase you will ever make in your life, you must decide what works best for you, never mind someone else's "bible".
Rating: 5
Summary: Lifesaver for those with sensitive skin
Comment: Paula has done me a huge service in recommending Cetaphil skin cleanser. Everything I tried before, even if it was much more expensive, made my skin itch, turn red, even get hives. So for that alone, I really appreciate her. This book was also very helpful in finding a BHA product. The one I had had was the wrong PH (no wonder it didn't work). I also know ingredients to avoid in anything else I put on my face, and I'm using a sunscreen that blocks UVA and UVB both. I don't wear makeup, so I just skipped that part. I did read some of the parts on cosmetic surgery with a ghoulish fascination. I do have a scar I might want to do something about, though . . .
My older daughter is ten, so I will be giving her the chapter on break-outs soon, and then perhaps she can handle them much better than I did. I put alcohol on my skin when I was a teenager. Ouch! This section is wonderful in keeping you from making matters worse by irritating the skin or drying it out too much. It also covers all the options, even the ones you hope you'll never have to consider, like Accutane.
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Title: Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me by Paula Begoun ISBN: 1877988308 Publisher: Beginning Press Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Don't Go Shopping for Hair Care Products Without Me by Paula Begoun ISBN: 1877988316 Publisher: Beginning Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: A Consumers Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients (Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients) by Ruth Winter ISBN: 0609803670 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Beauty, The New Basics by Rona Berg, Anja Kroencke, Deborah Jaffe ISBN: 0761101861 Publisher: Workman Publishing Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary (Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetics Ingredients Dictionary) by Natalia Michalun ISBN: 1562536605 Publisher: Milady Publishing Company Pub. Date: 29 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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