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Wrinkle-Free Forever: The 5-Minute 5-Week Dermatologist's Program

Howard Murad, Dianne Lange

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Don't waste your money 1 out of 5 stars.
28 of 31 people found this review helpful.

This is basically a commercial pitch for Dr. Murad's spas and products. Unless you are planning on buying his regime, he gives very, very scant information about how you could accomplish the program using other, less expensive products.
Don't expect an easy how-to giving you day by day advice of supplements and skin care. It's not here. I decided to buy this based on other's good reviews. Now I'm thinking that they were written by employees. I was very disappointed.

Editorial Review:

Howard Murad, M.D., the renowned Los Angeles dermatologist, has studied the effects of the environment on skin and aging for thirty years. The methods he's developed to counteract those effects are packed into this book's simple 5-Minute twice-a-day regimen. Murad's revolutionary discoveries include:--why water is the most powerful anti-aging ingredient of the 21st century--how to turn back the clock naturally, without surgery--reversing the sun's damaging effects--how to keep cells plumped for fresh, smooth skinLet Dr. Murad's internal and external skin care techniques repair, renew and rejuvenate your skin-starting today.Featuring a complete shopping guide to skin care products in every price range.

Timeless Face: 30 Days To A Younger You Through Face Reading, Acupressure, and Toning

Ellae Elinwood

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Timeless Face is a revolutionary approach to facial toning, one that enhances your face's appearance while it contributes to your inner tranquility and well-being. Incorporating the time-honored techniques of Chinese face reading to identify what causes facial features to develop as we age, Ellae Elinwood demonstrates that it is simply not a fact of life that a forehead has to wrinkle, a mouth has to sag, and they eyes have to become baggy. Rather these are generally symptoms of emotional distress and lack of facial fitness, which can be treated and corrected through a simple program that combines acupressure and exercise. For example: Vertical lines between the eyebrows indicate confusion and concern. The Desquinter exercise not only smooths lines and slows down the appearance of new ones, it also generates mental clarity and optimism. Drooping mouth corners and pouchy cheeks are signs of stress and loss of confidence. The Light-hearted exercise will life those mouth corners as it lifts your mood, easing worries and increasing a feeling of self-worth. Deep furrows between the nose and cheeks can signal suppressed emotions and the strain of too much responsibility. The Erasing Cares exercise lessens those deep lines while it enhances your ability to communicate and negotiate on your behalf. By following the simple, commonsense Timeless Face program, illustrated with clear photographs and instructions for each exercise, your face will look and feel more fit and more relaxed in just thirty days, and your entire being will be rejuvenated and revitalized. Isn't it time for you to discover the face you were meant to mature with-your own Timeless Face?

Milady's Standard Textbook for Professional Estheticians

Joel Gerson

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Wonderful 5 out of 5 stars.
10 of 11 people found this review helpful.

I resently went to school to study esthetics,and now a lisenced esthetician. I found this text easy to read, extremely informative, and very up to date. I advise anyone who is interested in skin to buy this text. You will not read it and throw it away or put it to the side, you will always want to review it in years to come.

So you want to learn about skin care, eh? 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

I also used this book as a text in Aesthetics School - and at the time, I didn't appreciate it as much as now - when I'm working in the field. I find myself going back and reviewing what I may have missed the first time.
This book has got it all!
- How to Portray a Professional Image (you'd be amazed how many don't know this! yikes...=0) )
- A History of Skin Care and Cosmetics
- Bacteriology
- Sterilization & Disinfection for salon safety
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Disorders of the Skin & Special Procedures
- Ingredient & Product Analysis
- Nutrition & Health of the Skin
- Client Consultation & Skin Analysis
- Massage Techniques
- and more....

I have the '99 version and found that it has helpful and effective to answer most questions that I may have had.
Sure, there are a few errors that can easily be modified - but they are not worth missing this book over!
Very Comprehensive and easy to tackle. I recommend!

Editorial Review:

Written by Joel Gerson, the industryÆs leading authority on skin care, MiladyÆs Standard Textbook for Professional Estheticians brings instructors and students, all the latest industry education required to successfully prepare students for state licensing exams and professional careers in the diversified areas of skin care, including the cosmetic industry. Students will acquire a thorough understanding of both the theory and practice of all pertinent subjects dealing with skin care and the application of cosmetics.

Skin: A Natural History

Nina G. Jablonski

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

We expose it, cover it, paint it, tattoo it, scar it, and pierce it. Our intimate connection with the world, skin protects us while advertising our health, our identity, and our individuality. This dazzling synthetic overview, written with a poetic touch and taking many intriguing side excursions, is a complete guidebook to the pliable covering that makes us who we are. Skin: A Natural History celebrates the evolution of three unique attributes of human skin: its naked sweatiness, its distinctive sepia rainbow of colors, and its remarkable range of decorations. Jablonski begins with a look at skin's structure and functions and then tours its three-hundred-million-year evolution, delving into such topics as the importance of touch and how the skin reflects and affects emotions. She examines the modern human obsession with age-related changes in skin, especially wrinkles. She then turns to skin as a canvas for self-expression, exploring our use of cosmetics, body paint, tattooing, and scarification. Skin: A Natural History places the rich cultural canvas of skin within its broader biological context for the first time, and the result is a tremendously engaging look at ourselves.

Milady's Standard Fundamentals for Estheticians 9E - Exam Review

Joel Gerson, Shelley Lotz, Janet D'Angelo

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 1.0 of 5

This book was worthless! 1 out of 5 stars.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I purchased this book to study from for my stateboard here in CA. This book was dated and seemed to reflect nothing that was on my stateboard test. I do not recommend this book for California's board it was irrelevant and useless! Your better off not getting it and just going from the test book and other resources!

Editorial Review:

The revised edition of this student practice review contains over 1,000 questions similar to those that may be found on state licensing exams for professional estheticians. It employs the multiple-choice type question, which has been widely adopted and approved by the majority of state licensing boards.

Facelift at Your Fingertips: An Aromatherapy Massage Program for Healthy Skin and a Younger Face

Pierre Jean Cousin

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Happy Skin 5 out of 5 stars.
91 of 91 people found this review helpful.

The pictures and format are vibrant and beautiful as well as clear and concise, which is huge bonus to any "how to" manual. There's a great overview of aromatherapy. I found the synopsis of the oils and how they will benefit your skin type to be very interesting and helpful, although, a few of the products have not been easy to find (but there's a list of contacts and mail order in the index). The exercises were easy to follow and gentle, with full color pic's and text explanation. The oils and exercices are soothing. I also found the full color poster of the exercises(included), to be helpful during travel. I've been on the daily program for 2 weeks now and I already feel a difference in the overall tone of my face. I like the way this book promotes a healthy alternative to preserving and resurecting younger skin. It's also a good read if you're interested in learning some fascinating basics about oils & aromatherapy. Aesthetically, I love this book. Great combination of instructional pic's and informative advice.

Editorial Review:

Using essential oils and fingertip massage, readers will learn techniques to help prevent and even reverse the effects of aging on the skin. Includes easy-to-follow exercises and directions for making therapeutic facial masks, tonics, and lotions using all-natural ingredients to protect and tone the skin and reduce wrinkles.

Milady's Standard Comprehensive Training for Estheticians

Milady

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The Esthetician's Bible 5 out of 5 stars.
18 of 23 people found this review helpful.

This is an awesome book for the Esthetician just starting out and those who need a re-fresher. Purchased this book at a convention and cannot put it down. Highly recommended..

Editorial Review:

This premier edition of Milady’s Standard System of Salon Skills: Skin Care provides students with coverage of all the basic esthetic skills, but also expands into advanced techniques and the latest products and equipment in the skin care field. Each chapter is written by an industry expert, with step-by-step technicals clearly depicted through photographs and illustrations-many of which are also featured on the 12-tape Video Library. This comprehensive, easy-to-understand resource is suitable for 600 to 1200-hour programs with special emphasis on providing estheticians with the communication, business, and retailing skills essential to their profession. This new system keeps pace with the booming esthetics industry providing the theoretical, practical, and essential information every skin care professoinal needs to succeed.

Making Transparent Soap: The Art of Crafting, Molding, Scenting & Coloring

Catherine Failor

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Please Use Extreme Caution 4 out of 5 stars.
24 of 26 people found this review helpful.

I bought this book for myself. I read it over several times and became very familiar with the process before attempting anything. The book is extremely informative and well-written. Very easy to understand. The description of ingredients and the purpose of each one was very useful. Beautiful pictures. Nice sections on coloring, fragrancing & moulding. Great info. on where ingredients can be purchased. However, even though I followed the directions for the alcohol/lye method to the letter, I still had a disastrous first experience. My mixture, simmering on lowest possible heat, boiled up and oozed out the sides, despite the tightly cinched bungee holding the sheets of plastic in place. My inner pot ended up floating on boiling soap foam. I managed to save the remainder that was left in the pot and finished the simmering proccess directly on the burner (after cleaning the outside of the pot thoroughly). I estimated the amount of sugar/water solution and glycerin to add to it. Although I can't vouch for the amounts of any of the ingredients at this point, the stuff that I did save managed to come out very well. Looks pretty, smells great and lathers beautifully. I'm just lucky my stove top didn't burst into flames considering the flamable alcohol that oozed over the sides of the pot. I believe next time I try this (soon) I will ajust the method to what I consider safe and hope that it works well. If you plan on making this soap, please be sure to have an extinguisher close by. I'm not sure why I had such a horrible time with this method, but I'd hate for it to be worse for anyone else.

Editorial Review:

With common ingredients and equipment, readers can craft stunning transparent soaps. Step-by-step photographs offer a full exploration of this special technique, ingredients, and the basic for making transparent bars. Includes recipes and tips for creating unique and beautiful soap masterpieces.

6 Weeks to Sensational Skin: Dr. Loretta's Beauty Camp Handbook for Your Freshest Face

Loretta Ciraldo

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

With this dermatologist-created 6-week program, women of all ages can reinvent their beauty routines to achieve the healthy, vital, vibrant skin they long for

Taking a fresh, fun approach to the personal makeover, noted dermatologist, Dr. Loretta Ciraldo, invites readers to attend her "beauty camp," where she shows them how to conduct a thorough assessment of their skin— and build a beauty regimen that meets their personal needs and style. In just 6 weeks, they willl see dramatic improvement in their skin with less redness, smaller pores, and fewer fine lines.

Along the way, Dr. Loretta’s campers will:

• empty their makeup kits of products that don’t work and sample new ones that perform to Dr. Loretta’s standards

• gain insight into the latest advances in anti-aging cosmetics

• choose the haircut and color that best suits their facial features

• learn when to seek professional intervention—and how to find the right doctor and the right treatment

As every professional model well knows, the magic of makeup is its ability to disguise imperfections. With Dr. Loretta guiding them, readers will discover new products and techniques that will conceal any flaws— and, most importantly, —enhance their best features.

How to Create the Perfect Eyebrow

Victoria Bush

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

The best book ever written on eyebrow design 5 out of 5 stars.
15 of 22 people found this review helpful.

This eyebrow book is the best educational
material on the market.
After you have read the book do your career a favor and
take the test provided with the book.
I personally learned so much from this book and I am a
professional in the field of Permanent Makeup. In my opinion
this is a must read book for anyone in the field of makeup.
This is a book you'll keep in your personal library for years to come.
All we can do for now is wait for the next book from this talented author.

Editorial Review:

How to Create the Perfect Eyebrow is the definitive and ultimate guide to making any pair of eyebrows beautiful, symmetrical and model-like. The author draws on years of experience as a makeup artist, image consultant and creator of her own line of eyebrow enhancement products to teach beauty professionals and future beauty professionals eyebrow techniques for perfecting their craft. The reader will learn all critical evaluation techniques, from analyzing facial zones, shapes and features to measuring, recording and drawing activities in order to achieve the perfect set of eyebrows. Client satisfaction and profits will rise when the beauty professional relies on this book to become an eyebrow expert.