The Ultimate Guide to Successful Makeup and Skincare for Every Woman of Color Who Wants to Look and Feel Her Best

• A complete listing of cosmetic products, tools to use, and professional techniques to design your best look
• The best products for your skin type and the best colors for your complexion
• What corrective beauty products to buy and what regular skincare regimen to follow
• Solutions to your beauty problems, including nutrition, nail care, and hair care
• Great advice from the women whose looks you love

"This is the book we?ve been waiting for. Fornay is a master."
?Susan Taylor, Essence magazine

"This wonderful book will empower you to be knowledgeable, well-groomed, confident, and successful. It?s the ultimate guide for every woman of color who wants to radiate her beauty."
?Upscale magazine

"Alfred Fornay has exemplified perfection in the beauty and fashion industry. His style, e´lan, and foresight have been emulated by countless others."
?Naomi Sims, superstar model; author, All About Health and Beauty for the Black Woman

"Before black women knew which way to turn, where to look to affirm their beauty, and find the tools to enhance their beauty, there was Alfred, setting the pace."
?Constance White, former style reporter, the New York Times; author, Style Noir

This internationally acclaimed makeup and skincare handbook and guide has shown thousands and thousands of women how to successfully present their own unique beauty.

Author: Alfred Fornay
Paperback:  176 pages
Company: Wiley  (2002-03-01)
ISBN: 0471402788
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Japanese women are renowned for their beautiful skin, but until now there have been no books in English that reveal the secrets of the successful Japanese beauty routine. The Japanese Skincare Revolution is the first guide for women of all ages and races who want to have beautiful skin like the Japanese but don't want to spend lots of money on cosmetics and treatments to achieve it.

Author Chizu Saeki is a practicing esthetician and beauty consultant whose dream is to teach ordinary women how to become more beautiful. To achieve this, she writes books, teaches, and tours Japan, giving demonstrations of the techniques she developed over a career spent in the beauty industry. Her books have sold more than 3 million copies, and the revolutionary ideas presented in this volume have won the approval of Japanese and international skin doctors.

The Japanese Skincare Revolution is the distillation of all of Saeki's most essential techniques. Here, readers are introduced to a unique lotion mask--a moisturizing treatment for keeping the skin fresh and lustrous; massages for toning the muscles of the face; natural, no-nonsense remedies for wrinkles, sagging, oiliness, pimples, and blackheads; "warm care" and "cool care" for soothing the mind and body; water massages to energize the skin; and much, much more.

With photos and step-by-step instructions, Saeki shows you how to use your own hands to massage your face like a professional esthetician. She teaches you to use your eyes to judge what your skin needs, and not to overfeed it with too many cosmetics. She leads you toward a well-rounded, sustainable skincare routine, the results of which will amaze you. By following her advice, you'll discover that it's possible to have beautiful skin at any age--without spending a fortune.

Author: Chizu Saeki
Paperback:  128 pages
Company: Kodansha International  (2009-03-02)
ISBN: 4770030835
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This Is Not Your Mother?s Beauty Book!

Let?s face it, girl: Getting beautiful is pretty confusing! How many times have you bought the newest product, lured by the promise of flawless skin and a perfect new you, only to be disappointed by less than stunning results? Well, it?s time to get real and get fabulous with the ultimate guide to what works for your skin, hair, and nails. Today?s young women encounter completely different problems than their mothers and older
sisters do, so why would their beauty guides work for you? And who better than a top dermatologist and a professional model to guide you through beauty dilemmas that only teen girls face? Filled with expert advice, easy-to-follow instructions, and really helpful hints, Beauty Basics for Teens covers:

* The daily routines that will keep you blemish-free
* How to shop for cosmetics and skin-care products, and how to use them like a pro
* Advice on nail and hair care, including tips to banish bad-hair days forever
* How to identify your true skin, hair, and nail types, so you finally use the right products
* The roles that diet, exercise, and rest play in how you look

Make Beauty Basics for Teens the most valuable tool in your makeup bag -- and you?ll be able to look in the mirror every day and say, ?You glow, girl!?

Author: Dianne York-Goldman, Mitchel P. Md Goldman, Mitchel P. Goldman M.D.
Paperback:  320 pages
Company: Three Rivers Press  (2001-07-31) (2001-07-31)
ISBN: 0609807536
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A lavishly illustrated, step-by-step guide covers every aspect of women's health and beauty with sections on nutrition, diet, exercise, stress management, makeup, and hair styling.

Author: Sally Norton, Kate Shapland, Jacki Wadeson
Hardcover:  256 pages
Company: Smithmark Publishers  (1996-09)
ISBN: 0765197804
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Do you know that 98% of skincare products contain ingredients that provoke acne? Are you eating the right foods to keep your skin clear? Would you rather stay in your beauty rut than trying a completely different way of treating your problem skin?

If not, it?s time to rethink your approach to your problem skin and think organic. Let Clear Skin: Organic Action Plan for Acne guide you through diet, stress-relief and organic skincare and explain the easy way to achieve clear skin. Inside you will:

• Control how diet affects your acne
• Read up the latest information on skincare ingredients and how they can affect your skin
• Learn how stress reduction, our exclusive mood management techniques, and other choices can keep acne at a distance
• Enjoy our exclusive 30-day Clear Skin Diet and crash-course Acne Detox
• Learn how to create simple natural homemade skincare for your acne and post-acne marks
• Create your own natural skincare plan based on your skin type

In this straightforward, easy-to-grasp yet scientifically-based guide to natural care for problem skin you will learn everything you need to look and feel your best. From diet to meditation and organic skincare recipes, natural beauty has never been made so simple and chic.

Learn the natural way to fight acne ? and feel great, too!

Author: Julie Gabriel
Paperback:  210 pages
Company: iUniverse, Inc.  (2007-02-01)
ISBN: 0595424600
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Author: M. D., Dalia Kalai
Paperback:  216 pages
Company: dalia kalai,MD  (2008-06-26)
ISBN: 098150700X
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NEWEST EDITION RELEASED AUGUST 2008. Host and creater of TV's MAKEUP GOURMET,Chris Scott delivers the best cosmetic shopping advice. Selecting and purchasing makeup needs to be a positive and fun experience. With the amount of choices and opinions available, it is important to know your needs and how to get them fulfilled. This Book will give you the practical skills you need to make informed and effective decisions every time you buy makeup. You'll discover how to make sales people answer your questions, get the best personal service, take advantage of outstanding free services and products, and use your purchases to their best effect. At book's end, you'll have a clear idea of how to buy the right skincare and makeup-and you'll feel more confident doing it.

Author: Chris Scott
Paperback:  72 pages
Company: Makeup Gourmet  (2002-06-01) (2002-06-01)
ISBN: 0970729006
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Author: Paula Begoun
Paperback: 
Company: Beginning Press  (2001-01-01)
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Author: Helen McGuinness
Paperback:  142 pages Illustrated
Company: Hodder Headline  (2007-09-28)
ISBN: 0340926937
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Author: Sally Norton
Hardcover: 
Company: Smithmark Publishers  (1996-09)
ISBN: 0831773200
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