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Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45
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Manufacturer: HCI
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.04244
EAN: 9780757306341
ISBN: 0757306349
Label: HCI
Manufacturer: HCI
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 344
Publication Date: 2008-03-03
Publisher: HCI
Studio: HCI
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Known as The Makeover Guy ® from his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and other national television programs, Christopher Hopkins believes that as they age, women become more beautiful but often feel less attractive. He's out to change that. For more than twenty years he's encouraged women who often feel like they' have taken a backseat to everything and everyone else to come out of the shadows and take center stage. Now it's your turn. Using Christopher's step-by-step strategies and detailed advice,you will learn to:
- Restore your hair with your ideal cut, color, and style.
- Revamp your wardrobe to flatter a changing body.
- Refresh your face with 'visible lift' makeup techniques.
- Renew your spirit and maintain your look using Christopher's revival guide.
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Summary: Over 40 Magic!
Comment: When it comes to clothing and make-up, we tend to fall into particular patterns by our mid-twenties. We've decided which clothes look best on us and we've perfected our hair and make-up. We know what works and we stick to it. And that is precisely the problem. We go through our thirties and well into our forties, failing to notice that our appearance has changed in subtle -- and not so subtle ways. What once worked simply doesn't anymore. Fear not, for help is on the way!
Having consulted with the likes of Lauren Holly, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Robert Wagner, and Stephanie Powers, among others, Christopher Hopkins brings his dramatic makeover techniques to you in his book, "Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45."
Christopher, known to millions of his fans as, "The Makeover Guy®," works his magic, from hair and make-up to a customized wardrobe, helping you to find your own unique style... without spending thousands of dollars. You'll learn the mistakes common to women over 45 and how to avoid them.
Excerpt:
"We have been programmed to believe that something outside our control is responsible for how we look: genetics, aging, time. But now more than ever, we have the power to change and improve what Mother Nature handed us and continues to hand us. Anyone can look, feel, and live better than ever before. Opportunities for a new love, a new career, and a new life are literally at our fingertips. Who would have imagined that Raquel Welch would become the face of MAC cosmetics at age sixty-six, or that a first-time mother would birth twins at age sixty-seven? What was once unheard of is now common, and what was once accepted now seems archaic. For women today, anything is possible. By preparing yourself for the part, you can create the scene, however you want it played. You're the star in your own show. It's your turn."
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Summary: Great Book
Comment: This is just a great book. I found it at a time in my life when I really needed some help. Christopher has a unique way of writing that makes you feel as though he is sitting right next to you while you're reading, he really cares about you and he's not afraid to tell you exactly what he thinks. We all should have a friend like that, and that's what I feel I've gained with this experience, a new friend. He gives you information and a plan to carry it through, not just makeup and hair, but your total self, right down to cleaning out your closet and your makeup bag. He encourages you to eat right and get moving, stand up straight and be proud of who you are. This book is a must for anyone who wants to age gracefully and look good doing it.
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Summary: Young 62 year old female
Comment: ORDER THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!! It's excellent! Around 55 I couldn't figure out how to dress my changing body, much less what to do with my thinning hair and forget the makeup...everything at the cosmetic counter was geared for a dewy 20 something. Now I know how to dress for my shape and what kind of makeup to use so I don't look like a circus clown. I'm starting to feel better about myself. Aging gracefully is just a matter of changing our outdated ways and this book outlines in detail new techniques for us old broads.
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Summary: He Knocks it out of the Ballpark!
Comment: This book, graphically lavish, grabs you from the beginning and delivers. Hopkins is straightforward, endearingly honest, wickedly witty, and an expert in his field. He delivers the goods -- chapters on finding your "authentic self," things we need to do and the ones we must never, hair, clothing, makeup and stunning makeovers. Lots of books offer this information: Hopkins gives more. He isn't holding anything back -- he really does want you to bask in the beauty and self-confidence inherent in all women. So many "beauty self-help" books don't live up to their potential: this one does and it's worth every penny.
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Summary: Not just for over 40 crowd
Comment: I'm only 32, but when I saw Christopher promoting his book on TV I knew I had to have it! I know the target audience is for ages 45 and up, but I had already fallen into the same ruts described on pages 11 and 12.
Below are several reasons why this book truly delivers on teaching how to stage a comeback:
The most important feature of the book is that it covers the major subjects thoroughly enough for the reader to attain success, but it is not bulky or overwhelming.
The journaling aspects of the book are very helpful, indeed necessary, so that the information being given can "sink in." The questions asked are right on the mark, so there is no time wasted.
In reading the pages, I could sense that Christopher really wanted the reader to succeed -- he has added a personal warmth that makes this much more than a cold-read textbook.
The book addresses common objections (that keep women from looking their best), teaches how to wear hair/makeup/clothes/accessories to the best advantage, and helps the reader identify their style.
After reading the book, I could begin to easily see what didn't work for me AND WHY! Shopping is now a lot more fun, since I know how to look for the things that suit me and walk out having purchased items that I'll wear again and again.
Even younger readers can benefit from Christopher's timeless advice.
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