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“Stop Judging, Start Loving” Gok Wan If you want some positive reinforcement, go for Gok – How to Look Good Naked is all about how you are already gorgeous and how you can accentuate that gorgeousness. Gok starts with this in his introduction: “The way you dress tells the world how you feel about your…
I love books, which is why I was so attracted to work in publishing when I left university, and one of my favourite ever memories was the first time I walked through the warehouse at Penguin, seeing row upon row of stacks of shiny new books. The colours of the covers, the potential enjoyment,…
Yesterday I got The September Issue out on DVD. I’d wanted to watch it when it was at the cinema, but never got there in time (which I find is often the case). This was a documentary that I really enjoyed, and what I enjoyed most was seeing the sumptuous feast that is Grace Coddington’s…
Image and Style Books – The Triumph of Individual Style by Carla Mathis The other day I did a review of The Little Black Book of Style – which I wan’t hugely impressed with. I was asked what books I did think were worth the money, I’ve already done a review of Christopher Hopkins Staging…
I’ve just finished reading Nina Garcia’s The Little Black Book of Style. With advice like “throw out what you don’t wear and what doesn’t look good on you” which is pretty basic stuff (though what many find hard to determine for themselves) there is some good advice to follow. Her basic 10…
Continuing on the makeup theme, I thought I’d share my current favourite book on makeup techinques. It’s Makeup Makeovers: expert secrets for stunning transformations by Robert Jones. What I like about it: The pictures – it’s very simple and the pictures clearly state where to put shadow or highlight. Advice for each face…
This book is aimed at the over 45 woman, but really it’s for any woman, especially the over 30 who no longer feels the need to wear the latest fad whether it suits her or not. I’d have to say that this is one of the better image books on the market, it’s easy to…
