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 enlarge | Author: Charla Krupp
Publisher: Springboard Press
Category: Book
List Price: $25.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  174 reviews
Sales Rank: 1007
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0446581143
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.7042
EAN: 9780446581141
ASIN: 0446581143
Publication Date: January 2, 2008
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A good book to borrow November 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't need this book in my permanent collection, but I borrowed it from the library and I found real value in the "Brilliant Buys" listed at the end of each chapter. I can recommend two for starters.
For guidance in re-shaping your eyebrows to create a more natural look, I recommend the Senna Cosmetics Form-A-Brow Kit for [...] from [...]. L'Oreal Color Riche Lip Gloss in Soft Pink retails for [...] at your local drugstore, and adds a nice soft tone which isn't aging.
If you're interested in simple advice on updating your look, check out this book.
 Great book if you're looking for the right products to make you look & feel younger October 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I liked how the author concentrates on fashion and different products for women over 40. I would definately recommend this book to my friends and family.
 So-So October 25, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't think there is anything wrong with women (or anyone) not wanting to look old. There was some good advice in here, but a lot of it was a bit of an infomercial with regular product recommendations. I don't know if all these companies sponsored this book or what, but that is how it appears. Overall an ok read.
 Very depressing... October 11, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm really bothered that this is the type of book that women in their late 30's and up are looking to for advice. I ordered the book hoping that it would somehow be a 'big girls' book, but it's nothing more than the dozens of shallow women's magazines that I simply can't relate to either.
Nothing is going to make me look 18 again and I refuse to waste my precious life trying to look younger. At this point in my life I feel that I have earned the right to wear the clothes that I like, not what some designer tells me is in fashion this season.
And as for the hair color advice - I recently stopped lightening my hair and I feel so liberated! It's completely natural with just a few gray hairs popping out here and there. It's so nice to not have to be a slave to getting my hair done, worrying about it being dry from the chemicals, and what my husband of 22 years would think if I went natural. He LOVES it, comments on it all the time and says he's always told me that he loves the earthy way that I dress and how my hair now compliments my overall look.
Ladies, please don't fall for this book. Not all of us live in LA and we should be thankful for that. We should be allowed to celebrate who we are as we grow older, not waste our time fighting it.
I gave the book a generous 2 stars only because it was professionally organized and photographed.
Attention Women: How Not to Look Old October 10, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
[...]
Book Review: How Not to Look Old by Charla Krupp
Seen on the New York Times BestSeller List is How Not To Look Old by Charla Krupp. Ms. Krupp has done more than a hundred style segments on the Today show. She also has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, Dateline NBC, and Good Morning America, and she's been a regular on The E! channel and the Home Shopping Network. The former executive editor of Shop Etc. magazine, Charla was the beauty director at Glamour, senior editor at InStyle, and beauty editor at People: Style Watch. She currently writes a fashion column for More magazine.
How Not To Look Old is Charla Krupp's aesthetic advice for aging women in a hip modern world. She provides fast and simple ways to look 10 years younger, lighter and better using the tools and knowledge of her trade, combined with celebrity examples.
Feeling good about yourself is part of being healthy. How we see ourselves does impact our mental well being. One cause for concern to women around age 40 and up is lip and chin hair. Charla writes, "Everywhere you want hair, it's thinning. Everywhere you don't want hair, it's growing. During menopause when hormone levels are in flux, many women notice more hair than usual on the upper lip and chin. Nothing looks more OL {Old Lady} than a mustache and chin hairs, so they must be removed immediately--but how?"
Old fashioned home methods like shaving are effective and inexpensive. Charla writes, "Contrary to popular belief, it will not cause hair to grow in any faster, but it will create stubble, which can feel coarse." Other home remedies include tweezing, home waxing, sugar hair removal, and depilatories.
Waxing completed by a professional is effective, but the cost is a little higher--around $7-$20 for each area (lip, chin, brow).
Electrolysis, widely practiced in the 1970's and 1980's eliminates hairs one at a time, requiring several sessions. This method should be considered for only a few adamant hairs. The cost is approximately $25 per area per session.
The best hair reduction procedure today for women with hair darker than their skin tone is done by laser. The laser weakens hundreds of hair follicles in one session using heat. Usually 5-7 sessions (a full course of treatment) are necessary to impair the follicles. However, hairs dormant during treatment may grow in at a later time.
What about the pain caused by the laser? Pain may be lessened by using a numbing cream an hour before the treatment. Ask the doctor for a prescription prior to the session.
What are the risks? Risks include being burned. This field is unregulated, so look for a doctor, nurse, or physician's assistant who has had extensive practice with your skin tone. Charla Krupp recommends experience to be equivalent to hundreds of procedures.
How much does it cost? The chin, lip, and brow are separate areas. On average, Charla Krupp writes, each area is $200 per session per area, and 5-7 sessions are needed.
For a healthier, happier, more aesthetic life, take a look at How Not To Look Old.
5 Stars
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