Extremely Detailed Info on Everything about Skin and More:
This is the best book you can find if you want to know anything and everything in detail about beauty. The book goes into detail about the anatomy of skin, the biology of aging, every supposedly effective ingredient in beauty products, plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures, make-up application and much, much more. It is very unbiased. The author flat-out tells you if something doesn't work, and she tells you the motivation behind misleading advertising and why companies get away with it. She also tells... more info
Very good read for beginners.:
I have read it and I think it's good but not really worth 20 $ in my case because the level of my skin care knowledge is higher , there was nothing in this book that I did not know already. I wish I could have read it when I was 15 , in that case it would have saved me from making a lot of mistakes. So, I highly recommended for people that want to know more about skin care.
Full of great information:
Some reviewers have mentioned that this book is just a rehash of Paula's other book, _Blue Eyeshadow Should be Illegal_. That is somewhat true because technically _The Beauty Bible_ is a revised/updated version of that book, just with a new name. The name change reflects the fact that, in addition to having information on cosmetics and skin care for the face, it has information on body care as well. So if you already have _Blue Eyeshadow_ you may not be interested in this book, since large parts of _The... more info
An eye-opener:
Thanks to this book I will never again fall for the sales pitch ("even oily skin needs moisturiser") or marketing strategy ("developed by such and such famous doctor/dermatologist/scientist") skin care companies use. All I can say is I wish I bought this book sooner - it is worth its weight in gold.
