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Discover the power of nurturing your skin and your spirit from home. This book will show you how to achieve a naturally beautiful complexion with easy-to-follow daily routines in facial massage. Facial massage has many proven benefits, from aiding digestion to respiratory health. Top facialist Ksenija Selivanova explains the science behind lymphatic drainage and its impact on vitality.

Elizabeth Arden was a household name on six continents and a millionaire several times over before her death in 1966. Arden counted British royalty and social elites from the overlapping worlds of New York, Hollywood, London, and Paris among her clients. She revolutionized skin care and cosmetics, making it acceptable for all women to embrace glamour and wear makeup—not just actresses and prostitutes. She created a successful international business empire before women gained the vote and at a time when virtually no woman owned or ran a national company.

You’re not taking care of your skin. Maybe you think you are, with a counter full of lotions, serums, creams, and cleansers. But what we call “skincare” products aren’t caring for your skin so much as masking it. Worse yet, modern skincare disturbs your skin’s natural metabolism and impairs your beauty. In Skin Sobering, “Beauty-Obsessed Scientist” Erin Yuet Tjam, PhD, and renowned anti-aging physician and skin specialist Ryuichi Utsugi, MD, deconstruct the myth of reliance on skincare products peddled by the beauty industry.

We all want to have young and healthy skin, yet the beauty industry is so mixed in its messages that most consumers have no way to tell which skincare products are helpful and which claims are pure hype. In this book, skincare expert Dr. Fayne Frey explores the “essential” product categories that are entirely unnecessary, exposes how many well-known skincare ingredients have no scientific basis, and recommends truly effective skincare products and regimens that are easy and affordable.

Mystery shopping is a unique industry that allows management to get an inside look at various aspects of their businesses. Mystery shops can evaluate customer service, store appearance, availability and placement of promotional signage, and so much more! Traditional mystery shops are covert and in-person, but non-traditional shops, such as revealed and remote shops, are becoming more popular.

Turn back the clock on aging and nourish your body with the power of castor oil! As a practical and easy-to-follow handbook that demystifies the many uses of this revolutionary oil, The Lost Book of Castor Oil Elixirs is a handy guide that reveals how you can effortlessly prepare a wide range of herbal recipes and neuropathic remedies that will make your body glow!

If you have ever felt unsure or uncomfortable when facing a social dilemma, John Bridges answers these questions and more in his classic handbook for men. The rules were simpler in bygone days, but technological changes have caused seismic shifts to the cultural landscape of 21st century. Do the rules of common courtesy still apply?

For half a century, Betty Halbreich curated wardrobes and bore witness to the vicissitudes of life as Bergdorf Goodman’s original personal shopper. Of course, visitors to the store were awed by a 96-year-old woman who still held down a nine-to-five, let alone one in the youth-obsessed industry of fashion. But age is only half the story: Betty built that career by giving encouraging yet deeply honest advice. Much of it was about what to wear, but her insight was by no means relegated only to matters of the closet.

Beauty, make-up, art, power: How to Be a Renaissance Woman presents an alternative history of this period as told by the women behind the paintings, providing a window into their often overlooked or silenced lives. Can the pressures women feel to look good be traced back to the sixteenth century?

Though fashions may change, certain things never go out of style - like your favorite little black dress that can take you from a business meeting to a dinner party to a night on the town. But what makes it work is not the dress; it's how you present yourself while wearing it. A woman who is polite, well spoken, gracious, charming, and thoughtful is always welcome - though such women appear to be in short supply these days!

We all wear hoods: the Grim Reaper, Red Riding Hood, torturers, executioners and the executed, athletes, laborers, anarchists, rappers, babies in onesies, and anyone who’s ever grabbed a hoodie on a chilly day. Alison Kinney’s Hood explores the material and symbolic vibrancy of this everyday garment and political semaphore, which often protects the powerful at the expense of the powerless—with deadly results.

Helena Morrissey has run companies and campaigns and learned through both her own experiences and observing other successful women that confident and authentic style and presence is career-enhancing. Many women feel it's all a minefield, that they should just copy men or 'blend in', but Style and Substance explains why that's unlikely to be a recipe for success and shows how you can achieve that next career goal by developing your personal brand, building confidence and letting your personality shine through.

Discover a gentle, natural approach to meditation that awakens your energy and restores inner balance. In Chakra Meditation: The Natural Way, Emma Watts guides you through the essentials of effortless meditation using the breath, subtle energy awareness, and deep connection to the chakra system.

As a leading celebrity dermatologist, Dr Jaishree Sharad gets inundated with skincare-related questions every day—be it at a public event, a party, in her magazine columns, or on her social media accounts. But knowing how to properly care for your skin can be very confusing, especially when there is so much advice and information out there. Written in a Q&A format, The Skincare Answer Book helps you cut through the jargon by answering some of the most common skincare questions.

Sophie Saint Thomas knows fashion and glamour and how to use them to make magic happen. "Vanity is not a sin," she writes, "but a tool of power to be embraced. Costume is power, and through fashion, makeup, and other glamour magick tools, we can step into such power." In Glamour Witch, Sophie offers a history of glamour magick from a modern perspective complete with a bounty of glamour magick spells.

Have you always liked dressing up like a woman for as long as you could remember? Does dressing up in women's clothes and putting on women's shoes makes you feel light, as if all your stress has just melted away? You know you are not gay, but have you have always fantasized about dressing up and passing of as a woman in public? If your answer is yes, you are definitely a cross-dresser. But does that mean there is something wrong with you? No, not at all!

The Korean skin care journey. As much as we’d like, glowing, clear skin doesn’t happen overnight. But there is beauty in the process―not just the results. Author Jude Chao links skincare to self-care culture, giving listeners a practical guide to developing an ideal skincare routine and using it to help manage stress, anxiety, and depression. The Korean skincare routine invites us to look at our skincare not only as a way to reduce lines and wrinkles or clear up breakouts, but as a tool for developing our self-care habits.

Ready to build the profitable and peaceful salon or spa that is calling your name? Most owners start with a big and beautiful dream. Soon exhaustion, fear and financial woes overtake all emotions. The glimmers of joy often feel like a pretense, as you row the boat alone. Your family, your free time and your well-being all suffer. There is a proven system of success! This book gives you the step-by-step formula of how to reduce your stress while you maximize your profits.

Bienvenue dans l'univers fascinant du nail art, où la créativité et l'expression personnelle se rencontrent sur la toile de nos ongles. Ce livre est conçu pour vous guider dans cette aventure passionnante, qu’il s’agisse d'un simple passe-temps ou d'une ambition de devenir une artiste ongulaire professionnelle. L’art des ongles transcende la simple application de vernis; il s’agit d’une forme d’expression artistique qui permet de transformer chaque main en une œuvre d'art unique et vibrante.

Hair is an important aspect of physical appearance and self-image, and many people strive for healthy and voluminous hair. However, hair loss or thinning is a common problem that affects both men and women. While hair loss can be caused by genetic factors, hormonal changes, and aging, there are various lifestyle changes and treatments that can help promote healthy hair growth and prevent hair loss.