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Get Gorgeous: Twenty-One Days to a More Beautiful, Confident You
A seasoned duo of modeling agents offers a three-week program to identify your best personal style with daily activities to transform you into your most beautiful self—from the inside out. Two fashion-industry experts share tips gleaned from years of coaching newly discovered talent, turning them into the unforgettable faces we admire on runways and in the fashion press. Model scout Christel Vatasso and talent manager Pascal Loperena lead the reader through twenty-one days of beauty challenges that begin—surprisingly—on the inside. Start by building self-confidence—through recognizing your own uniqueness and turning it into your beauty asset. Prune your closet, identify your color palette, and design mood boards to establish your signature style. Daily challenges address everything from posture to accessorizing and include tutorials for mastering hair, beauty, and skin-care techniques. Drawing on their extensive contacts, the authors interview experts in every domain to give readers the tools they need to transform their look. Numéro Magazine editor-in-chief Babeth Djian explains how to spot the season’s hot trends and incorporate them as accessories into your look. L’Oréal makeup artist Karim Rahman provides an easy homemade face mask for a glowing, smooth complexion. And fashion photographer Ellen Von Unwerth offers tips for looking your best in every selfie. Nothing’s better than knowing you look and feel sensational; this positive, life-affirming guide offers all the tools. Readers can join headliner stars in the massive social-media beauty-challenge book launch.
- GenresNonfictionSelf Help
240 pages, Paperback
Published September 20, 2016
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
November 19, 2016
Great book if you feel like giving your life a stylish makeover. I like that it doesnt tell you to be someone your not, its about being the best version of you while offering timless beauty and style advice.
October 21, 2024
Je zastaralá a nepřináší nic nového.
Kromě podprahové informace, že pokud nenakupujete u 5 top značek, tak váš život stejně nemá velkou cenu.
Na s. 100 je postup pro bezchybné nalíčení.
3. Podklad pod make-up (…)
4. Korektor (…)
5. Sypký (…) pudr: zafixuje podklad a zmatní výsledný efekt
A make-up je kde? Akorát na obrázku vedle. To je jako Hamlet bez Hamleta.
s. 111 boty, které mají osobnost
Až tak?
Netušila jsem, jak to mají některé ženy těžké.
s. 113 Kterépak z nás někdy nezkazilo den nehodné oblečení, které jste si nepromyslela? Strávit celý den špatně oblečená, protože jste vytáhla ze skříně nesprávnou věc, je velmi obtížné. 🤦
Kromě podprahové informace, že pokud nenakupujete u 5 top značek, tak váš život stejně nemá velkou cenu.
Na s. 100 je postup pro bezchybné nalíčení.
3. Podklad pod make-up (…)
4. Korektor (…)
5. Sypký (…) pudr: zafixuje podklad a zmatní výsledný efekt
A make-up je kde? Akorát na obrázku vedle. To je jako Hamlet bez Hamleta.
s. 111 boty, které mají osobnost
Až tak?
Netušila jsem, jak to mají některé ženy těžké.
s. 113 Kterépak z nás někdy nezkazilo den nehodné oblečení, které jste si nepromyslela? Strávit celý den špatně oblečená, protože jste vytáhla ze skříně nesprávnou věc, je velmi obtížné. 🤦
March 24, 2019
“Je kunt maar één keer een goede eerste indruk maken.” Leuk boek, veel tips en trics! Een aanrader!
July 9, 2017
Had some good advice about organising your wardrobe and personal style, and the authors keep a pleasant, positive tone throughout. It could have done without the interviews at the end of each chapter and the section on lifestyle, which was a bit vague.
July 21, 2017
It's a pretty book to look at but there was nothing new to learn. The product listings felt like an add.
February 2, 2019
I was surprised to find a few helpful tidbits, but for the most part it was every bit as silly as you’d expect from the title.
December 30, 2023
It’s a very nice book. Great for coffee tables. The graphic is spectacular. The info is very pertinent but a bit outdated towards the end and that is why I only gave it 4 stars.
May 12, 2017
Actually 3.5: nice, but not essential, still a good book to visit.
This is a 21-day activity challenge with daily activities plus questions to, and advise from, experts. The subjects are: personal assessment, inspirations, mood board, essentials of the wardrobe (that is, basics), closet organisation, skin care, hair, body care, make up and hair care, getting dressed quick, scents, shoes, accessories, street wear, personal style, quirks within a look, selfies, shopping, home and other lifestyle, trend following, and keeping on being stylish even in older age.
Of course, doing all these in 21 days is a bit of hard work, so reading through and noting what one needs to have ready is good (especially moneywise). Also some steps will sometimes end up being not done or only partly if one's not interested despite being a woman, at least in my case (only partial interest in skincare, hair, photographing self and following the media, and no interest in makeup or high-heel shoes even at their minimum heights)... but aside from being picky, this is not a bad book, not essential but at least worth borrowing, I'd say :)
This is a 21-day activity challenge with daily activities plus questions to, and advise from, experts. The subjects are: personal assessment, inspirations, mood board, essentials of the wardrobe (that is, basics), closet organisation, skin care, hair, body care, make up and hair care, getting dressed quick, scents, shoes, accessories, street wear, personal style, quirks within a look, selfies, shopping, home and other lifestyle, trend following, and keeping on being stylish even in older age.
Of course, doing all these in 21 days is a bit of hard work, so reading through and noting what one needs to have ready is good (especially moneywise). Also some steps will sometimes end up being not done or only partly if one's not interested despite being a woman, at least in my case (only partial interest in skincare, hair, photographing self and following the media, and no interest in makeup or high-heel shoes even at their minimum heights)... but aside from being picky, this is not a bad book, not essential but at least worth borrowing, I'd say :)
April 21, 2019
Leuk idee maar dat was het dan ook. Veel dingen waren dubbel en er stonden zoveel vooroordelen in..
January 29, 2017
This is a fun and easy read about finding your own style, and gaining personal confidence. Originally written in French, it contains some French references, and interviews with French women with whom I was not previously familiar.
The crux of the book is to follow a 21 day challenge which will help you to develop yourself. Daily challenges involve the usual style stuff of creating a mood board, looking after your skin, hair and body, assessing your wardrobe, using makeup, perfume, etc. A daily challenge is a fun idea, but there is nothing new covered here that is not covered in other style books.
Still, is has a fun, colourful layout with room for notes, interviews with noted style personalities, and Vatasso encourages readers to share the results of completing the challenge on Instagram, bringing an interactive element to the book.
The crux of the book is to follow a 21 day challenge which will help you to develop yourself. Daily challenges involve the usual style stuff of creating a mood board, looking after your skin, hair and body, assessing your wardrobe, using makeup, perfume, etc. A daily challenge is a fun idea, but there is nothing new covered here that is not covered in other style books.
Still, is has a fun, colourful layout with room for notes, interviews with noted style personalities, and Vatasso encourages readers to share the results of completing the challenge on Instagram, bringing an interactive element to the book.
November 3, 2016
Thought provoking and easy to read. The whole idea of getting gorgeous in 21 days is crazy but taking stock in how you look makes sense.
April 10, 2017
The book was okay I really found nothing new that has not been written in magazines or on the internet.
There are lot of pretty photos of products in the book and it seems like a magazine or an ad for all the branded stuff.
The English translation is a little off in some places. Clearly, it was originally written in French.
I found the interviews with models, fashionistas at the end of each chapter extremely cliched. Something on how we used to write in slam books when we were teens. All the extremely skinny models claim to love/can't live without junk food and eat lots of it which is total bullshit. Also, a lot of the advice they gave seemed trite - YOLO, Be confident blah blah.
Some of the advice the author gives is in direct contrast with the advice from interviewee's. For example, the author says don't pout in selfies, the interviewee says pouting in a selfie is a must. So, who are we supposed to follow?
Some of the advice the author gives are just promoting her own industry - Buy fashion magazines because they are full of wisdom and you learn a lot (they are full of ads and I don't really learn that much) and meaningless advice along branded stuff etc.
The only thing I liked was that the book focuses on gorgeousness in all aspects of life and tells people to focus on learning, knowledge, home etc.
Recommended? Not really.
There are lot of pretty photos of products in the book and it seems like a magazine or an ad for all the branded stuff.
The English translation is a little off in some places. Clearly, it was originally written in French.
I found the interviews with models, fashionistas at the end of each chapter extremely cliched. Something on how we used to write in slam books when we were teens. All the extremely skinny models claim to love/can't live without junk food and eat lots of it which is total bullshit. Also, a lot of the advice they gave seemed trite - YOLO, Be confident blah blah.
Some of the advice the author gives is in direct contrast with the advice from interviewee's. For example, the author says don't pout in selfies, the interviewee says pouting in a selfie is a must. So, who are we supposed to follow?
Some of the advice the author gives are just promoting her own industry - Buy fashion magazines because they are full of wisdom and you learn a lot (they are full of ads and I don't really learn that much) and meaningless advice along branded stuff etc.
The only thing I liked was that the book focuses on gorgeousness in all aspects of life and tells people to focus on learning, knowledge, home etc.
Recommended? Not really.
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