An easy-breezy makeup tutorial in manga form! For anyone intimidated by the world of makeup, you're in luck--a former beauty consultant turned comic artist is here to walk you through it. Join the author as she breaks down the fundamentals of cosmetics and skin care, guided by common questions from her online followers! Learn the basics and develop your own signature style! The perfect illustrated how-to book for fans of makeup tutorials online.

Sustainable Beauty is a collection of easy to follow recipes for you to create your fresh, head to toe zero waste beauty routine. Learn how to make everything from exfoliating scrubs to body butter, face wash bars to dry shampoo, Emilie's amazing natural deodorant recipe and everything in between. This book is full of simple recipes using sustainable, environmentally friendly ingredients to give you naturally beautiful skin.

This title features a three-week regime with instant impact. It includes easy-to-follow with long-lasting results. Eat yourself slim with this 21-day diet and fitness plan, including more than 80 healthy low-fat recipes and a range of aerobic and toning exercises for the whole body. Complete the transformation with a selection of confidence-boosting top-to-toe beauty treatments. It is packed with tips, advice and full nutritional information as well as easy-to-use meal and exercise planners, all shown with over 500 pictures. Full nutritional information and at-a-glance calorie and saturated fat values are provided. Based on the principle that in order to lose weight you have to cut your calorie intake and increase your activity levels, A New You in 21 Days outlines a healthy three-week weight-loss scheme that will leave you looking and feeling fabulous. There is a range of delicious low-fat recipes - from breakfasts and snacks to light lunches, main meals and even some sweet treats - easy-to-follow aerobic and toning exercises, and expert beauty tips that will help you maximize your assets. With detailed planners, at-a-glance calorie counts and accessible routines, this book will enable you to transform yourself into a slimmer, healthier, more energized you.

This easy-to-follow guide shows how you can achieve that flawless and pretty look, but stay natural and real at the same time. This book will show you how to: - Look after your skin so that it looks healthy and beautiful - Apply your foundation perfectly to contour your face - Emphasise your eyes for a natural or a smokey evening look - Choose your lip colour and apply your lipstick - Match your make-up to your prom dress or party clothes It also includes make-up tips and must-haves for your handbag. Author Emily says: I have written this book to teach you the art of applying perfect makeup, and to help you create the right look for you, your skin and most importantly your age. Contents: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Beautiful Skin; 3. The Perfect Base; 4. Emphasise Your Eyes; 5. Pretty Lips; 6. Play with your Looks; 7. Prom Queen; 8. Party Girl; 9. Pre-teen Princess; 10. Top Ten Tips; 11. 5-minute Looks You'll Love; 12. Top Tips for Summer Skin; 13. Top Tips for Winter Skin... 14. The Beauty of Nature; 15. Aloe Vera - Nature's Gift; 16. Your Questions Answered; 17. Be Inspired; Acknowledgements. Index.

The beauty bible for a new generation: in this invaluable natural guide, illustrated with black-and-white drawings and thirty-two pages of color photos, internationally acclaimed nutrition and natural beauty expert David Wolfe offers proven strategies designed to improve appearance, vitality, and health from the inside out. Each year, women absorb five pounds of toxins using common beauty products. Wolfe, one of America's foremost nutrition experts, argues that you shouldn't have to trade good health for exceptional beauty. There are safe, effective, and most importantly, natural ways to enjoy glowing skin and gorgeous hair. In The Beauty Diet, he offers these solutions for cleansing and nourishing the body, slowing the aging process, and transforming your health from the inside out so that your beauty radiates like never before. Grounded in science and based on a foundation of rejuvenation and the enjoyment of life, The Beauty Diet is a guide to unleashing the potential for beauty within you. Wolfe explains how the human body chemically reacts to various elements of nutrition, physical activity, and sleep-information you can use to look and feel better instantly. Natural, toxin-free beauty is not only the best way to achieve lasting beauty, it is the only way. Under Wolfe's guidance, learn the simple dietary and lifestyle changes like implementing organic superfoods and detoxifying through proper mineralization-balancing your acid and alkaline levels that have lasting results. Featuring simple, clean recipes for delicious meals and smart tips for using natural resources such as cryotherapy, activated charcoal, probiotics, and more, The Beauty Diet is the ultimate resource for the healthiest route to radiant beauty.

Transform your look with 35 modern updos, knots, and twists! Whether you're looking for a quick, simple knot for a lunch date with friends or an elegant updo for a night out on the town, you'll find plenty of gorgeous hairstyles in DIY Updos, Knots, and Twists. Melissa Cook, creator of the popular beauty and fashion blog Missy Sue, shares her hairstyling secrets and shows you how to recreate the fabulous looks you've seen online and in magazines. Featuring step-by-step instructions for 35 modern hairstyles, she'll teach you how to master favorites like: -Infinity Bun -Braided Mohawk -Twist Wrap Chignon -Topsy Tail Ponytail -Braid-Wrapped Side Bun Complete with stunning photographs of each look, this guide will take you from day to night with runway-ready hairstyles for every occasion!

Abigail James wants you to use The Glow Plan to feel beautiful, inside and out. Beauty is not about perfection, but about feeling happy in your skin and the inner glow that comes from cultivating self-care. This book shows you how, presenting a 4-week programme to uncover your inner and outer radiance. Week by week, it offers simple but incredibly effective facial massage exercises as well as wellbeing tips that will ensure your inner calm shines through your skin. You will learn how to: Optimize mental health through restorative mindfulness and self-care practices Improve your skin through movement using yoga and breathing techniques Get your skin glowing by following the 4-week facial massage programme which also targets specific problem areas such as neck and jawline, droopy eyelids, tired and lacklustre skin Integrating practical facial massage with inspirational lifestyle tips, including nutrition advice and yoga techniques, The Glow Plan is a revolutionary programme for achieving healthier, firmer and radiant skin.

The study essays a typology of courtly masquerades from the 15th to the 18th century. Mummeries, knightly tournaments, fancy-dress banquets and masked balls in all their various forms are analyzed as enactments or distillations of courtly ceremony. The examination of the socio-symbolic function of masquerades is supplemented by a detailed discussion of the practical side of these events and the regalia and paraphernalia they required, from the planning stage to the managing of the events themselves and the storage of the costumes. By adducing evidence of intensive reutilization of textiles and props, critical light is cast on the widely accepted clichA(c) of the court festivity as 'prodigality elevated to an art-form'.

Anyone can reverse facial aging using Dr Seckel's six-step programme and the products that he recommends. As a plastic surgeon he can make a face appear to be 20 years younger. But the goal here is to reverse and prevent the onset of ageing. And it works, it really works. In his book he presents the truth about the causes, prevention and treatment of facial ageing. It presents the accessible, basic technical information that readers need to empower themselves. Without it, they are not be able to understand the emptiness of promises made to them by the marketing men. With this book, they will no longer be fooled by advertisements that insult their intelligence.

Lavender and olive oil, honey and oatmeal, cinnamon and orange. These are just some of the natural ingredients that can be used in soap, an age-old craft that makes a perfect hobby - simple, rewarding and, most of all, fun. Clear step-by-step instructions and photographs take you through each stage of the soap-making process. There is also invaluable guidance on tools and equipment, materials and ingredients, and safety procedures. The book includes twenty unique soap recipes, using only pure ingredients, such as Goat's Milk and Almond Oil Soap for moisturizing and Seed Soap for exfoliation. There are also soaps for utter self-indulgence; relax with Lavender Oil Blocks, revive with spicy Clove Soap or luxuriate with exotic Sandalwood Bars. In this book, you will find the inspiration and know-how to make natural, yet beautiful, soaps.

79% of all vegans are women and their commitment to the lifestyle extends to what they put on their skin. Part DIY vegan beauty how-to, part cookbook, and part self-improvement manifesto, The Compassionate Chick's Guide to Beauty showcases non-toxic, rejuvenating and restorative skin care and beauty products that you can whip up in your kitchen with simple ingredients for pennies per treatment. Why spend GBP30 on a facial mask or GBP5 on a package of organic facial wipes when you can make these products yourself for just a pound or two. With Sunny's witty, whimsical, edgy and inspirational style, easy-to-follow instructions plus step-by-step photos that detail how to make and use the products, this book is a delight to read. The recipes are easy, inexpensive and provide real beauty results. Everything you need to know about making your own vegan cosmetics is here - from the benefits of going vegan and why it's important to only use products that haven't been animal tested to a complete list of what you'll need to get started from the ingredients to the equipment. And then of course, there are over 115 recipes that will make you feel fantastic from head to toe.You'll discover how to take care of your skin the right way. Included are recipes for normal, oily, combo, dry and mature skin as well as daytime/night time beauty regimens. Recipes from the bath & body section offer a spa experience in the comfort of your home and the hair care section addresses everything from conditioning to dandruff. And then there's the cosmetic/make up section where you'll learn how to make everything from mascara to liquid foundation and lipstick with natural, non-toxic ingredients. This head to toe natural beauty guide will become your go-to guide when it comes to vegan beauty. It's fun and informative and even features a gift section, an alphabetical ingredient list and their beneficial properties as well as a listing for vegan resources.