Toss the Gloss: Beauty Tips, Tricks & Truths for Women 50+

This is a fun book and an informational one. I was able to use the tips to clear out a rather overwhelming makeup bag. Okay. I admit it. There was stuff in there that I couldn't remember buying, let alone when I bought it. Tossed. I am still reading through all the tips and tricks. And enjoying it immensely. While it says, "for woment 50+" there is information in here that applies to everyone - particularly about moisturizing, saving money on cosmetics and fun-to-know tidbits. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves makeup.

I am not convinced all her recommendations are right for all skin types, and I think brown eye shadow isn't attractive all the time on me--tends to make me look tired. Brown tones seem to be her go-to color. I am not a fan of a shiny (dewy) look--I would look and feel oily if followed her advice on several products. She is very informative on the various brands of beauty products and overall the book is full,of interesting insider information.

Fun and easy book to read. A lot of good information on the beauty industry . Tips and tricks are sprinkled throughout the book . If you are over 50, enjoy makeup and treatment knowledge , you will enjoy this fun read.

Basic information is helpful but product recommendations are out dated. I made a list of products to try and the first three in my list were discontinued products. Would be nice to get an addendum with updated product information.

This is a book that every girl should read no matter what age you are. It gives you amazing beauty tips and encourages you to find your unique style and gives basic ways to be successful at doing so.

I really wanted to like this book, after some of the glowing reviews. I was looking for advice on self-esteem, tips, and low cost product recommendations. But, towards the end, there was all this promotion of plastic surgery, fillers, etc., and I was sad to see it end like that. That's just not for me. I cannot afford it and feel it is flaunting too much vanity. Too, I would have liked to have seen many more low cost tips, such as using baking soda for a facial scrub. Seems like far too many high-end brands were advised....after all the talk about how most high and low end products come from the same factory. I was totally disappointed.

Good info for any woman, regardless of age. Covers paint to procedures. Good writer, not wordy. Buy the book, you won't be sorry.

For the most part, I kinda skimmed thru it, and it seems fine. I do like the fact that at the end of the chapter, she gives the names of products that she likes. She spent the money, so that I don't have to......

Borrow it in a library and read

Fantastic delivery to my door-step in Denmark, before the time given-Thank you, Blackwell's London and amazon.uk! The book is a no-nonsense aproach to beauty. The author is an insider of the beauty industry. I reccomend this book to all ladies, but especially to those that are blindly following the beauty bloggers that are so eager to shove this or that product to you/us. I follow a few and I get carried away at times when shopping for beauty products. This is the book to keep us in the line of common sense and not spending the equivalent of a small fortune on things that either we do not need, do not work or are not worth the hype.

Aunque esta en ingles se comprende perfectamente. Para las mujeres mas de 50 de gran utilidad, y para los de mucho menos tambien. De hecho aconceje a mi hija leerlo ya que de muy buenas pautas de habitos, que son utiles y para los que tiene 30 tambien.

The information is helpful, she does provide a number of good and affordable options. She cuts through the selling features and gimmicks of the advertising. There are a lot of typos, grammatical errors and just plain spelling mistakes. That drives me nuts. But when not distracted by that, the information was useful. Perhaps the e-version of the book does not have as rigorous a process in order to sell it. It reads like a conversation, like a dictation, and possibly the transcription was poor.

Fun read full of lots of good advice. To be taken with a grain of salt, I mean we don't HAVE to wear makeup, but if you are interested, it's full of useful tips, brand recommendations and techniques.