Plastic Surgery Without the Surgery: The Miracle of Makeup Techniques

Book Description

Publication Date: December 26, 2005

The Wrinkle Cure meets Making Faces in PLASTIC SURGERY WITHOUT THE SURGERY, a practical guide that uses proven makeup techniques to easily correct the problems you would otherwise need surgery to overcome-without the knife

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Designed for the woman who is unhappy with an aspect of her face or body but who "either cannot afford plastic surgery or does not want to risk its very real potential side effects," Pearl's guide to makeup techniques is a friendly, affordable alternative to the doctor's office. As a makeup artist to celebrities such as Barbara Walters, Brooke Shields, Mira Sorvino and Kelly Ripa, Pearl has blue ribbon credentials among the rich and famous. This book, however, leaves starry glamour aside and focuses on the common problems of ordinary women everywhere: dark circles under the eyes, blotchy complexion, unwanted freckles and double chins. Pearl uses normal-looking people, including her own family members and herself, as the models for her before and after demonstrations, which makes her results seem both more doable and more believable. (Several of the models are African-American.) For example, in the section titled "Bye-Bye Crow's-Feet and Laugh Lines" she shows how concealer and foundation can be used in a "two-step process of spackling and painting" that fills in and covers signs of aging. Other sections cover techniques like contouring and setting. Some readers may wish that more time had been spent explaining basic techniques like blending foundation. But for readers who already have some experience using makeup, and are satisfied with a transformation that can be washed off at the end of the evening, Pearl's how-to book should be just the trick.
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Review

Eve is not only a make-up artist, she is a magician who reveals the tricks of the trade Kelly Ripa

Do You Really Need Cosmetic Surgery?

With plenty of shows like Extreme Makeover, Nip/Tuck and the advent of the Discovery Health Channel, the idea of plastic surgery has been gaining a lot of ground. But just because you can get plastic surgery, it doesn't always mean that you should! As a matter of fact, a lot of the things that women want to repair with plastic surgery can be remedied without the costs or risks that surgery entails. When it comes down to it, how sure are you that plastic surgery is your best (or only) option? You're just about to find out!

Should You or Shouldn't You?

Wondering if plastic surgery is the only way to fix your flaws? Honestly, it probably isn't. You'd be surprised at the number of different maladies which don't require plastic surgery to treat or correct. Instead, they can be treated with less invasive options like Botox, acidic peels, microdermabrasion or even over-the-counter remedies.

Which ailments don't require surgery?

·Dark, under-eye circles
·Fine wrinkles under the eyes
·Smile lines around the eyes
·Dry or blotchy skin
·Discoloration or other pigmentation problems
·Those little lines at the corner of the mouth (they look a bit like parentheses)
·Vertical frown lines between your eyebrows
·Fine wrinkles on your cheeks
·The infamous double chin
·Or a slight fullness (or plumpness) along the jaw line.

Conversely, the following conditions can only be remedied by a skilled plastic surgeon:

·Excessive eyelid skin
·Puffiness or deep under-eye circles
·Deep vertical frown lines between the eyebrows
·Jowls hanging over the jaw line
·Hanging skin and deep facial wrinkles
·Very lose neck skin
·Loss of cheek fullness
·A nasolabial fold (a deeper, more severe version of the nasolabial line) etched into the skin.

You'll notice that we didn't list a few cosmetic surgeries you might have expected, like breast augmentation, nose jobs, and so on for a very simple reason - the emotions and the importance of major surgeries like these is hard to measure on the Should You or Shouldn't You scale. If you're in the market for this type of surgery, don't worry. Your plastic surgeon will help you by going over the reasons, options and other tough-to-work-out issues before any surgery is performed.

Regardless of whether or not you ultimately decide to have plastic surgery, it's very important to pick up all of the facts. Any type of surgery, no matter how seemingly minor, comes with serious risks and discomforts. If you're still convinced that surgery is your only way to regain your full confidence, do your homework and find a well-trained, highly recommended surgeon to guide you through the process.

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