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Bobbi Brown Teenage Beauty: Everything You Need to Look Pretty, Natural, Sexy and Awesome

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A must read for not only teens and pre teens but also young adults and folks who are not that familiar with makeup and beauty. I just turned 20 so I'm not a teen anymore so I was a little hesitant about getting this book but being that I don't have much experience with makeup I got it anyway. I ended up reading the whole thing in one sitting because it was so informative and interesting. It doesn't only feature makeup help, however, it also gives advice about how to eat right and taking care of your skin. Also it talks about self esteem and how you won't love your outside until you love your inside. I bet there's a lot in here that even adults could benifit from but it's written in a fun, easy to read and understand teen language.

P.S. I love how Bobbie Brown encourages you to use the least amount of makeup because makeup is to enhance your look not make you look like a different person (or a clown I might add)

Compared to most beauty books that simply push product, this book is a true testament to the importance of "Inner Beauty".

Bobbi walks us through all of the problems we encounter as emotionally charged teens, reminding us throughout, that true beauty is a state of mind and something that really does come from within-not from what societal standards dictate.

Not afraid to air some her own insecurities as a teen, Bobbi truly practices what she preaches--readers will walk away from this book feeling like they really know her-and from what I read and see, she's a true inspiration!

I highly recommend this book for people of all ages--not only teens--we all need that healthy reminder that each and every one of us are beautiful in our own right!

I was a little disippointed with the book. I was hoping for more of a manual on the how-tos of make-up technique, and did not find it BB's book. Bobbie's text would say something like, "apply a light tinted eyeliner," but would not describe how to do it, where (like thickness, length of stroke, etc.) to do it, or even why the eyeliner should be light. This book seems to be more inspirational than educational. It's a confidence builder a-la SNL's Stuart Smally or elemertary school's Project Self-Esteem bear, Harmony. I would say 85% of the book's text is used to reassure teenagers that they are beautiful no matter what the media, peers, etc. would have you think.

This book was excellently put together and I really appreciate how Bobbi had many sections on Global beauty and how her style of writing made you feel good about yourself. She encouraged young girls to be a minimalist with make-up and let your true self shine through. She also was excellent with giving basic rules and techniques to applying make-up. She had models in the book of all ages, races and sizes. She tells young women that it is very important for you to pick a role model that you can relate to and not to choose one that you are the complete opposite from. She dealt with many teenage issues such as weight, braces and the biggest of all, zits. She tells us how to deal with these issues and to love ourselves anyway. This is one of my favorite books. I highly recommend it to every teenage girl.

Being a teen myself, I thought that this book was wonderfully written and really did captivate the minds of teen girls. Instead of telling girls how to cover their flaws and become people who fit the mold of society. Bobbi Brown's book shows girls how to accentuate flaws. Teenage Beauty also just gives girls an outline of natural beauty and how to look gorgeous; for whatever race, height, weight and person you are. This book is a healthy dose of medicine that every girl should take

WHEN I ORDERED THIS BOOK I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT MAKEUP ,, AND THE STEPS OF HOW TO PUT IT THEN ,, WHEN I RECIEVE IT I GOT FIRST DISAPOINTED BECAUSE IT WASNT WHAT I WANT ... BUT WHEN I READ IT .. I REALLEY LOVVVVVVVVE IT ,,, IT WAS ABOUT HOW TO GET INNER AND NATURAL BEAUTY .. ..THERE IS ALL THE ANSWERS FOR ALL THE QUESTIONS IN UR MIND FOR BOBBI .. AND HOW TO SHOW UR NATURAL BEAUTY WITH A PIT OF MAKE UP ...

This book isn't something you'd expect form a professional make-up artist. Bobbi talks about make-up a whole but never explains exactly how to apply it. And Bobbi contradicts herself in areas; like proclaiming Brooke Shields and the ultimate beauty, then going on to tell us we are all beautiful and beauty comes in different shapes and sizes. She also begins many sections with "You want..." or "You don't want to..." I thought the point was for US to decide what looks work for US. The section on body image attempts to make girls of all body types feel good about themselves, explaining we can't all be as thin as women such as Courteney Cox. Yet those are the only pages in the entire book which show anyone over maybe a size 3. There are no plus sized girls featured anywhere else, only to serve as an example of what exactly plus size is. Any book by Kevin Aucoin would be a better bet, and a better spend.

I bought this as a gift for my 12 year-old niece. I read it before I gave it to her to make sure it was appropriate. I LOVED THIS BOOK. Bobbi addresses the girls as peers, tells them to love their looks, particularly those things which make them "unique"- freckles, a strong nose, etc., and urges them to use make-up primarily as an enhancement. She also discusses skin care, hair care, and shows before and after pictures. I want to get the one for adults, and I already plan on buying one for my own daughter when she is older.

By it's cover and title you'd think "oh great another book of skinny models and flawless faces to make a teenager feel anything BUT 'Pretty, Natural, Sexy & Awesome'", but let me tell you this book is quite the contrary. Bobbi Brown herself is not a flawless woman or a 5'10'', 115 lb supermodel. She presents, first and foremost, a lesson of self esteem and INNER beauty before she dives into the make-up tricks. Concerning the make-up tips...she does NOT encourage younger girls to plaster and airbrush their faces...she explain the importance of natural beauty and simply accentuating what is already there and not creating soemthing that isn't. She promotes diversity in beauty, and more importantly, the essence that inner beauty has on outer. I've read this book cover to cover at least 7 times! Not only has it helps me tone down my own make up habits, it's taught me that my real beauty is within, to be proud of my uniqueness and to appreciate what will always me there, who I am, and not what i look like. Beauty IS in fact skin deep, but confidence and happiness are forever...I have let all my friends borrow this book, and I would recommend it to any woman of any age...

I think this book is fantastic!! I have it at home- it's really cool since it has tons of chapters-all of them based on beauty. How great is that?! There are chapters on eyes, base, cheeks, and everything else!It has a chapter on preteen beauty. It has info on how to make your own beauty pallette, and, like I said, IT'S FUN! Anyone can understand it, too. There are pictures for examples. I couldn't take my eyes off of it. Oh- I almost forgot- it has info on African-american beauty, and Asian. Don't forget- this book rules!