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Nadine Haobsh (Author), Nadine Jolie (Author)
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January 27, 2009

From Nadine Haobsh, aka Jolie in NYC ("The poster child for the blogger generation...you can't help but love her."—New York Post), comes a delectable novel that only a true beauty industry insider could have written!

Bella Hunter may be down but she's not out yet—and she's ready to take on the world of beauty...one bad makeover at a time.

Pity the poor twenty-eight-year-old beauty expert and columnist for ultra-chic Enchanté magazine, knocked right out of her Jimmy Choos—and out of a job—when her off-the-cuff comment to a reporter is blown way out of proportion. Once the authority on style, Bella's reduced to taking a position at Womanly World, a publishing dinosaur of no interest whatsoever to any woman under fifty. Suddenly she's got to take orders from a dreary and dowdy beauty director—and is soon at war with her male publisher, who might actually be appealing if he wasn't so totally frosty.

Bella's supermodel boyfriend, a hometown wedding, and a Paris junket are fine distractions, to be sure. But how can she face her friends and ex-coworkers now that she's stuck in an office where khaki—not Cavalli—is the way of life? And if beauty's not what it's all about...then what is?


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About the Author

Nadine Haobsh is a former beauty editor and author of the popular beauty blog "Jolie Nadine." She works as a marketing consultant, has written for Lucky, Cosmopolitan, the Huffington Post, and the New York Daily News and regularly appears on television as a beauty expert. Haobsh currently lives in Los Angeles and is working on her next book.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; 1ST edition (January 27, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061128627
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061128622
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #976,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Nadine Jolie (born Nadine Haobsh) is Editorial Director of Who's the Fairest?, and the blogger behind JolieNadine.com, started in 2005 as Jolie in NYC. A former beauty editor, Nadine has worked for Lucky, Ladies' Home Journal and FHM, blogged for Vanity Fair, Jane, MTV and the Huffington Post, and writes for AOL as a Shopping Expert.

Nadine is author of the beauty guide Beauty Confidential and novel Confessions of a Beauty Addict, and is co-founder and Creative Director of JolieMD skincare, launching in December 2009.

She has appeared on the Today Show, Tyra Banks, Showbiz Tonight, Anderson Cooper 360, CNN American Morning and MSNBC, and in commercials for Bare Escentuals and Guthy-Renker as a beauty expert. Her first book, Beauty Confidential, was optioned for a beauty show by No Regrets Entertainment and she's working on her next book, a skincare guide.

She has a passion for polo, stiff drinks and learning to say "Where is the nearest Sephora?" in new languages.

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, April 8, 2009
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This was a thoroughly enjoyable book, despite the fact that the main character, Bella Hunter, is unlikeable. Bella is a beauty writer for a famous fashion magazine and is, to say the least, very spoiled. She's spoiled by her lifestyle and the perks her job brings, and she's used to getting her way and having it done right now, until.. she loses her job in a very disastrous way. It's a lot of fun to see Bella taken down and to completely readjust her life and lifestyle. The journey towards a new Bella is really fun, and by the end I was definitely more interested in her character. I think the author did a really good job of crafting a story about a character with many personal faults/failings and yet somehow still manages to get you involved with her story. And, she didn't leave out the romance either. If there is any fault with the book I'd say it's the ending - for some reason it felt too neatly wrapped up and rushed. The story deserved a much better ending.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Super book!, April 13, 2009
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I took this book with me on vacation to Mexico (paperback, so it was great by the pool). It was such a great read! I really felt like I was there alongside Bella through the entire ordeal. It's a pretty thick book, but don't be intimidated, it's a very easy read. I loved it! I highly recommend it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good/funny / easy read, April 8, 2009
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I liked this book and found it to be a quick easy fun read.. typically chic lit which i love- the charectors were likeable and the plot kept me interested.. I would reccomend this one for sure!
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