The Japanese Skincare Revolution: How to Have the Most Beautiful Skin of Your Life--At Any Age [Paperback]

Chizu Saeki (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2, 2009

Japanese women are renowned for their beautiful skin, but until now there has been no book in English that reveals the secrets of the typical Japanese beauty routine. The Japanese Skincare Revolution is the first guide for women of all ages and races who want to have beautiful skin like the Japanese, and don't want to spend lots of money on cosmetics and treatments to achieve it.

Author Chizu Saeki is a practicing aesthetician and beauty consultant whose dream is to teach ordinary women how to become more beautiful. To this end, she writes books, teaches, and tours Japan, giving demonstrations of the techniques she developed over a career spent in the beauty industry. Her books have sold more than 3 million copies in Japan, and the revolutionary ideas presented in this volume have won the approval of skin doctors within Japan and out.

The Japanese Skincare Revolution is Saeki's best-selling skincare title, and her first to be translated into English. It is a distillation of all of her most essential techniques. In it, readers will be introduced to the lotion maska moisturizing treatment for keeping the skin fresh and lustrous; hand techniques for toning the muscles of the face; lymph massages for draining toxins and improving blood flow; natural, no-nonsense remedies for wrinkles, sagging, oiliness, pimples, and blackheads; warm care and cool care for soothing the mind and body; water massages to energize the skin; and much, much more.

Throughout the book, Saeki calls on the reader to use her own hands to touch and treat her face, and her own eyes to judge what her skin needs. She leads her toward a wholehearted skincare routine that will have her complimenting herself as her skin responds. By following Saeki's advice, every woman will discover that it's possible to have beautiful skin at any age without - spending a fortune.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"interactive and engagingWe all know we don't need to spend a fortune to look like a million bucks, and I'm all for Saeki's feel-good message." Bella Sugar Online

"Now we can all find out the secrets to their beautiful skin thanks to The Japanese Skincare Revolution." TalkingMakeup.com

"And the core of her methodsgetting women to use things they already haveresonates even more as consumers tighten purse strings." Reuters

"[The Japanese Skincare Revolution offers] practical techniques to combat everything from puffiness to dry skin, using simple massage methods and quick facials with items readily available at home." The New York Daily News

From the Back Cover

The Japanese Skincare Revolution is the Japanese woman's skincare bible. In this groundbreaking volume, author and beauty guru Chizu Saeki shares with the world--for the first time--the natural, low-cost techniques she developed over a career spent in the beauty industry. With it, you'll learn what today's Japanese women do to keep their skin looking young and healthy.

* Step-by-step instructions with photos show you how to perform each technique
* 6 unique massages for toning the muscles of your face and smoothing out wrinkles
* Do-it-yourself lymph massages for a beautiful neck and chin
* Sensible instructions for cleansing and washing
* 3-minute moisturizing "lotion mask" to make your skin grow lustrous
* Remedies for wrinkles, sagging, oiliness, pimples, and blackheads
* and much, much more, for women of all ages, races, and skin types

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha USA (February 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4770030835
• ISBN-13: 978-4770030832
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #276,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 3-4 months experience with chizu saeki's skincare routine, November 12, 2009

By 

Jeez88 (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Japanese Skincare Revolution: How to Have the Most Beautiful Skin of Your Life--At Any Age (Paperback)

I have been following Chizu Saeki's skincare for about 3-4 months now. I can honestly tell you that her skincare routine is not a bad one even though it takes up A LOT of your time in the morning and at night.

I can't say that all the time that you are going to spend massaging your face in front of the mirror is worth it, especially for young women. If you don't have wrinkles and stuff, you will not see much of a difference except that your skin is getting quite soft and a LITTLE BIT clearer. However, if you do have wrinkles, this skincare routine might benefit you in some extent. From my experience, most of the fine lines will fade away, just not the deep wrinkles but then again those may need more than just 3-4 months of massage and stuff.

As one of the reviews mentioned before, her skincare routine is not cheap. You need to invest in more stuff than what you saw on the first few pages. The total investment can add up to hundreds of dollars if you are not that into drugstore products.

Also, please take note of the lotion Chizu Saeki used to make her lotion mask. It is not the normal lotion we would think of. This lotion is something like a toner but not quite. If you want to see how her "lotion" looks like, just go to Nars counter and ask to see their hydrating lotion(which is what Chizu Saeki mentioned in her book) or go to Shiseido counter and ask to see their softner (which might be referred to as toner sometimes).

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book - totally improved my skin!, March 16, 2010

By 

Tara123 "Tara123" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Japanese Skincare Revolution: How to Have the Most Beautiful Skin of Your Life--At Any Age (Paperback)

I cannot say enough how much I love this book... easy, nurturing and women-positive suggestions. Not caddy and shallow like many "skin help" books. Advice is easy to follow and straight-forward. I will say however, that what is referred to as "lotion" is really what American's think of as "toner." However, when selecting one to use for the all-important "lotion mask," which I do twice a day you only need a HYDRATING Toner. I use Avalon Organic's Lavender Hydrating Toner for my combo/normal skin. It is AMAZING! Takes out your blackheads while hydrating and refreshing your skin... my ruddiness at the bottom of my cheeks is gone! B/c of the twice daily massages and addition of an Aveeno syrum and sunblock to my regime my 30-something skin looks FLAWLESS! Just don't feel pressure to buy expensive products any relatively natural or organic drugstore brands will do! Finally, I didn't want to buy the big sheets of cotton so I order Cotton Clouds that I wet and add toner to and then separate into thin pieces and lay allover my face like a puzzle for the 3 min lotion mask.

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saeki san -- superb skincare mentor, March 1, 2009

By 

Lily Shimizu (USA / Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Japanese Skincare Revolution: How to Have the Most Beautiful Skin of Your Life--At Any Age (Paperback)

When I learned Saeki san had finally written a book for English language audiences, I ordered it immediately, knowing it would contain valuable wisdom and well-tested skin care secrets most Japanese women already know well. Saeki san is a beauty goddess in Japan (perhaps internationally in beauty-fashion circles). I've known of her for years, being a former Tokyo resident. She is featured on Japanese television and in fashion magazines all the time, and is highly regarded as a beauty expert by women of all ages. I'm finding her book so impressive, honest, and intelligent. She is a true advocate of taking good care of one's skin and overall health, and treating it like you would a precious, fragile gift. This book provides basic techniques and good habits to practice daily for taking care of one's skin, using one's own hands and intent to achieve positive results, no matter what products are used. She does not have a line of beauty creams to sell -- any will work well, along with her instructions. I really like this about Saeki san. For me it adds to her credibility. I am following her advice, with excellent results so far. She is so sincere about taking personal responsibility regarding skincare health and overall well being. At last, I am able to consider her my beauty coach and mentor, just as my friends and colleagues in Japan do.