Customer Reviews

The Joan Collins Beauty Book

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Two days ago Joan Collins Beauty Book arrived in the mail all the way from the UK. Having thoroughly enjoyed Joan's other beauty books this was the only one I had not read. I've followed the trail of Joan's beauty advice from book to book piecing together her routine and recommendations. Of all the 'celebrities' she is the one who I feel is the most truthful about her beauty routine. Joan has never had a sales tone of pushing 'her' beauty products like other celebrities. Joan has remained consistent with her basic recommendations and honest about what she does and does not do in her beauty routine. We all know smoking is 'bad' for beauty and Joan admits this, she herself smoked until recently. Her secret though was no more than 5 a day. She writes about this in one of her later beauty books. This book was an easy read. I got through it in one day. While much of her recommendations are common sense many of us can be lax with common sense(the discipline aspect) when it comes to beauty and health and thus could benefit from being told again and again the rules for health. How this book differs from Joan's others is it is from 1980 and looks it which I find rather fun. The book is less in depth, more basic which is appropriate for Joan's first book on beauty. I must say I am always impressed with Joan's level of self-discipline and light-hearted spirit which is evident in all her books of this sort. What I especially like is how Joan is a stand for femininity & healthy self-love/self-esteem.

Written in 1980 before Joan Collin's Dynasty fame, this books it's the usual common sense by a celebrity giving out advice on health and beauty. Miss Collins doesn't reveal any fantastic secrets on how to stay forever young, but rather common sense approach on how to take care of oneself, exercises, positive attitude, a chapter on children, and of course makeup! For the fans of Miss Collin's there are plenty of rare photographs too.

This book is somewhat dated now, after all it was written 29 years ago, but it has insight on the world of beauty and other health issues as seen through Miss Collins eyes. She followed up on this book with Health Youth and Happiness My Secrets (1994), Joan's Way (2002), and the updated The Art of Living Well (2002). Joan Collins is a woman who seems to have a lot to say and indeed she does in these books.

UNTIL NOW I HAD NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN FINDING THIS BOOK. I AM HAPPY THAT IS IS FINALLY AVAILABLE TO ME. I HAVE ADMIRED MS. COLLINS SINCE DYNASTY. I HAVE READ SOME OF HER OTHER BOOKS, SUCH AS PAST IMPERFECT. I REMEMBER HER SAYING THAT SHE NEVER GO TO BED WITH MAKE-UP STILL ON. THAT IS A STUNT IN ITSELF. BEING A FEMALE I KNOW HOW EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IT IS TO DRAG MYSELF TO THE BATHROOM NIGHT AFTER NIGHT TO REMOVE MAKE-UP. SINCE JOAN DID NOT MENTION HOW SHE HAS MAMAGED TO ACHEIVE THAT STUNT, I WILL REFRAIN FROM COMMENTING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO READ AND ENJOYED "HEALTH, YOUTH AND HAPPINESS." SHE HAVE SOME VERY USEFUL MAKE-UP, EXERCISES, AND HEALTHY EATING TIPS THAT ARE JUST WONDERFUL. EVENTHOUGH HER FIRST BEAUTY BOOK IS NEARLY THREE DECADES OUTDATED, I'M SURE SOME OF THE INFORMATION AND TIPS ARE STILL USEFUL/USEABLE, AND I'M STILL LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING MY COPY OF THIS HOPEFULLY EXCITING BOOK.