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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Learning from Rose,
By Teresa Kramer (Annandale, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wrinkles Are God's Makeup (Paperback)
Wrinkles Are God's MakeupRose Rosetree's amusingly written discussion of wrinkles and other facial features, and the changes in them over time, may not be scientific, but it surely adds to one's understanding of people while being interesting reading. I enjoyed Wrinkles immensely, going back to pore over the face changes in the many pictures of famous Americans, trying to discern the length of lip, tilt of nose, eyebrow angle, and suffering lines that Rose believes betray information about who a person is and what s/he has experienced. Now I find myself studying the faces of those around me whenever I have down-time, looking for those marks I can remember the significance of and making mental notes on face changes I know I read about but whose meaning is not clear to me. I rarely buy books that are not reference works nowadays; in view of its amusing title, I was amazed to find that this is a reference book! If fact, I have been keeping it on my bedside table, going back to look up some famous person or other, rereading a section about the specifics of that face with the intent of applying the ideas to faces around me.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Fun and Profound,
By Paige Turner (Berkeley CA (People's Republic)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wrinkles Are God's Makeup (Paperback)
This book has changed the way I look at people! It has plenty of clear, detailed, well organized data about what facial characteristics mean. It is much more than that though. Rosetrees fundamental philosophy is that when we see traits in people's faces, we are seeing strenghts and sometimes challenges that go along with them. In this sense, everyone is perfect and we can have compassion for those with challenges.Another important theme running through the book is the idea that any cosmetic surgery could change your strengths in a way that you might later regret. So it is best to really be aware of what your face is all about before doing alterations - even plucking your eyebrows! The book is loaded with photographs of famous people. There are pictures of some people from different stages of their lives. So we get to see how the faces have changed along with their lives. The corresponding life changes and face changes is very interesting. Not all faces end up "sagging"! Some do just the opposite. Rosetree challenges are assumptions about ideas like, "sagging," and nudges us towards seeing the beauty in all faces. At the same time she acknowledges what society's standards of beauty are and shows how they affect our lives and sometimes facial management choices. This book will make you profoundly aware of the details and incredible variations in people's faces, and therefore give you a better appreciation of all humans. What could be better than that?
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
let me tell you about the lines above my nose ...,
By Massage by Jacqui (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wrinkles Are God's Makeup (Paperback)
What a refreshing book! In these days of botox and cellular peels and microderm abrasion, this book provides some wonderful insights on the aging process. Our faces -- evey line, every angle, every sag -- are all part of our life stories. After reading this book, I found myself celebrating that story, not resenting it. How magical to see someone's evolution, from the gentic base to the manifestation of his/her life choices, reflected in the face. As an added plus, the book conveys this very revealing subject manner in a casual and easily readable style.
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