Product Description

The millions of sisters who read Essence have always known that looking and feeling good go hand in hand. True beauty is much more than having perfect makeup and a great hairstyle. It's about maximizing your potential -- spiritually, mentally, and physically. Here, from Essence Books, is a step-by-step guide on making the most of your assets.

The Essence Total Makeover provides useful, in-depth, very practical advice on how to be your best. You will learn how to:
         ¸  Care for your face, cleanse your skin, and moisturize it to bring out its natural glow
         ¸  Treat your hair with love, assess its condition, and decide what style is best for you
         ¸  Nurture your body from head to toe, with everything from recipes for at-home manicures to expert advice on beginning a fitness program
         ¸  Incorporate healthy eating into your active lifestyle
         ¸  Get your life in balance by taking stock and seeing what works and what needs to be changed
         ¸  Tap into your soul power and find peace

Illustrated throughout with stunning full-color photos, The Essence Total Makeover is a must-have for any woman of color looking for easy tips and practical techniques to reveal her total beauty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #405702 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-16
• Released on: 2001-01-16
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

From Library Journal
This is a fully illustrated guide from the popular lifestyle magazine for African American women, covering all the beauty bases: skin, hair, makeup, fitness, diet, and health.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
YA-Hinds has done a stunning job of celebrating the spirit-building wellness of African-American women. The book is old-fashioned and full of zest, and includes many of the ingredients that teenaged girls need to be healthy. Readers will learn how to cleanse and moisturize their skin and make facial masks at home, and acquire expert advice on beginning a fitness program. Facts are provided about how to treat, care for, and love their hair; assess its condition; and select styles that are best for individual facial features. The author also gives advice on how to balance one's life, tap into one's soul power, and find peace in the new millennium. Last but not least, a sprinkling of beauty secrets from celebrities and experts around the world is included. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs. YAs searching for a book about pampering themselves from head to toe would do well with this book.
ayo dayo, Chinn Park Regional Library, Prince William, VA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
"More than anything, this is a book about possibilities--about our unlimited potential for creativity and happiness once we assume the courage to be our true and best self. What a blessing it is to be able to envision how and what we want to be in the world, then roll up our sleeves and do the work of bringing that vision into being. Any time we choose, we can renew ourselves, we can begin again."
--From the Introduction by Susan L. Taylor


From the Hardcover edition.

Customer Reviews

***BEAUTIFUL***
The creators of Essence magazine have put together a beautiful, informative coffee table book for black women to better their mind, body and souls. Filled with exquisite color photos and easy to understand information will keep you reading in one sitting.

A must-have for the Essence woman's bookshelf.

I love it!

Stunning
Finally a book that celebrates the beauty of Black women in every shape, size, and shade. This book, filled with stunning photographs of beautiful Black women, offers practical advice on hair care, skin care, nutrition, exercise, and self-care. Not just a cosmetic make-over, but a total body make-over. There are recipes and tips for creating a luxurious in-home spa environment with ingredients you may already have in you home. It's like having the indispensible information in every issue of Essence, right at your finger tips.

Finally A Beauty Book for African American Women
The Essence Total Makeover book is wonderful. It provides all kinds of insights into black skin and hair care. The illustrations and pictures are great. I have always had questions about my skin and how to care for it. I have finally found the answers to my skin and make-up care questions. Thank you, Essence, for writing a beauty book for African American women.