You Look Fine, Really
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.38 (790 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0061238252 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2018-01-14 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Christie Mellor, the bestselling author of The Three-Martini Playdate and Raised by Wolves, says You Look Fine, Really—and offers a droll, get-real guide to embracing and enjoying the adventure of mid-life. Complete with grooming shortcuts, tips on being your own personal trainer, and perfect party recipes, You Look Fine, Really provides witty and wise advice on how to add a sense of play and celebration to the everyday.
More Than Fine, Really! Erika Schickel If you are over forty, or contemplating becoming over forty, then Christie Mellor is your new best friend. She's the gal pal who gives you a boost, without adding a snow job. She's the good mirror you want to look into, the one that makes you look realistically svelte and put together. (She is NOT a magnifying mirror or a funhouse mirror, though her book is tons of fun to read and brings important self-esteem values into focus.) Her advice is sane, practical, do-able, highly amusing and within your budget. But the most important advice is to simply relax, smile and enjoy your bad, beautiful, elegantly aging self. After all, you'll . A Funny Writer on the side of us Middle Aged Gals Janet Travers O'malley I love this book! The author (Christie Mellor) must have known that I needed a boost being of the middle aged persuasion. It's funny, insightful, intelligent, cool, well written and I'm going to actually USE some of her ideas. I can't wait to mix up a martini from her recipe as well as create the perfect hue of red lipstick. I can't wait until she writes the next one. She should be on Oprah! I would love to see her talk about her ideas.. "Boring" according to Jamie Nettles. My wife wanted to read this book, but after wading through it she pronounced it boring, trite, and written for little old ladies in their nineties.
She lives with her husband and almost-always-pleasant children in Los Angeles.. Christie Mellor is the bestselling author of The Three-Martini Playdate, The Three-Martini Family Vacation, and You Look Fine, Really
“A chatty, fun and often useful guidebook of beauty tips, fashion advice and DIY projects for women of a certain age….Warm, spirited, and ultimately sincere.” (Shelf Awareness)“Style, beauty and just-let-it-go tips for the 40-plus set, hilariously delivered by the author of The Three-Martini Playdate.” (People)“Funny, compassionate advocates a little relaxation and rationality somewhere between ‘sitting on the sofa all day and spending five hours a day at the gym.’” (Los Angeles Times Book Review)“Although You Look Fine, Really is loaded with useful tidbits, what I love best is the way Mellor urges women…to be grateful for their lives. Her point: Appreciate what your…life holds instead of focusing on what you lack. That gratitude will free you to embrace midlife, wrinkles and all.” (Chic