| Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45 | 
 enlarge | Author: Christopher Hopkins
Publisher: HCI
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 3279
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 344
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0757306349
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.04244
EAN: 9780757306341
ASIN: 0757306349
Publication Date: March 3, 2008
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Product Description
Known as The Makeover Guy from his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and other national television programs, Christopher Hopkins believes that as they age, women become more beautiful but often feel less attractive. He's out to change that. For more than twenty years he's encouraged women who often feel like they' have taken a backseat to everything and everyone else to come out of the shadows and take center stage. Now it's your turn. Using Christopher's step-by-step strategies and detailed advice,you will learn to:
- Restore your hair with your ideal cut, color, and style.
- Revamp your wardrobe to flatter a changing body.
- Refresh your face with 'visible lift' makeup techniques.
- Renew your spirit and maintain your look using Christopher's revival guide.
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Wow! Do I look great now! November 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was fantastic for me. I went from nice looking to HOT by using just some of the tips. I really like that the author gave reasoning behind the recommendations. Such as why I needed to use not only foundation but also powder to set it and why I needed to apply them on my eyes & lips as well. I need to be convinced to make changes and he did it with his explanations. There was a part of me that thought - "It's vanity to put on all this makeup and spend more time on my hair - That's NOT me." This quote in the book helped me see things a little differently: "If you want to be appreciated for who your are, it helps to present those qualities in how you look." Let's face it. People are very visually inclined. I realized that I wasn't portraying my inward self to people at all. This book helps you see that by going carefully through different styles, adjectives and corresponding images to help you determine the look you want to project - the real you inside. I found out I was projecting a casual look when I really am a romantic at heart. No wonder I was unhappy with my current style. I felt frumpy and didn't know what to do. This terrific book gave me the direction I needed. My husband is thrilled with my new, more true-to-who-I-am look too. You don't have to be over 45 either. I'm only 39 and the advice worked great for me. Thanks Christopher Hopkins! Susan C
I would give this 6 stars, but that isn't an option. November 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Oh my goodness! What a fabulous book! I highly recommend it as an excellent gift for any occasion. Regardless of our sizes, we all want to look our best. Most of us don't know "how" to improve our current beauty routine or even what is wrong with our current beauty routine. "Staging Your Comeback" addresses those issues and gives practical, detailed instructions on how to go from frumpy point A to polished point Z. Plus, Christopher Hopkins has a delightful sense of humor. This book is fun to read as well as practical to implement. I bought extra copies to give to my local girlfriends - we're all in the 50+ club. Today, Nov 14, 2008 I gave the books out as early Christmas gifts and we just sat and flipped through the pages laughing and saying "oh wow". One of the ladies was headed for her hair appointment and now she had a better idea about what she needed done to look her best and even how to convey her thoughts to her stylist. Also, today, on page 209, I discovered that for years I've had the wrong technique for curling my eyelashes! Trust me, those lovely lashes will look a lot better in the future. I was even happy to see what a difference in confidence and appearance just a few reduced pounds made on the makeover models. That gives me confidence to stay the course on my own weight reduction/healthcare program. Meanwhile, I'll use the recommended tools and cues to make the style changes necessary to age gracefully at any size and stage in life. Christopher Hopkins, if you read this rating, you have my sincerest thanks for writing a book that is long overdue in the women's world of fashion, beauty and style.
 The Comback is Possible November 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I took this book out of the library to preview. The author is terrific and he doesn't skimp on any advice. I'll buy it this time.
Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45 November 10, 2008
I love this book! It is motivating me to become beautiful. I plan to send the author my own before and after pictures!
Over 40 Magic! October 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When it comes to clothing and make-up, we tend to fall into particular patterns by our mid-twenties. We've decided which clothes look best on us and we've perfected our hair and make-up. We know what works and we stick to it. And that is precisely the problem. We go through our thirties and well into our forties, failing to notice that our appearance has changed in subtle -- and not so subtle ways. What once worked simply doesn't anymore. Fear not, for help is on the way!
Having consulted with the likes of Lauren Holly, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Robert Wagner, and Stephanie Powers, among others, Christopher Hopkins brings his dramatic makeover techniques to you in his book, "Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45."
Christopher, known to millions of his fans as, "The Makeover Guy," works his magic, from hair and make-up to a customized wardrobe, helping you to find your own unique style... without spending thousands of dollars. You'll learn the mistakes common to women over 45 and how to avoid them.
Excerpt:
"We have been programmed to believe that something outside our control is responsible for how we look: genetics, aging, time. But now more than ever, we have the power to change and improve what Mother Nature handed us and continues to hand us. Anyone can look, feel, and live better than ever before. Opportunities for a new love, a new career, and a new life are literally at our fingertips. Who would have imagined that Raquel Welch would become the face of MAC cosmetics at age sixty-six, or that a first-time mother would birth twins at age sixty-seven? What was once unheard of is now common, and what was once accepted now seems archaic. For women today, anything is possible. By preparing yourself for the part, you can create the scene, however you want it played. You're the star in your own show. It's your turn."
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