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Beauty and industry expert Diane Irons knows the secrets of top models and celebrities, and they are not as expensive as you think! In fact, you can match these insider tricks of the trade with just a quick trip to your grocery or drug store. From professional makeup application to spa facials and runway fashion, you’ll learn how to get a top-notch look in the least amount of time and with little or no money--and you’ll feel great doing it!Bargain Beauty Secrets is the perfect guide to an amazing look and a boost of confidence, on your terms and within your budget. What could be better?--Find Instant chic on the cheap--Learn the low- or no-cost tricks of models and celebrities--Do-it-yourself pampering for your skin, hair, hands and feet--Avoid the marketing ploys that push your buttons and get you to spend
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BEAUTY Secrets Tips and Tricks for Looking Great and Feeling Fabulous Diane Irons author of USA Today bestseller The World’s Best-Kept Beauty Secrets Copyright © 2002 by Diane Irons Cover and internal design © 2002 by Sourcebooks, Inc. Cover images © 2002 by Photodisc All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems—except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc. Disclaimer: The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature, and to report on the results of extensive interviews and research. In the event you use any of the information contained in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions. Trademarks: All brand names and product names used in this book are trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade names of their respective holders. Sourcebooks, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor in this book. Published by Sourcebooks, Inc. P.O. Box 4410, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410 (630) 961-3900 FAX: (630) 961-2168 www.sourcebooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Irons, Diane. Bargain beauty secrets : tips and tricks for looking great and feeling fabulous / by Diane Irons. p. cm. ISBN 1-4022-0008-0 1. Beauty, Personal. 2. Women—Health and hygiene. I. Title. RA778 .I7583 2002 646.7’042—dc21 2002012082 Printed and bound in the United States of America VHG 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v INTRODUCTION vi Chapter 1 THE PRICE OF BEAUTY 1 Chapter 2 CHEAP TRICKS 5 Chapter 3 FOOD FOR BEAUTY 11 Chapter 4 AGELESS SECRETS 17 Chapter 5 WEIGHT LOSS BARGAINS 27 Chapter 6 PERSONAL STUFF 39 Chapter 7 BARGAIN FITNESS 45 Chapter 8 DO IT YOURSELF 49 Chapter 9 SKIN SAVINGS 61 Chapter 10 MAKING UP FOR LESS 79 Chapter 11 HAIR BARGAINS 95 Chapter 12 HEAVENLY HANDS 113 Chapter 13 FABULOUS FEET 121 Bargain Beauty Secrets Chapter 14 SPA SAVINGS 127 Chapter 15 MODEL SAVINGS 149 Chapter 16 CELEBRITY SAVINGS 167 Chapter 17 SHOPPING BARGAINS 183 Chapter 18 CHEAP CHIC 193 Chapter 19