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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
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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