Customer Rating: 
Summary: Very depressing...
Comment: I'm really bothered that this is the type of book that women in their late 30's and up are looking
to for advice. I ordered the book hoping that it would somehow be a 'big girls' book, but it's
nothing more than the dozens of shallow women's magazines that I simply can't relate to either.
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Nothing is going to make me look 18 again and I refuse to waste my precious life trying to
look younger. At this point in my life I feel that I have earned the right to wear the clothes that
I like, not what some designer tells me is in fashion this season.
And as for the hair
color advice - I recently stopped lightening my hair and I feel so liberated! It's completely
natural with just a few gray hairs popping out here and there. It's so nice to not have to be a
slave to getting my hair done, worrying about it being dry from the chemicals, and what my husband
of 22 years would think if I went natural. He LOVES it, comments on it all the time and says he's
always told me that he loves the earthy way that I dress and how my hair now compliments my overall
look.
Ladies, please don't fall for this book. Not all of us live in LA and we should
be thankful for that. We should be allowed to celebrate who we are as we grow older, not waste our
time fighting it.
I gave the book a generous 2 stars only because it was professionally
organized and photographed.
Customer Rating: Summary: Attention Women: How Not to Look Old
Comment: [...]
Book Review: How Not to Look Old by Charla Krupp
Seen on the New
York Times BestSeller List is How Not To Look Old by Charla Krupp. Ms. Krupp has done more than a
hundred style segments on the Today show. She also has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View,
Dateline NBC, and Good Morning America, and she's been a regular on The E! channel and the Home
Shopping Network. The former executive editor of Shop Etc. magazine, Charla was the beauty director
at Glamour, senior editor at InStyle, and beauty editor at People: Style Watch. She currently writes
a fashion column for More magazine.
How Not To Look Old is Charla Krupp's aesthetic
advice for aging women in a hip modern world. She provides fast and simple ways to look 10 years
younger, lighter and better using the tools and knowledge of her trade, combined with celebrity
examples.
Feeling good about yourself is part of being healthy. How we see ourselves
does impact our mental well being. One cause for concern to women around age 40 and up is lip and
chin hair. Charla writes, "Everywhere you want hair, it's thinning. Everywhere you don't want
hair, it's growing. During menopause when hormone levels are in flux, many women notice more hair
than usual on the upper lip and chin. Nothing looks more OL {Old Lady} than a mustache and chin
hairs, so they must be removed immediately--but how?"
Old fashioned home methods like
shaving are effective and inexpensive. Charla writes, "Contrary to popular belief, it will not
cause hair to grow in any faster, but it will create stubble, which can feel coarse." Other home
remedies include tweezing, home waxing, sugar hair removal, and depilatories.
Waxing
completed by a professional is effective, but the cost is a little higher--around $7-$20 for each
area (lip, chin, brow).
Electrolysis, widely practiced in the 1970's and 1980's
eliminates hairs one at a time, requiring several sessions. This method should be considered for
only a few adamant hairs. The cost is approximately $25 per area per session.
The best
hair reduction procedure today for women with hair darker than their skin tone is done by laser. The
laser weakens hundreds of hair follicles in one session using heat. Usually 5-7 sessions (a full
course of treatment) are necessary to impair the follicles. However, hairs dormant during treatment
may grow in at a later time.
What about the pain caused by the laser? Pain may be
lessened by using a numbing cream an hour before the treatment. Ask the doctor for a prescription
prior to the session.
What are the risks? Risks include being burned. This field is
unregulated, so look for a doctor, nurse, or physician's assistant who has had extensive practice
with your skin tone. Charla Krupp recommends experience to be equivalent to hundreds of
procedures.
How much does it cost? The chin, lip, and brow are separate areas. On
average, Charla Krupp writes, each area is $200 per session per area, and 5-7 sessions are
needed.
For a healthier, happier, more aesthetic life, take a look at How Not To Look
Old.
5 Stars
