The mythical opportunity to achieve physical perfection for many years doomed women to exist within the strict framework of norms and standards. Naomi Wolf, a well-known feminist and writer, believes that times have changed and it's time to deal with the prejudices that still affect how women dress, how they behave and what figure they strive for on the scales.
The writer tells where stereotypes about beauty come from and how they restrict women's freedom, and convincingly explains why regulatory standards should become a thing of the past.
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Clinical psychologist Yulia Lapina writes not about beauty as such, but about the problems that prevent women from accepting themselves. Girls worry about their appearance, poor nutrition and unwillingness to have sex, and then they sit on exhausting diets and undergo endless beauty treatments.
Lapina suggests that readers reconsider their relationship with the body. A sincere conversation about beauty standards and modern culture will help overcome deep-rooted fears and complexes, make sure of your own attractiveness and bring pleasure back to life.
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Collector and designer Iris Apfel has made a breakthrough in the fashion industry, she has changed the attitude to age in the fashion environment and in her 100 years remains an icon of style and continues to create.
Apfel's autobiography is a great opportunity to plunge into the life of the "first lady of textiles", get acquainted with her reflections on fashion, love and people, as well as see extravagant images created by the designer for different collections.
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Dermatologist Sandy Skotnitsky is sure that modern trends in the beauty industry provoke hyper‑skin care: we get used to multi-stage and excessive care procedures where they are not needed, and we spoil our health ourselves. It turns out that if a person does not abuse cosmetics, many problems will go away by themselves.
Skotnitsky relies on clinical research and tells how to take care of the skin so as not to harm it. And it also gives a list of funds adapted for Russia that are sufficient for basic care.
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This guide to care and decorative cosmetics is worth reading to anyone who has ever looked at the shelves with popular products in confusion. Makeup artist and editor Masha Vorslav and beauty blogger Adel Miftakhova describe in detail how to determine your skin type, find the right cosmetics and use it correctly.
After reading the book, you will learn how to create vivid images that suit you personally, and not make mistakes when buying in stores.
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Stylist, creative consultant and professional buyer of the Moscow TSUM, St. Petersburg DLT and Mercury Raisa Kichigina believes that you can create your own style and choose the appropriate wardrobe without much investment. In the book, she tells how to find the right clothes and not spend all the money on it, and also explains how the vagaries of fashion differ from a unique style.
"In your own style" is a modern guide to the world of fashion for women who want to look beautiful and appropriate in any situation.
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