The giveaway is closed now, and I’m contacting the winners by e-mail. Good luck!
As I march closer and closer to my mid-30s, I’ve been thinking about what it means to get older.
In many ways, aging has been pretty cool. I feel comfortable in my own skin and better equipped to cope with unexpected things than I was at 23.
But I can’t lie — I worry about looking older. Call it vain, but it’s true, and things like the gray hair I found in my eyebrow kinda tick me off.
I guess like most women I accept the realities of life, but I’d still like to age gracefully, which is where I think Charla Krupp’s How Not to Look Old beauty book can help.
A former Glamour beauty director and senior editor at InStyle magazine, Charla filled the book with practical skin, hair, makeup and wardrobe tips readers can use to “look 10 years younger.”
To illustrate her tips, one of the things Charla uses are before-and-after pictures of celebrities.
I actually tried one of the hair tips recently and swear it made a noticeable difference. Charla suggests that shorter bangs can help one look a little younger (or at least feel a little younger), and after my recent hair cut, I can’t disagree.
I think it’s a great book, whether you’re 32 or 23. 🙂
Time for a giveaway!
The prize
Five lucky ladies will each win a copy of How Not to Look Old (a $16 value).
How to enter…
There are two ways to enter the giveaway, and you can do both of them for two chances to win.
Just like last time, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post. In your comment, tell me the title of your favorite beauty book or magazine.
I can’t choose a favorite, but the last beauty book I read (and enjoyed) was Living Beauty, by Bobbi Brown.
Second, you can also enter by subscribing to my updates by email (if you haven’t already). They’re once-a-day emails with my daily posts. You’ll get more giveaways like this one, along with makeup tutorials, videos and drugstore beauty finds.
(Note: if you’re already subscribed, you’re automatically entered to win.)
Recap…
- Enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, and don’t forget to use a valid email address so I can reach you if you win.
- Sign up for my updates by email if you haven’t already. Just enter your email address using the form below, or click this link.
I’ll pick the five winners at random from among the people who enter by 11:59PM PST Saturday night.
Good luck!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
The giveaway is closed now, and I’m contacting the winners by e-mail. Good luck!
making faces by kevyn aucoin is my favorite beauty book
it taught me all the fabulous brush and blending techniques i possess today
its been my bible since early college !
I like Allure, it’s great exposure to a ton of products and they have some good hair tips I’ve benefited from.
The Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual!
In Style for quick tips and product reviews.
I love the Sephora book 🙂
My hands down fav is the Body Shapes book by Trinni and Susannah. More like body beauty.
Instyle – Love to read at the beach
My favorite magazine is Marie Claire.
Vampy Varnish´s last blog post..Zoya Nail Polish Exchange – Part I
I love the Kevin Aucoin books!
I still remember the first time I picked up Kevyn Aucoin’s Making Faces. The transformations blew me away and I loved that he included both celebrities and regular women. Great book!
I love Allure magazine.
Making Faces, by Kevyn Aucoin – Got it when I was in middle school and studied it over and over and over!
Hm, I get a lot of my make-up inspiration from photographs, things I see, et cetera.
My favorite beauty magazine is probably Glamour since they always have really good photographs. Allure and Seventeen are other magazines I love looking through for inspiration. Vogue tends to be too un-inspirational for me.
I don’t read many beauty mags, but my favorite book is Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin. It was my introduction into how/why to use makeup skillfully.
Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual!
Allure magazine is the best
Allure or Lucky
My favorite magazine would have to be Allure and the book Passport to Beauty is great!
One of my all-time fave beauty books is Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin (I notice I’m not alone in this)! I also love Allure!
i saw that book on the shelf and totally skimmed through it… it’s pretty informative~! my fav magazine is allure.. 😀
I like Paula Begouns Take me to the makeup counter book. Very informative and helpful.
The last beauty book I read was the Bobbie Brown Makeup Manual for Everyone from Beginner to Pro. It’s a terrific book and I learned a few tricks from it!
I would have to say Allure, as I’m still trying to learn more & more about makeup and skincare. I used to think it was a shallow magazine, but I’m sure happy that I looked a little closer and discovered it for what it is.
Happy Friday!
cosmo
Hey, I loved Bobbi Brown’s Teenage Beauty book. My former cousin-in-law (sadly, no longer married in) works for Bobbi Brown and co-authored the most recent book you just mentioned, Living Beauty.
Heyy karen.
I’ve got $35 ish to spend this weekend before jetting off to the east coast.
Any makeup must-haves you think I should get.
All my makeup is pretty standard, I probably dont have anything you’ll recommended! haha
I’m all for not looking old! In Style is without a doubt my favorite.
Amy´s last blog post..Grace in Small Things, Part 23
Allure!
I’m facing 30 in a few months, this would be fab. 😉
Another vote for Making Faces!
Oh I love the Kevin Aucoin Making Faces book, I used to have my sister pick a look out of it and see if I could duplicate it on her. It was lots of fun. (I MISS those times).
I think looking at make up books and cook books at Barnes and Noble are at the top of my list for relaxing getaways.
TaLaisa´s last blog post..Happy Valentines
My favorite beauty magazine is Allure.. I’ve been a long time subscriber. 🙂
Teen Vogue 😛
Bobbi Brown’s Teenage Beauty Book is my favorite! 😀
I love KA’s Making Faces. That man was a genius.
I love allure mag :0)
Julienne´s last blog post..Swap with Aimee ♥, pressies from Smile ♥, and SOMETHING BAD. [pic heavy~]
The Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual 🙂
Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin
Mine would have to be Kevyn Aucoin’s Making Faces.
Marisol´s last blog post..Resolutions update: April
I have two favourites.
Francois Nars – Makeup your mind.
This doesn’t have the step by step but rather a before and after, and a translucent page which shows areas of product placement. Good because it shows the different ways you can use same products.
Kevyn Aucoin – Making faces. Shows ranges of different techniques. AMAZING book.
I enjoy Allure and Marie Claire each month.
I loved Kevin Aucoin’s Making Faces – it came out just as I got out of college and it really helped me make the transition from student to professional!
Wow, it’s been awhile. Last I read was Cosmo’s Sexiest Beauty Secrets.
My favorite beauty book is Kevyn Aucoin’s Face Forward. That’s an amazing book! I love the pictures in it.
I would love to win this book though, as I had such a rough week, I feel that I look pretty old right now!
I have to admit I’ve never read a beauty book. My favorite magazine is In Style.
Favorites are Allure and Paula Begoun’s Take me to the makeup counter
wow, even if i don’t win, i think i would like to check out this book at the store! i haven’t read any beauty books, but i’m interested in the Bobbi Brown ones, and I ALWAYS look at the Kevyn Aucoin books at the beauty salon!
A local mag called Simply the Best – in Boca Raton, FL – always have the latest & greatest.
Allure!
Laura Mercier’s The New Beauty Secrets
I really like Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Well-Being by Andrew Weil, M.D.
Its all about the avoiding inflammation! Long live young skin 🙂
Hard to choose just one, but my favorite beauty/fashion magazine is InStyle.
Living Beauty, by Bobbi Brown
The Kevin Aucoin book, Making Faces….absolutely beautiful!!!
Elle, a Canadian fashion magazine, is my favorite since it highlights Canadian designers and products that are available
in Canada.
Anythig written by Kevin Aucion. Making Faces.
allure magazine
Kevyn Aucoin, Making Faces.
Making faces for me too, what a great book!
I like Allure magazine
Kevyn Aucoin’s Face Forward is still my favourite. He had a great, fun take on makeup, and the makeovers are amazing. He made Martha Stewart into Veronica Lake!
Its a tie, I like Making Faces by Kevin Aucoin and Fine Beauty by Sam Fine.
the classic vogue suits me just fine!
My favorite beauty magazine is Allure. Love the in-depth articles. Thank you for this giveaway> I can really use it.
makeupgirl21@comcast.net
I love books like these, I have Bobbi Brown’s makeup manual which is pretty cool too.
Whaaat? I just reviewed this book on Friday!
I LOVE Bobbi Brown’s makeup manual and Kevyn Aucoin’s Making Faces a whole whole lot! Please pick me!
Dao´s last blog post..Beauty Literature: How not to Look Old by Charla Krupp
I like In Style and Allure and then I love getting the Sephora newsletter.
Hm. I just got a subscription to Glamour, so I guess that’s my favorite, but it looks like I should check out Allure too.
Catherine´s last blog post..PHOTO TAG
Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual is hands down the BEST!!! I looooooooooooove makeup boooks! Fav magazine is Allure.
My favorite magazine is Allure.
My favorite beauty magazine is Women’s Health… it’s not just about beauty, also gives great advise in nutrition, exercizing, etc. loove it
Abigail´s last blog post..Pervert Pop Song
Confessions of a Beauty Editor by Linda Wells (Allure).
It is my favorite beauty book because everytime I read through it I find something new that I haven’t tried before.
cosmopolitan is probably my favorite.
i also like allure, instyle and glamour
Eve Pearl’s book!
I like Iman’s beauty book because it is really helpful for black women. I subscribe & follower on twitter–bklynshoebabe.
I like Instyle and the US & UK version of Cosmo 🙂
a fave of mine is Kevyn Aucoin’s “The Art of Makeup”
i am already subscribed to your mailing list
Well, I actually AM old, so I need to win this book! My favorite “beauty” book is “Don’t Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me,” by Paula Begoun. I do not agree with everything she writes, but some of her analysis is spot on and has saved me bunches of money (money that I shouldn’t have considered spending in the first place, of course).
I’m already a subscriber to your blog, which I love, and I only have one question: WHERE ARE THE SEALS AT MY PRECIOUS SAN FRANCISCO PIER?!? (Yes, I’m a SF native, now living in Washington state, and I do miss my City).
So I need and deserve this book — dontcha think? 🙂
Glamour <3 But blogs are my fav. resource though!
I love Allure magazine, and I also agree that Making Faces is a wonderful makeup book.
My favorite beauty magazine is Allure! 🙂
it varies, blogs, magazines, you tube, books…i love it all!
Glamour magazine has been a mainstay of mine since the late 80s. As I venture into my mid-thirties (33, right?), this book may come in handy.
I like Carmindy’s Get Positively Beautiful
The only beauty book I own is the Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual. I need this book cuz I am now officialy *ahem* over 50 so I need all the help I can get!!
Carmindy’s Get Positively Beautiful is very helpful!
InStyle…It’s my beauty “BIBLE”
I like Allure magazine
I love Look mag. =)
Kim´s last blog post..HAPPY MOTHER’s DAY!
Hmm, I don’t have a fav beauty magazine or book per se, but the last beauty book I read was the one by Bobbi Brown. I really like her philosophy on make-up!