Mireille shares the secrets and strategies of aging with attitude and joy, offering personal anecdotes while divulging French women's most guarded secrets about looking and feeling great. With her signature blend of wit, no-nonsense advice and storytelling flair she addresses everything from lotions and potions to diet, style, friendship and romance.
For anyone who has ever spent the equivalent of a mortgage payment on anti-aging lotions or procedures, dressed inappropriately for their age, gained a little too much in the middle or accidentally forgotten how to flirt, here is a proactive way to stay looking and feeling great, without declaring bankruptcy or resorting to surgery.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9780552168687
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 194 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 16 mm
Like a fabulous friend sharing her secrets, Mireille divulges, encourages and inspires. And she does it with joy. - Pamela Druckerman
French women have incredible style and confidence. Mireille is an inspiration and her book is a must-read for any woman wanting to look better and ultimately feel more beautiful. - Bobbi Brown
French Women Don’t Get Facelifts is [...] ostensibly as light as a meringue but actually as satisfying as Guilano’s recipe for duck with caramelised mango [...] It’s a “no” not only to the scalpel and Botox needle, but also to fad diets and costly anti-ageing serums [...] It’s a Oui, Oui, Oui to facials [and]diets “where nothing is restricted but everything is encouraged in moderation”. - The Times
C'est magnifique! - Today (US)
It's hard to resist a chance to tackle the wrinkles in your self-esteem with Guiliano's wholly engaging take on how women of 40 and upwards can "attack" the ageing process with "attitude and style", whether through skincare secrets and fashion tips or the role of relationships and the importance of relaxation. Mais... it's about so much more than botox. I was completely won over by it. - Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller
With her charmingly conversational tone, Guiliano walks readers through the mental and physical steps of aging with attitude, covering everything from cosmetics to spiritual life. - Publishers Weekly
I'm certain, as a 22 year old woman, I am not the target audience for this book. However, I gleaned some useful information from it. Some.
I really wanted to enjoy it, I think it's a refreshing change for...
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Mireille Guiliano has tackled a very delicate subject here – aging – and offers her wisdom and insight into how cosmetic surgery can – and surely must – be avoided at all costs. This book offers advice on dressing,... More
This was an ok but for a woman not yet 25, it was not something that has made me worried yet, is aging.
But would recomend it to friends and family.
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