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Getting The Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, And Finding The Perfect Lipstick (2010)

by Molly Ringwald(Favorite Author)

2.91 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0061809446 (ISBN13: 9780061809446)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

It Books

review 1: I personally enjoyed this book. I picked it up at Dollar Tree (sorry Molly!) so if the content was less than stellar, I didn't lose too much money; but I was pleasantly surprised. It is true that Molly suggests buying key pieces for your wardrobe through Burberry, Herme's and other high dollar items like cheeses that you may be hard pressed to find if you aren't in France or other exotic locations, but that is not the point she is making. What she is saying is that it is important to look your best and therefore, purchase the best you can afford - she just happens to have the money required for high end clothing and food-stuffs. The writing itself is easy to read and funny. She is not snobby nor does she expect her readers to become so, quite the contrary. She suggests th... moreat we live and let live but at the same time, we love, respect, and handle ourselves with dignity and grace while learning to broaden our horizons. I plan to pass this book on to my daughter (who is nowhere near 40!) because there are great nuggets of wisdom within its pages.
review 2: I listened to this audiobook while at work. I'm a big fan of Molly's 80's movies, as well as her "Secret Life of the American Teenager" role, so I figured I'd like this. Oh man, how I was wrong. Molly has lived a life that has left her so beyond reality that it's hard to listen to a word she says. This book is full of advice that is laughable to the average person. In this book she talks about things like cheese and the correct way to eat cheese as if the majority of Americans are eating cheeses other than cheddar and Velveeta. There is also a chapter on clothing wherein she says something like all women should own a vintage Hermes scarf and a Yves St Lauren rain jacket. AS IF. While I'd love that...I'd venture to say that the majority of American women don't even know what a vintage Yves St. Lauren rain jacket would look like. (Even if they did, they couldn't afford it.) What I'm saying is that while Molly Ringwald sure knows how to pick a high school crush (Hello Jake Ryan!) she is clueless as to the American woman lives. Her years living in France and being married to a European fella (while also have some $$) have left her totally out of the loop. less

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