Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. If you are female and have skin you need this book caroline hirons. Jake walters a witty, wise and truthful beauty handbook for real women on what works in real life from sali hughes, beloved journalist and broadcaster. The straighttalking beauty companion by sali hughes for free with a 30 day free trial. If youre unsure about who sali hughes is, shes a popular journalist in the uk in 2011, she became the guardian weeklys beauty columnist and makes regular radio and tv appearances.
Covering everything from teenage skin to mature beauty, botox to bridal makeup, sickness to good health, its a work that is part instruction manual, part. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Working with fashion and beauty brands as well as having written for some of the biggest women and fashion magazines, its great that someone working in. Download read pretty honest 2014 by sali hughes in pdf. Britains best beauty writer this book is equal parts sass, sense, or gift card share. With over 15 years experience as a leading broadcaster, journalist and makeup artist, theres no one more qualified on the topic of beauty than sali hughes. A witty, wise and truthful beauty handbook for real women on what wo. I bought this book having thoroughly enjoyed sali hughes more recent tome, pretty iconic, which was pretty brilliant. Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick and pull yourself together elizabeth taylor. In pretty honest, sali hughes draws on over 20 years pretty honest. A book filled with funny anecdotes, informative advice and just straight up honesty about the beauty things you.
Sali hughes is pretty honest dumbo feather magazine. Just reading through that quote and picking out certain elements, you can see why sali hughes opinion is a perfectly good one in the world of beauty. The straighttalking beauty companion ebook written by sali hughes. In april 2015, hughes began writing a weekly opinion column for womens digital platform, the pool. First thing that struck me was the glowing quotes on the front by lauren, caitlin, india, marion keyes. Pretty honest by sali hughes, 9780007549818, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jul 25, 2019 her idea after pretty honest was to write an honest book about fashion. Sali hughes to the very few uninitiated is a brilliant, straightforwardtalking, nononsense beauty writer that talks to you like shes that friend. Every girl needs a straighttalking beauty companion and weve just found ours. Ive followed salis articles in the guardianwebsite for years and love how she has educated me to be more discerning about beauty. Last year, i got into makeup and wanted to read a bit more about it all. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This book came into my life completely by chance, or by fate, when i received it as a leaving gift from my last job. Written by sali hughes, audiobook narrated by sali hughes. Pretty honest by sali hughes before i talk about the book we should take a closer look at the author. Sep, 2014 do not book an oncounter makeover before an important event, unless youve been before and were happy with the result. Read ebook pretty honest pdf by sali hughes onlinedownload pdf ebooks pretty. Sep 11, 2014 sali hughes pretty honest is a different kind of beauty book. In september 2014, hughess first book, pretty honest, was published by the 4th estate division of harpercollins. Pleasingly chunky and compact, and printed on discreetly sleek matte most beauty books ive come across have been huge coffeetable affairs full of glossy photographs of iconic or avantgarde makeup looks. Do not book an oncounter makeover before an important event, unless youve been before and were happy with the result. This book is so honest and made me so happy and less confused using make up. Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick and pull.
Pretty honest is out now and available at all good booksellers including ones that pay their taxes in the uk like highly, joyously recommended. For those of you who may have not heard of sali hughes, she is a welsh journalist and the beauty editor for the guardian newspaper. Buy the paperback book pretty honest by sali hughes at indigo. Jul 21, 2015 a good book to start with would be one of the best beauty books that ive read in a while, and thats pretty honest by sali hughes. The straighttalking beauty companion audiobook by sali hughes. You are probably surprised to hear from me again so soon after my lengthy spell of unreliableness but so many interesting and lovely things have happened that i have to tell you. Pretty honest is a book that celebrates choice, individuality and creativity with beauty, and recognises. She writes about beauty with love, authority and honesty.
Sali hughes is a journalist, broadcaster, guardian columnist and founder of the awardwinning. I found the tone a tad condescending, and the content was often repetitive. A good book to start with would be one of the best beauty books that ive read in a while, and thats pretty honest by sali hughes. A former magazine editor, she has written for many publications including grazia, the observer, elle, marie claire, cosmopolitan, stylist and glamour. This earlier title was very disappointing, to be honest. If you are female and have skin you need this book.
Pretty honest is truly a wonderful book and by far the best beauty book i own. Shes now the beauty columnist for the guardian weekend, but started her beauty career as an assistant make up artist. A former magazine editor, she has written for many publications including grazia, the observer, elle, marie claire. Mary greenwell creates the first of four looks for salis book shoot. Finally bringing her extensive experience and thoughts into one forum, sali has released her first book, pretty honest, which were offering 2 lucky gtg readers the chance to win.
Why every beauty fan needs to read pretty honest by sali hughes. My wallet may however not like her so much you may also be interested in looking at lisa eldridge for the website a make up artist of serious talent. Sali hughes pretty honest is a different kind of beauty book. Pretty honest by sali hughes breakfast at libraries. Sali hughes is one of my favourite beauty writers, she has a column in the guardian on a saturday and on that morning it is my go to section.
Jul 25, 2019 someone lent me pretty honest yesterday. Jake walters in pretty honest, sali hughes draws on over 20 years of wisdom, advice and expertise to show real women how to make the most of makeups physically and emotionally transformative powers. Her idea after pretty honest was to write an honest book about fashion. Sep 25, 2014 i bought this book having thoroughly enjoyed sali hughes more recent tome, pretty iconic, which was pretty brilliant. Explain to me whats honest about your work and this journey youve been on. Essential blogger read pretty honest by sali hughes. Buy pretty honest by sali hughes from waterstones today. If you dont have that friend to tell you what you need to hear rather than what you want to hear, pretty honest will be even more of a revelation to you. The straighttalking beauty companion by hughes, sali. Sali hughes is a journalist and broadcaster with over 15 years experience.
So im a journalist and have been a journalist for the best part of 20 years. In pretty honest, sali hughes draws on over 20 years of wisdom, advice and expertise to show real women how to make the most of makeups physically and emotionally transformative powers. She could write a whole book about red lipstick though as it is so empowering and men are afraid of it. From the blush pink hard back cover, to the 330 pages of content i just cant fault it. Essential blogger read pretty honest by sali hughes i usually opt for coffee table books when im busy and dont want to commit to a narrative, which has definitely been me recently. And the kindle version has zero photos or illustrations. Argh that whole article sums up the reasons i find her so ghastly now. All this is, of course, a pile of old guff, and sali does a fine job of arguing against it. I generally find them easy to dip in and out of, picking them up when i fancy without having to lose the thread of a story. Sep 26, 2014 the latest addition to my coffee table, sali hughes pretty honest, is somewhat different to the previously mentioned books there are no glossy images, smoke and mirrors, instead what you have is a book armed with simple, honest advice beauty without the marketing nonsense. A witty, wise and truthful beauty handbook for real women on what works in real life from sali hughes, beloved journalist and broadcaster. Sali hughes pretty honest lucy dorling beauty blog. She announced her imminent second marriage on the platform in february 2017 to comedy writer daniel maier. The straighttalking beauty companion and we see behind the scenes of her book shoot.
The latest addition to my coffee table, sali hughes pretty honest, is somewhat different to the previously mentioned books there are no glossy images, smoke and mirrors, instead what you have is a book armed with simple, honest advice beauty without the marketing nonsense. The books analysis of what beauty can mean to women is also astute. Dec 14, 2014 pretty honest by sali hughes before i talk about the book we should take a closer look at the author. Pretty honest is a book that celebrates choice, individuality and creativity with beauty, and recognises that women who love beauty shock, horror think about other things as well.
Sali hughes pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick and pull yourself together elizabeth taylor. Sep 30, 2014 mary greenwell creates the first of four looks for sali s book shoot. Pleasingly chunky and compact, beautifully bound and printed on discreetly sleek. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pretty honest. The straighttalking beauty companion by sali hughes. Pretty honest, salis first book, was published in 2014. Sali hughes has created a universe filled with galaxies of beauty secrets charlotte tilbury. And one of the longest serving and most respected of us all, the journalist, broadcaster, guardian columnist and all round welsh legend that is sali hughes, has written a book called pretty honest to answer some more of these questions. A book filled with funny anecdotes, informative advice and just straight up honesty about the beauty things you thought you were doing right but youre not. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Two of kevyn aucoins offerings sit on my bookshelf and get a peruse every so often but there was a want for something more substantial. If its on my face, its because sali recommended it caitlin moran sali is a total joy to read. My favourite passage so far is in the red lipstick chapter of course there is one. In september 2014, hughes s first book, pretty honest, was published by the 4th estate division of harpercollins.
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