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Nina Garcia’s The One Hundred – In Stores Now

Christina Jones — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:28:43 +0000

So I got my copy of Nina Garcia’s The One Hundred yesterday. What an incredibly nice book. Im not sure why I was surprised by how nice it was, other than the price is so right, I wasn’t expecting such a thick, heavy book. MSRP is $21.95, but Amazon has it right now for $13.97 – go snatch it!

I made it through about the first 30 items last night, and well, I need to shop. I did see the darned Birken page in there, although I haven’t made it that far in the book yet – should have known she wouldn’t leave that out!

Particularly notable in this book are the illustrations by Ruben Toledo. If I am not mistaken, he did the illustrations for her last book, and quite honestly, the book is worth having just to see those. But there is so much more to enjoy about the book – its a great addition to your collection of books – its a quick light read, and once again, the personal side of Nina Garcia is totally enchanting. I hope you will get it and please do let me know what you think – I hope you will agree with me!

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Save the Date: August 26, 2008 – Release of Nina Garcia’s Book: The One Hundred

Christina Jones — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:13:08 +0000

Following the success of Nina Garcia’s The Little Black Book of Style, she is releasing, on August 26, her newest book: The One Hundred: A Guide To The Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own.

Did you read The Little Black Book of Style? I loved it, and loved getting to know Nina a little better – it certainly made me like her a lot more on Project Runway to have a glimpse into her life. Beyond that, TLBBOS was a great book on fashion basics and classics, which really is totally my style. The one problem with it? It put the Hermes fire under me. Not good.

So, I am totally looking forward to reading her new book – and really anxious to see how many of these 100 items I actually own. I am betting about 45. Gonna be time to go shopping afterwards. I am hoping that the Birken is not on that list!

Are you going to get this book hot off the press?

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Book Review: Bringing Home The Birkin by Michael Tonello

Christina Jones — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:45:45 +0000

I just finished Bringing Home The Birkin, recommended to me by my good buddy Hsien. I really enjoyed this book – it is written by Michael Tonello, who apparently had quite the career finding and selling the elusive Hermes Birkin bag on eBay.

Michael is a great writer, his style is friendly, yet elegant in a way. His story is quite amazing – it begins with a move to Spain following a job that never panned out, and then through selling his designer clothing collection on eBay, he discovered the power of obsessed fashionista collectors and then wiggled and jiggled until he found out how to give them what they wanted. I question a little how much of the story is exaggerated, but regardless, it is a good story. Very entertaining to this chick who would about kill for a Birkin, and would be a great read for anyone familiar with selling on eBay.

The book was a teensy bit slow at the beginning, but I got right into it and couldn’t put it down after about the 3rd chapter or so.

Another great thing? It comes in a Kindle edition. Man, I love my Kindle (and the price recently dropped forty bucks to $359). So thanks Hsien for both recommendations! And congrats on your gorgeous baby girl (even though you didn’t name her Christina!)! xoxox

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Eye Candy Video

Christina Jones — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:50:50 +0000

After my post the other day on the Eye Candy book, by makeup artist Linda Mason, the publisher emailed me with a link to this YouTube video for the book. This, I believe shows all of the looks from the book – just quick enough to really tempt you and see what the book is all about. Check it out, then I know you’ll want to buy the book!

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The Thrifty Girl’s Guide to Glamour

Christina Jones — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:20:27 +0000

Susie Galvez is working hard promoting her new book, The Thrifty Girl’s Guide to Glamour: Living the Beautiful Life on Little or No Money, and it seems to be working, as it is just about sold out at Amazon. In the book, Susie humorously gives lots of beauty advice from her perspective as a spa consultant, esthetician and makeup artist, and gives it to us honestly, sharing her tips on how to be thrifty rather than cheap, and what products to spend your money on and where you can cut corners. This looks like a book right up my alley – have you all read this? What did you think?

More from Susie Galvez: Hello Beautiful (home spa treatments | SusieGalvez.com

Also, many thanks to Kelly for sending me this story!

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June’s Drawing Winner!

Christina Jones — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 06:53:20 +0000

The winner of our June drawing was Faith, who left a comment on one of my Joey New York posts – thanks so much for reading eBeautyDaily and especially for taking the time to comment! I have your address now, and will get your book in the mail ASAP! Congratulations!

If you remember, Faith has won
It’s Not Just About Wrinkles : A Park Avenue Dermatologists Program for Beautiful Skin in Just Four Minutes a Day by Dr. Neil Schultz.

We are having a contest for July, I am just not *quite* sure yet what we are giving away, so please, if you have something to add to the conversations we have here at eBeautyDaily, take a moment and say it. I will draw from all of the comments left during the month – the more you comment, the more times you get in the drawing!

Thanks again Faith – I hope you enjoy your book!

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