Mathilde Thomas

Other than the ending, which was the talk about a grape cleanse, there was no new information here. The book isn't bad at all just not much new info. That really isn't her fault though. I mean, we know so much about skin care now right? Lots of good stuff about organic and healthy skin care and makeup. She does recommend her line, Caudalie, but that is to be expected since she owns it and I don't have a problem with that. I knew that going in. But she does recommend other products as well. I wish there was 1 list in the back that had all her recommendations. Instead, they are scattered about the book. Also, there is a lot of duplication. She says the same thing multiple times and sometimes on the same page. There were 5 pages in a row that said not to use shampoo with sulfates. Got it the 1st time.… (plus d'informations)

This sounded like a great idea when I was looking at it on the library’s website, but when it showed up on the hold shelf and I saw that it included a “detox diet” my spirits sagged. I didn’t want quackery, I wanted time-tested advice on simple beauty habits. There were some of those, and I have to hand it to the author for not simply recommending her own desperately expensive products as the answer to everything (I also didn’t know about that bias before I put a hold on the book) so it wasn’t a complete loss.… (plus d'informations)