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freckleduck's review against another edition
3.0
Skincare Book
I found this book to be okay, but ultimately I didn’t love the tone and I found that I just didn’t agree with much of what was written. I appreciate the book but I don’t think it was for me.
I found this book to be okay, but ultimately I didn’t love the tone and I found that I just didn’t agree with much of what was written. I appreciate the book but I don’t think it was for me.
novelrants's review
3.0
Love Caroline, but if you've watched her YouTube videos, or been on her insta you've heard this whole book. Sometimes pretty repetitive in the information given. Good listen for a long drive, she's quite funny.
seclement's review
2.0
This book was fine and a decent reference for those who don’t care for their skin as yet but are interested in doing so. Some of it was inaccurate, but I guess its inaccuracies still encourage the right behaviour at some points, so I wouldn’t want to be too harsh. For example, she suggests that skin cancer has increased since the 1920s because people don’t reapply sunscreen. As though they did care about sunscreen then...and as though there was no hole in the ozone. Very odd. She has some crazy stuff about different ingredients and the orders of steps that she just insists is correct with no evidence. I know her idea was to make an accessible book that wasn’t “muddled” by science but it is not at all evidence based, and it’s frustrating to have no references. The index is also terrible, which is particularly disappointing because this could have made a decent reference book otherwise. Many non-specialists could have written this book, and a specialist could have written a much better one. Sign me up if a dermatologist writes a book on this
topic. “Straight talking” (which is why people love her) works best when you are offering something unique and true, and drawing on specialist skills is a massive bonus. This book doesn’t offer any of that, sadly. But it’s aesthetically interesting and maybe a good book for those starting out, so long as they don’t take it as gospel, and seek out more evidence based sources.
topic. “Straight talking” (which is why people love her) works best when you are offering something unique and true, and drawing on specialist skills is a massive bonus. This book doesn’t offer any of that, sadly. But it’s aesthetically interesting and maybe a good book for those starting out, so long as they don’t take it as gospel, and seek out more evidence based sources.
calimarie17's review
3.0
I didn't love this guide. It was helpful to learn a few things such as how to take care of your skin/skin types, but there are a few key pieces missing.
For example, she tells you to use a flannel to wash your face but doesn't mention how many times you should rinse/reuse for one wash. I'm still not sold on this - I feel like no matter how long you rinse for there's still going to be cleanser on your face strictly by transfer of the flannel.
The brands and products she promotes within the guide are not clearly outlined. She will talk about cleanser, toner/serum, moisturizer, spf, and then put at the end of all that - 8 products, try these! So you have to look up each product unless it clearly states in it's name: cleanser, or moisturizer in its name (a lot of them don't specify).
She's pretty funny throughout the guide, so that helped some of my annoyance with lack of information and outlining specific products.
For example, she tells you to use a flannel to wash your face but doesn't mention how many times you should rinse/reuse for one wash. I'm still not sold on this - I feel like no matter how long you rinse for there's still going to be cleanser on your face strictly by transfer of the flannel.
The brands and products she promotes within the guide are not clearly outlined. She will talk about cleanser, toner/serum, moisturizer, spf, and then put at the end of all that - 8 products, try these! So you have to look up each product unless it clearly states in it's name: cleanser, or moisturizer in its name (a lot of them don't specify).
She's pretty funny throughout the guide, so that helped some of my annoyance with lack of information and outlining specific products.