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bsolarz's review
5.0
Her style has completely changed throughout the past 5 years and I love her style today. This book is filled with tips for girls that live an 'everyday' life and not someone that is living with cameras watching their every move. Simple, elegant. I loved it.
marialianou's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyable read! Great styling! Nice tips! Looking forward for her new book, Beauty!
aylea's review
4.0
In Style, celebrity TV star, fashion designer, and writer Lauren Conrad shares her secrets to mastering fashion and style. In the first section, Fashion, she discusses how to create a wardrobe, shop for clothes, clean out your closet, accessorize, and dress for different occasions. In the second section, Beauty, she discusses tips for makeup and hair. In the final section, Lifestyle, she shares tips for work style, potential packing lists for a variety of types of travel, and how to dress for events and parties. Throughout the book, there are pictures and quotes to help reinforce the information in the text.
This is a useful book for people who are interested in learning how to create their own style. Of course no book can capture all style needs from body and hair type to race, but Conrad tries to incorporate a lot of information that will work for a variety of people. The most frustrating part of the book is that she assumes that the reader, like her, will have plenty of money for makeup, clothes, and to take things to the tailor, but girls without monetary resources will still likely find something useful in the book if they are looking for ideas on how to create their own look. A lot of the tips are common sense, so it will be most useful to girls who are just beginning to assemble wardrobes and wear makeup. From tips like how to find the perfect pair of jeans to how to pose for pictures, this book will offer a lot for those who are looking for a jump start into the world of fashion and style.
This is a useful book for people who are interested in learning how to create their own style. Of course no book can capture all style needs from body and hair type to race, but Conrad tries to incorporate a lot of information that will work for a variety of people. The most frustrating part of the book is that she assumes that the reader, like her, will have plenty of money for makeup, clothes, and to take things to the tailor, but girls without monetary resources will still likely find something useful in the book if they are looking for ideas on how to create their own look. A lot of the tips are common sense, so it will be most useful to girls who are just beginning to assemble wardrobes and wear makeup. From tips like how to find the perfect pair of jeans to how to pose for pictures, this book will offer a lot for those who are looking for a jump start into the world of fashion and style.
stuffsamdoes_'s review
4.0
I gave this book four out of five stars because I thought that she could have been much more detailed. Sure, the tips she gave (most of them anyways) were fabulous and I would even consider buying the book (I rented from the library) but I feel like she could have went into better detail about certain things.
kricketa's review
3.0
this book was everything i wished derek blasberg's trainwreck "classy" would have been. LC gives tips on looking classy (down to how much cleavage is acceptable- i think it was 3/4 of an inch but didn't bother to remember because i don't have any cleavage) without being a jerk, proving that she (unlike my mortal enemy blasberg) actually IS classy.
that said, there weren't many surprises in here. i only learned a few things i didn't already know, but teens should find fresh knowledge. the book could also be called "lauren conrad style for people who look like lauren conrad." i am pretty much opposite of her in height, body proportion, coloring, and income bracket, so that limits what i can do. that and the fact that i will never feel the need to glue individual fake eyelashes to my eyelids. still, i found a braid thingie i want to try in my hair, as well as some good suggestions for packing and cleaning closets. the photography throughout was gorgeous, but i would have liked to see more photos of processes, and not just finished products. some of her instructions were a little vague, and i need help learning how to blowdry using a round brush without having to cut my hair off the brush afterward.
overall, a solid choice for teens.
that said, there weren't many surprises in here. i only learned a few things i didn't already know, but teens should find fresh knowledge. the book could also be called "lauren conrad style for people who look like lauren conrad." i am pretty much opposite of her in height, body proportion, coloring, and income bracket, so that limits what i can do. that and the fact that i will never feel the need to glue individual fake eyelashes to my eyelids. still, i found a braid thingie i want to try in my hair, as well as some good suggestions for packing and cleaning closets. the photography throughout was gorgeous, but i would have liked to see more photos of processes, and not just finished products. some of her instructions were a little vague, and i need help learning how to blowdry using a round brush without having to cut my hair off the brush afterward.
overall, a solid choice for teens.
alyssajc's review
3.0
interesting to see what goes on in the mind of lauren conrad. had an extra barnes and noble giftcard and wanted something with pictures, so i got this book, i don't totally regret it.....just i read it in one day and haven't looked at it since.