A review by gretago
Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick by Molly Ringwald

2.0

Well, hmmm, how should I put this? If you are looking for highbrow literature, this is not your book. However, this book is beautifully presented, wonderful illustrations, and slick, glossy paper. NICE to look at and to hold in your hands - a very nice tactile experience. When I was a teen, Molly was in all those movies and on all those magazines, and I happened to look a bit like her: same hair, same pasty white skin, same thrift-store wardrobe. So naturally as an adult, and as a mom, when I saw her book, and said "Really? really? ok, let's see what she has to say." And it wasn't an entirely bad read. It was pretty good, some good nuggets of information in here on parenting (she and I are similar) and wine (again, we have that in common) and break-ups (yep, got me there too). Disclaimer though: I did skim through many parts, pages, paragraphs, and read the book in 2 days.