A review by theblackviking
Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour by Dita Von Teese

3.0

I've wanted to get my hands on this book for about 5 years! I, much like all of you, have admired Dita since I was fairly young so I feel a little dismayed by the book. I think she is a beautiful and talented powerhouse of a woman. I have always wanted to see her perform live. The tips, tricks and photographs are fantastic. Unfortunately, the more I read, the more I found myself beginning to hope that someone else wrote it (is this what we call a ghost writer?). I felt that the language was a bit unfriendly and presented her as pretentious (I think the editing probably needed help as well). Although I've never met her personally, she always seemed a proper lady through and through in any interview/outing I've seen. I was uncomfortable with her disgust and shame of body hair. All of us have it. I'm grateful she is transparent about everything she has and does but I would never want women to feel hideous because they have more body hair than the next girl.