A review by annarosereads
The Original Beauty Bible: Skin Care Facts for Ageless Beauty by Paula Begoun

4.0

The claims in this book are extensively well researched with several citations of studies from the last 10 years of research for each topic. This reliance on research can be a double edge sword. While I appreciate the extensive use of scientific evidence, it certainly makes for dry and technical reading. In fact, I would contrast this with [b:No More Dirty Looks|6937345|No More Dirty Looks The Truth About Your Beauty Products and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean Cosmetics|Siobhan O'Connor|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328829486s/6937345.jpg|7169597], which spun a story that was terrifying and then used that fear to to make their presentation of the data seem reasonable. Since having looked into the research on cosmetics and skin care more and talking with my dermatologist I realized how biased [b:No More Dirty Looks|6937345|No More Dirty Looks The Truth About Your Beauty Products and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean Cosmetics|Siobhan O'Connor|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328829486s/6937345.jpg|7169597] is, but after reading The Original Beauty Bible it is easy to see why that alternate text is more popular. I wish that Begoun had the same ability as O'Connor & Spunt to weave a story that would make the science engaging.