The Bombshell Manual of Style
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I make a very good salary but could never afford their suggestions
It wasn't really what I expected. It was very unrealistic. I thought it would be a little more practical but the lifestyle it endorses is totally unattainable for the regular woman. It claims it is practical and will help any woman live a Bombshell Lifestyle but you'd have to be very very rich and not work to follow this advice. From the stores it tells you to shop at to the shoes it suggests a bombshell should wear, I make a very good salary but could never afford their suggestions. I did like some aspects of the book. The review and descriptions of perfumes I found very helpful. Since I am always on a quest for my signature scent I plan on trying some of them. I try to incorporate glamour in my every day life which this book does advocate. Maybe I am being too hard on this book but it didn't inspire me in the way I was hoping. I thought Dita Von Teese's Making Your Beauty Mark The Guide to Eccentric Glamour was a much much better guide for living the life of a bombshell!
What Would Marilyn, Jayne, And Great Aunt Lourena Do?
I bought this book recently on a whim. As I read through it, it started to seem very familiar, I think possibly I purchased this book through a mail order book club the year it was released, 2001. Especially once I got to the lipstick section that mentioned "Revlon's Cherries In The Snow", which my Great Aunt used to wear, she was born in 1897! :) It's a lighthearted, frivolous, bit of a read, but I quite enjoyed it! Even if it was a bit of Deja Vu encountering it again. The advice is old fashioned, very girly, and quite hysterical! Certainly not for budding feminists, but good for a chuckle if you are of a certain age. I also have Laren Stover's Bohemian Manifesto, which I take out and read every few years, and I wish she would write a new book someday soon!
New Found Bombshell
This book covers everything while referring to our sisters from the 20's - present (although, mostly the women of the fifties). Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, and Elizabeth Taylor are just a few women who are referenced through-out this amazing little guide. I have owned mine for over a year and still reference back to it. There are no biographies in this book, instead different bombshells are brought into the fold with each new section. From hair color, to makeup, to clothing and home decor, everything you could imagine is mentioned in this book. I discovered a love for Etta James, Frank Sinatra, and classical music because of the music list in this book. At 21, these artists were known by me but never listened to. Now, I can't get enough of what my past sisters were listening to. I have become a master at the "Garbo eye" and have tossed my foundation goodbye. I also tossed out my Erno Laszlo skin care system in favor of Ponds and my skin has never been better for a fraction of the price. I will admit that not everything that is recommended is in my budget (I can't afford to walk around in Burberry trenches while wearing the latest pair of Ferragamos) but I now save to buy these pieces when I see them heavily discounted. I now perch instead of sit and know how to make an entrance. Sip your Dom (or a glass of Chardonnay) while reading this book and discover your inner bombshell like I did.
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What every Bombshell needs to know. It’s a gem.
This is not a "How to Be a Bombshell" book. Understand that, and then you can enjoy this book thoroughly.
For some reason, the people who buy this book expect to see a step-by-step guide on how to become Marilyn, Elizabeth, and Sofia. However, there is no such thing as step-by-step guide on becoming a bombshell. The bombshell tendency is often born into a girl (or boy) but is carefully cultivated into the full-blown bombshell that we know and adore. While I admit some of the things are dated, why can't we incorporate a little bit of the forties and fifties into our lives? Champagne baths are a tad much for those of us with budgets, but why not have a grocery store-cheap bottle in the fridge for those toasting those special occasions like a dove landing on the windowsill? This book was an eye-opener for me, showing me that I can be my own type of Marilyn or Elizabeth in the modern world, it just requires a little bit of glam and a whole lot of confidence. While you and I never may be listed with the Bombshells of legend, we know we are Bombshells, and so does everyone else with the swish of our hair, the champagne in our refrigerator and our genuine effervescene for the movie of life in which we are the star. Don't purchase this book if you want a step-by-step guide or tips on how to become Marilyn Monroe. This book is not that. It's more of a catalogue of famous Bombshell tendencies (which bras, makeup, shoes, music, etc.) that you either find just like yours, somewhat like yours, or nothing at all like yours, and you could use these tendencies to cultivate your bombshell status. But no step-by-step. Sorry.
Best book ever!
This book is amazing, don't listen when these people tell you that you should not take this book seriously. It is very practical and unpractical at the same time. This book is an easy read and easy to take notes from. This book and another book Better than Beauty a guide to charm by Helen Valentine and Alice Thompson is all the beauty books you will ever need. Everything in this book made complete sense to me, and the women who it didn't make sense to are too practical and do not have enough imagination. I am a young woman who loves this book, and even though some of these things it says is a little outrageous, you sometimes have to go for it to make live exciting. The bombshells in this book lives excitingly, and has adrenaline in a day to day life. I recommend this book to everyone because I can look back at all the female figures in my life and see some of what they do in what the bombshell does in this book. This book is so lovely. Don't stop to think why not buy this.
An Attitude Boost!
This is one of my favorite books. It's silly at times, and yet makes good points. I've stopped carrying my purse over my shoulder and now carry it on my forearm, but I don't answer the door wrapped in a sheet and a spritz of Chanel No.5. There are some great points about not "sitting" but "perching", and a bombshell is never boring because she is always genuinely interested in those around her. It's a fun read, and my friends have enjoyed browsing through it. I read it about once a year just to give myself an attitude boost and remind myself how much I love being a woman.
This is one of those cutesy books.
Always love to read cute little books to see what they say. This is one of those cutesy books.
A fun read
Well, I'll have to admit that I'm not really a "bombshell" and in the fullest sense of the word, I don't think I'd want to be. It seems to me that even the most deep-down, genuine bombshell (in other words, someone whose true persona fits the general "type" as opposed to someone who's studied the description and is "acting" accordingly)would have a tough time being taken seriously in real life, even if she was an easy person to like or love...and sometimes, no doubt, be maddened by! On the other hand, maybe she's the type of person who inspires other people to take care of her. Still, it was a fun book to read, with its breezy, tongue-in-cheek style. I think it must have been a fun book to write, too. And even for us non-bombshells, it gives a nice reminder to kick back sometimes and just enjoy life and our femininity.
Great tips!
Love this book and all the helpful tips in it! Actually chose a perfume listed in this book without even trying it and it was perfect!
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