Mar 8th, 2010
My Friends’ Secrets:Conversations with My Friends about Beauty, Health and Happiness
Product Description
There’s a new phenomenon in the world today. Women who were once relegated to the rocking chair are now taking control of their looks, their health, and their lives, proving that they’re more attractive, vital, and productive than ever before. Joan Collins now invites you to listen in on intimate conversations with over twenty of her close friends–including Jacqueline Bisset, Betsy Bloomingdale, Angie Dickinson, Jerry Hall, Ali MacGraw, Michelle Phillips, Joan Rivers, Ivanna Trump, and Twiggy–as they discuss their personal philosophies of life. From husbands to hair care, from face creams to face lifts, from halting the aging process to having the time of your life, these women have revealed all to the epitome of glamour herself–Joan Collins. With an instructive practical section, pulling together celebrity advice on skin care, diet, health, exercise, make-up, alternative therapies, exercise, and cosmetic surgery, My Friends’ Secrets dispels the negative image of aging and fully celebrates the joy of maturity.
My Friends’ Secrets:Conversations with My Friends about Beauty, Health and Happiness
5 Responses to “My Friends’ Secrets:Conversations with My Friends about Beauty, Health and Happiness”
One should never reveal the secrets of friends!
As Joan will soon find out! Apparently Joanna Lumley & Jerry Hall are very upset with her and are waiting in the shadows and lurking for the perfect opportunity to deliver a Linda Evans-style smack down on Joan!
Rating: 5 / 5
I ENJOY READING ABOUT JOAN COLLINS AND HAVE ENJOYED MANY OF HER BOOKS. I FOR ONE DO NOT THINK THAT TAKING CARE OF ONE’S BEAUTY IS SUPERFICIAL UNLESS IT LITERALLY CONSUMES ONES LIFE. THE ONLY THING I HAVE AGAINST CELEBRITIES WHO WRITE BEAUTY AND EXERCISE BOOKS IS SOME OF THESE PEOPLE PROMOTE SOMETHING THAT THEY DIDN’T ACHEIVE NATURALLY. WHAT I MEAN IS, I AM ALL FOR SKIN CARE AND EXERCISE AND PROPER DIET TO PROMOTE YOUTH, BEAUTY AND HEALTH. I AM NOT FOR GOING “UNDER THE KNIFE” OR HAVING COSMETIC PROCEDURES DONE, THEN WRITING BEAUTY AND EXERCISE BOOKS UNDER THE PRETENSE THAT THEIR APPEARANCE WAS ACHEIVED BY “HARD WORK.”
I DON’T THINK IT IS FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. IT SELLS FALSE HOPE AND ILLUSIONS. HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE BOOKS SUCH AS THESE DO HAVE THEIR PLACE. I JUST DON’T THINK ANYONE SHOULD BASE WHAT THEY WANT TO LOOK LIKE ON WHAT THEY GET OUT OF A BEAUTY BOOK. I THINK IT IS BEST TO JUST TAKE WHAT CAN BE USED AND DISCARD THE REST. I WILL CONTINUE TO BUY MS. COLLINS BEAUTY BOOKS AS LONG AS I BELIEVE WHAT SHE HAS WRITTEN.
Rating: 5 / 5
In general, this book is a fast page-turner. Joan Collins has gone a long way to prove how attractive women over forty can be in other books and, as if it wasn’t enough, she makes her point again with friends rallying for support. This book is written in a very colloquial style which makes us privy to Joan Collins’ intimate chats with her friends about beauty, fitness, life and love. It is a privilege to have the likes of Stefanie Powers, Shirley MacLaine, Ali Mc Graw, Morgan Fairchild, Shirley Bassey, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Shakira Caine or Angie Dickinson handing down to us the experience of a lifetime in the limelight. Yet, the most naive readers should beware of certain oddities like Ivana Trump’s gobbling up over six eggs a day, Shirley MacLaine’s fasting for over six days on apple juice or Jacqueline Bisset’s phobia of fans kisses for fear of bacteria transmission. Despite which, the book is a winner.
Rating: 4 / 5
Joan Collins does a spendid job of interviewing her famous friends and gets down to the nitty gritty! She asks them about diet, excersize,style,beauty tips, and mental attitude regarding aging. One really gets insight and lots of motivation on how these gorgeous women stay so beautiful. Some tips are even bizarre-Jerry Hall rarely washes her gorgeous hair and uses mink oil to moisturize it. Bo Derek confesses how sorry she is having been a sun bather and the consequences she is facing. Wonderful full page photos in color complete this great book. If you are an over 40 female I highly recommend it!
Rating: 5 / 5
What a pleasure to learn from a book that revels in the vitality of life after 40! My Friends’ Secrets contains 200 pages of stylish pictures and down-to-earth dialogue that reveal the beauty and health tips of some of the world’s most striking women. Here Miss Collins and her friends share more with their readers than advice about living well; they embody a “philosophy of life” that underlines the power of positive thinking as a way to inner happiness and peace. The result is an outward radiance for the world to enjoy. The author’s maxim, “After 40 you get the face you deserve”, sums up the essence of this book – the women of “Generation Zest” can and do take charge of their own destinies and reap the rewards of aging with grace. In a world where some are inclined to accept lemons, Collins makes lemonade. This sentiment of making the best of things comes through vividly throughout the book. It is perhaps the reason why My Friends’ Secrets is a treasure for any home library. The secrets of the women profiled here fire the creative imagination. Collins is evidently in her element as an interviewer; the conversations in My Friends’ Secrets have more spark and intelligence than any talk show presently on television. In this volume, it’s clear that the author’s best gift to the public is her own multi-faceted personality. In short, My Friends’ Secrets is a five-star read and a tribute to the habit of living and loving an interesting life.
Rating: 5 / 5