This book is your beauty bible The all-organic recipes will help preserve your beauty and young looks There are no fast fixes to beauty care Looking after your body is a lifelong commitment and has to be done on a daily basis. I've spent years researching and testing natural recipes from various periods and cultures. Gradually, I've come to the conclusion that nature has more to offer than expensive cosmetic brands with their aggressive marketing campaigns. All art requires a lot of groundwork Artists know that the all-natural paints used by the old masters are still more vital and durable than today's chemical paints. It is the same with natural beauty care products. Just to show you how the recipes in this book can help preserve one's looks, here's my own little story A few years ago, when i was 45 i was signed up for a readers´ beauty contest held by one of Russia's biggest newspapers, KP. Contestants had to send in two pictures of themselves: one taken when they'd been 18 or 20 and the other, when they were between 40 and 50. Newspaper readers then voted for those who, in their opinion, looked the youngest after all those years. New entries were added every week for almost a year. Naturally, lots of people sent in their photos and even more voted, so the newspaper's ratings went through the roof. I couldn't believe it when I won it! Deep inside, I was eternally grateful to all those natural treatments and my trusty baby cream. The contents of this book are twofold It holds 220 time-tested recipes from nature's beauty stores. Treatments and true stories ranging from Cleopatra's tricks to the body care secrets of the British royals. And only one models appears on the book's pages. Daring, changeful and seductive, she embodies the art of makeup playing the role game of hundred different styles. Feminine mystique is a playful masquerade As a make-up artist and stylist, I'm always fascinated by the thrill of transformation. Your choice of clothes and makeup affects your mind, temperament and creativity. Today a seductive temptress, tomorrow the classy belle of the ball. Elena Persson (my blog www.elenapersson.se)