How to Look Expensive: A Beauty Editor's Secrets to Getting Gorgeous without Breaking the Bank

(Hardback)

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Why is it that celebrities always look so enviably luxe With their flawless highlights, luminous skin, and paparazzi - ready but understatedly chic makeup, they radiate 'glamour and polish. Their secret weapon An arsenal of highly paid experts working their magic behind the scenes to make them look like a million bucks. In How to Look Expensive, veteran beauty editor Andrea Pomerantz Lustig calls on these experts and the intel she's gained from more than twenty years in the industry to show you how to upgrade your look with tips, tricks, and techniques designed to bridge the gap between what you want to look like and what you can afford to look like. It's packed with beauty advice that will make you not just look but feel like a million bucks. 'There are too many beauty books on the shelves, so the bar for actually buying one is high. This one leaps it, with room to spare.' The Wall Street Journal 'Full of beauty tops, tricks, and artists' secrets, in How to Look Expensive veteran beauty editor Andrea Lustig helps real women determine exactly what they need to look and feel pretty powerful and make every beauty dollar they spend really count.' Bobbi Brown 'As a seasoned editor and beauty-industry expert, Andrea's ultimate style guide uncovers a wealth of behind-the-scenes beauty secrets that have allowed many of the world's most glamorous and stylish women to always look their absolute best. This approachable, authentic book is chock-full of tips for every woman to look beautiful and chic without breaking the bank.' Frederic Fekkai 'Busy women everywhere will appreciate Andrea's sense of what works, and her expert ability to highlight the necessities for easy, glamorous beauty. This book is the perfect go-to for anyone looking to keep their beauty regimen fresh!' Giada De Lauentiis 'Andrea distils all the best beauty secrets you never knew you needed in this fun, witty read.' Tony Burch 'Perfect highlights, flawless makeup, and glowing skin were once high-maintenance, high-cost endeavors. Not anymore. Beauty insider Andrea Lusting pulls back the curtain to show us how those is the know do it better and less expensively. This book's not a deal, it's a steal!' Jean Chatzky, Financial Editor at NBC's Today

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Full of beauty tips, tricks and artists secrets, in How to Look Expensive, veteran beauty editor Andrea Lustig helps real women determine exactly what they need to look and feel pretty powerful and make every beauty dollar they spend really count.
Bobbi Brown

Andrea has a journalists eye in a beauty editors body: She knows whats new, understands what works, and can sniff out hype a mile away.
Cindi Leive

There are too many beauty books on the shelves, so the bar for actually buying one is high. This one leaps it, with room to spare. [] The philosophy behind this book is both wise and doable: Maintenance is important, but you can go overboard.
The Wall Street Journal

Perfect highlights, flawless makeup, and glowing skin were once high-maintenance, high-cost endeavors. Not anymore. Beauty insider Andrea Lustig pulls back the curtain to show us how those in-the-know do it better and less expensively. This book's not a deal, it's a steal!
Jean Chatzky, Financial Editor, NBC Today

"As a seasoned editor and beauty industry expert, Andrea's ultimate style guide uncovers a wealth of behind the scenes beauty secrets that have allowed many of the world's most glamorous and stylish women to always look their absolute best. This approachable, authentic book is chock-full of tips for every woman to look beautiful and chic without breaking the bank."
Frederic Fekkai

"Busy women everywhere will appreciate Andrea's sense of what works, and her expert ability to highlight the necessities for easy, glamorous beauty. This book is the perfect go-to for anyone looking to keep their beauty regimen fresh!"
Giada De Laurentiis

Andrea distills all the best beauty secrets in this fun, witty read.
Tory Burch

"The new beauty book I swear by"

Self.com

She promises and delivers on providing beauty advice on hair, cosmetics and clothes that will make you feel like a million bucks without actually spending it.

The Washington Post

She reveals the power tools in her arsenal, and provides affordable and D.I.Y. alternatives for her cosmetic weaponry.

The New York Times

Glamour magazine's "Beauty Sleuth" columnist gives a million dollars worth of practical beauty advice for $25 in How to Look Expensive."

The Florida Times-Union

Author Bio

Glamour's "Beauty Sleuth," Andrea Pomerantz Lustig, also contributes reguarly to The New York Times, Allure, and other publications. She was a pioneer editor in chief at Sephora.com and for nine years served as the beauty and fitness director at Cosmopolitan. She lives in New York City.