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hair and makeup and dieting

discovering a lovlier you cover

A Real Woman is a Pretty Woman

October 16, 2017 Mary Kelly Be Pretty, Ladies only! 10 comments

Discovering a Lovelier You Craig 1974 If you remember, we have featured a few of these books (because one book just wouldn’t be enough to fix what is wrong with women). Remember how to figure out your man? Or how

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Total Beauty Catalog cover

Beauty Tips

January 11, 2017 Holly Be Pretty 5 comments

Total Beauty Catalog Maclay 1978 Submitter: The book is full tips, crazy tips about beauty. Plenty of head scratchers: -Male executives telling women where the safe places are to jog. -“I am beginning to smell like Ajax” -“Lines, Lines, go

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Beauty Begins at 60 cover

Is 60 the new 30?

October 7, 2016 Holly Be Pretty 10 comments

Beauty Begins at Sixty : The Best is Yet to Come : a New Age beauty and Health Workbook for the Dynamic New Time of Your Life Linder and Flynn 1989 Submitter: This book had a crazy layout and after

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Put down and ripped off cover

The Ugly Side of Pretty

August 29, 2016 Holly Be Pretty 3 comments

Put Down and Ripped Off: The American Woman and the Beauty Cult Stewart 1977 Submitter: Here is a an interesting book on the plight of women in 1977. When it comes to weight loss, “For those who want an easy

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Peter Lupus guide to health cover

Mission Possible!

August 8, 2016 Mary Kelly Be Pretty, Health and Safety 15 comments

Peter Lupus’ Guide to Radiant Health and Beauty: Mission Possible for Women Lupus and Homola 1978 I think every guy wants a cadre of superstars surrounding him. This particular guy was a supporting actor on the old Mission Impossible series

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More of Jesus, Less of Me cover

Dieting for Jesus

March 8, 2016 Mary Kelly Be Pretty, Department of God 14 comments

More of Jesus, Less of Me Cavanaugh and Forseth 1976 Here we have another gem from the popular Christian dieting section. Remember that the Devil makes you fat! This book is more confessional/scripture lesson than a specific diet. See the

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Book of Beauty - cover

Beauty Tips

April 22, 2015 Holly Be Pretty, Looking Good 4 comments

Diane von Furstenberg’s Book of Beauty: How to Become a More Attractive, Confident, and Sensual Woman von Furstenberg 1976 Submitter: Former Princess Diane von Furstenberg is still very popular today. I found this 1976 book at my local public library. Not so

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how to be attractive to men

How to Be Attractive

February 26, 2015 Holly Be Pretty, Looking Good 24 comments

How to be attractive Bennett 1951, 2d ed., rev. and enl. Submitter: The original edition was from 1948. Our copy does not have the cover shown – the library assistant who discovered this brilliant work (and read it cover to cover)

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