The Beauty Experiment

How I Skipped Lipstick, Ditched Fashion, Faced the World without Concealer . . . and Learned to Love the Real Me

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Pub Date Dec 25 2012 | Archive Date Dec 24 2012
Da Capo Press | Da Capo Lifelong Books
Health, Mind & Body

Description

I looked at my reflection in a shop window and despaired. As an exhausted young mother, I felt ugly and saw that a new dress or face cream would never help. I was at risk of passing on a habit of feeling miserable about my looks to my baby girl—if nothing changed. Soon afterward Phoebe Baker Hyde made a vow: to give up makeup, haircuts, new clothes, and jewelry for one year in hopes of revealing something she'd always paid lip service to but never quite believed in: inner beauty.
The Beauty Experiment chronicles Hyde’s quest for connection in nothing but her own skin. In thoughtful prose, she holds up a mirror to all women, showing how self-devotion can get in the way of confidence, serenity, and real joy.


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A Note From the Publisher

Phoebe Baker Hyde has an MFA in writing from the University of
California, Irvine, and her writing has been nominated for a Pushcart
Prize. She lives in Massachusetts with her family.

Phoebe Baker Hyde has an MFA in writing from the University of
California, Irvine, and her writing has been nominated for a Pushcart
Prize. She lives in Massachusetts with her family.

Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9780738214658
PRICE $16.00 (USD)

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