My career truly began or at least became possible in November 1976 when the United States Food and Drug Administration required all cosmetics to have complete ingredient listings on their labels in descending order (largest percentage first, smallest percentage last). The FDA also standardized the way ingredients needed to be listed to minimize the confusion […]
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A Personal Quest
In many ways I’m surprised that reviewing, researching, investigating, and questioning the cosmetics industry is what I still do for a living. When I started out as a makeup artist back in 1978 it was never my intent to end up writing as a consumer advocate about the cosmetics industry, much less to develop my […]
Let Me Introduce Myself
I am the author and publisher of several best-selling books on the cosmetics industry. My first was Blue Eyeshadow Should Be Illegal, published in 1984 (which was revised four times); then came Don’t Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me (currently in its seventh edition); and Don’t Go Shopping for Hair Care Products Without Me […]
All Over the World
Over the past several years I have done media interviews and speaking engagements to women’s groups around the world. I have done presentations for thousands of women from places as far-flung as Jakarta, Indonesia; Seoul, Korea; Stockholm, Sweden; Mexico City, Mexico; Singapore; Sydney and Melbourne, Australia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and almost every major city in […]
The Beauty Industry:. universally Crazy
Why a new edition As is true with every edition of the books I’ve written on the cosmetics industry starting in 1984 with Blue Eyeshadow Should Be Illegal and then Don’t Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, and Don’t Go Shopping for Hair Care Products Without Me, much has changed in the world of […]
Note from the publisher
The intent of this book is to present the author’s research, ideas, and perceptions regarding skin care, makeup, cosmetic surgical procedures, and the marketing, selling, and use of cosmetics and skin-care products. The author’s sole purpose is to provide consumers with information and advice regarding skin care, the purchase of beauty products, and cosmetic procedures. […]