The 21st Century Beauty Bible is written by Josephine Fairley and Sarah Stacey – award winning journalists. Jo and Sarah’s wisdom about the secrets to looking and feeling fabulous is unparalleled.

The bestselling 21st Century Beauty Bible is the ultimate guide to the world’s beauty products, jam packed with tips on beauty queries from nutrition to make-up. A gold mine of practical advice…..beautifully illustrated and hard to put down. This book is updated with hundreds of beauty products that have been tried and tested by real women.

This is a short cut through the beauty jungle! And guides you to beauty products that are worth splashing out on. In this uniquely comprehensive and acclaimed beauty guide, you’ll find the results of the world’s biggest consumer survey of thousands of beauty products – each tested by a panel of 10 women. Fab fake tans, anti-cellulite preps, mascara that won’t run in the rain – and many, many more….

· Brilliant make-up tips from the world’s top experts

· The easy-as-ABC skincare routine to keep your complexion glowing

· Fast beauty fixes from Botox and non-surgical facelifts to teeth whitening & facial massage

· How to get a great haircut and perfect colour

· Home-made treats for face, body and hair

· Food for mind and body, with juice recipes to make you zing

· The simplest ever Yoga exercises to keep you sleek, slender and flexible

· How to think yourself beautiful

So leave behind the hype and discover true wisdom on health and beauty! Well worth a read, the beauty bible is jam packed with tips on beauty, make-up and nutrition, with beautiful photography.

This is Annie Bell’s first book on her best-loved vegetables since Annie Bell’s Vegetable Book, named by Waitrose Food Illustrated as one of the most useful cookery books ever.

In the fourth book to emerge from the successful Gorgeous cookbook series, Annie Bell celebrates all the beautiful, healthy and colourful vegetables available to us today. Though not strictly a vegetarian cookbook, it is the greens that deserve centre stage in this collection of healthy, inspiring recipes.

Filled with delicious recipes such as Roasted Squash and Lentils with Harissa Dressing. Asparagus Tray Tart and Leek and Feta Pizzettas, this collection is divided into helpful sections such as Dips, Gorgeous Grains, Gratins and Roasted Veg. There are small salads for serving on the side, larger ones for diving into at supper, and a whole chapter on the art of the simple but classic green salad, and one also dedicated to our good old favorite, the potato. Some recipes are quick for throwing together after a day at the office, while others are more considered and allow for a relaxed time pottering in the kitchen. Whatever the occasion, Gorgeous Greens will ensure you get your five-a-day and more, in the most pleasurable way possible.

Annie Bell spent several years as a cookery writer for Vogue, then as a food writer on the independent. She is currently principle cookery writer on the Mail on Sunday’s YOU magazine, and is a contributor to Country living magazine.

I love this book! I love vegetables – eating them and growing them, but sometimes you get stuck in a cooking rut! And end up doing the same boring thing. This book has given me fresh, interesting ideas for my veg, which are nutritious and delicious!

There are some wonderful lifestyle recommendations and recipes, all geared at your skin, some of them I have reproduced on my site with kind permission from Liz.

I hope you enjoy reading Skin Secretes as much as I have!

Listen to Liz talk about her book and what’s included.

There are sections on Oils for health, Healing Oils remedy finder, Oils for Food, Oils for Beauty, Essential Oils, Fats & Oils: the inside story. There is also a wealth of technical information and the chemical composition of nutritional oils.

With a wealth of new research and scientific evidence, New Vital Oils explains, in an easy to understand fashion, what are the most effective ingredients for radiant beauty and glowing health. With tips and hints for using oils as simple remedies, with recipes for making your own super skin boosting facial oils.

• Boost your energy levels and achieve radiant clear skin
• Improve your mood and speed up weight loss
• Fully researched guide on essential oils
• Healing Oils remedy finder, this helps you problem solve your skin/health problems – from Eczema, heart disease, PMS and Psoriasis and much more

New Vital Oils is the ultimate guide to radiant beauty and health! Ideal for anyone with an interest in beauty from the inside out.

This book really is a complete guide to aromatherapy & essential oils for everybody to use at home and work.  There are sections on essential oils for use around the house and in the office, also oils for pets and even essential oils in cooking which includes lots of recipes.

There is a treasury of information about these precious and health enhancing liquids that Valerie refers to as “Medicines out of the earth“. My favourite chapters include the “basic care kit” which are Valerie’s ten most versatile oils for the average home medicine chest. Being a beauty therapist, I of course love the “Fragrant way to Beauty“, it has some great recipes in regards to blending your own facial oils for different skin types and making your own flower water toners.

There is a brilliant blend for insect repellent, and I make this up every summer to help repel the ghastly Gnats! it really does work and if you get caught out their is also a great soothing remedy.

Another chapter I like is the “Gardens for the future“, as I am a keen gardener I find this very interesting and have been using essential oils in my garden to deal with pests with great results. The information on plants and there wonderful oils is lovely to read, I think anyone who loves essential oils will be interested to know about the actual growing and cultivation of the actual plants they come from.

This book is a plethora of information on essential oils and how they can help us in our busy lives. Our families and pets can all benefit from the powers of aromatherapy and every household should have a copy of this.

The fragrant Pharmacy by Valerie Ann Worwood is published by Bantam Books.

Liz Earle is a well known beauty writer and health expert and has written many books on skin and health topics, and for me a shining example of all the advise she gives on nutrition and health.

Follow some of the guidelines and recipes and you can expect -

• Increased energy
• Brighter, clearer skin
• Shiny hair and stronger nails
• Reduction in Cellulite
• Weight loss and fewer food cravings

This is really a common sense eating guide and helps motivate you to make some changes in the way you eat, it also makes it clear what the good foods really are and why. My favourite section is the “Vitality vegetables” – (I love growing veg, so this interests me), it explains the nutritional content of each vegetable and what they are good for. Other topics include: Glorious Grains, Fabulous Fruits, Powerful Plant Oils and Healing Herbs.  The recipes are also very useful – there are over 50, and there are ideas for breakfasts, lunches and main meals – all very healthy but delicious, my favourite recipe is the lovely Humus.

This book is no longer in print, so hunt round second hand book shops and Amazon.

What a beautiful book! I have been a follower of Liz Earle for years and read lots of her books and listened to her speak about skin care. Liz used to be a beauty editor and is passionate about educating people about their skin and what they can do to make a visible difference. Liz has written many books about skin and nutrition over the years, and has pooled her knowledge into this one brilliant book.
This is a very personal book, with photographs of her family and friends and an indispensable guide to having naturally beautiful skin. It shows Liz’s holistic approach to great skin – which I am greatly passionate about! How you eat, sleep and how you relax are just as important as how you cleanse and exfoliate! I agree with pretty much everything that is in this book and love the recipes and the skin boosting snacks! This book would make a wonderful present for anyone with an interest in skin care and health!

“For the last 25 years, I’ve been writing about and researching ways to create naturally beautiful skin. I’ve been asked many times about how you can make a visible difference to your skin, whatever your age or stage in life. From early teens, through pregnancy, mid-life, menopause and far beyond, a healthier, brighter complexion really is achievable for everyone – including men (and there are suggestions for them, too).” Liz Earle.