Nada Manley’s Secrets of the Beauty Insiders

Well I just finished Nada Manley’s Secrets of the Beauty Insiders. It’s an excellent book on the inside tips and techniques of beauty – from hair, skin, nails, makeup and color.

I know we can all relate to the frustration and confusion of finding objective makeup advice in a department store. There are many different lines and everyone is promoting something “new” for the day. Or they may be selling you a product because another is out-of-stock, and they do not want to lose your sale. Or you may like the color that a sales associate is wearing, but it’s not right for your coloring.

So Nada has provided some really helpful beauty guidelines. And I was very flattered that Nada asked me to be part of her team of experts. She was a delight to work with and saw the importance of explaining color to her readers. You may have heard that “pinks”, “corals”, “reds” are best for you. However, what kind of pinks, coral or reds are best? This is what no one explains!

There are 3 dimensions of color: depth, undertone and intensity. Depth is how light to dark a color is; undertone is cool or warm (and some colors can have an equal part of each) and intensity is the saturation or brightness of a color. This is nothing I created; it’s simple color theory. Yet many cosmetic companies fail to address this concept. I think you can wear any color, as it depends on the color specific depth, undertone and intensity that is right for you. Based on hair, eye and skin color, you would fall into a category with a range of shades that best compliment you.

I am very grateful to my Uncle (Joe Giella) who taught me all I know about color theory. He’s an amazing and famous comic book artist. He inspired me so much I changed my college major from Accounting to Marketing.

So enjoy all color, however, find out what types or shades of color are best for you!

Here’s where you can buy Nada’s book too. It’s a great find!

www.amazon.com