The Yoga Facelift by Marie-Véronique Nadeau Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Yoga Facelift
Book Review: A major letdown.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this book for someone who I know has a strong interest in this kind of thing, after reading the good reviews for it here, but I felt bad about giving it once I'd received it and had a chance to look inside.
The text was small and very faint, (if I recall correctly, a light mauve on a white background. - If I'm wrong then hopefully someone will correct me) and the pictures inside were all in black and white and not easy to see what one had to do. The main thing that came across to me though is that most of the models used looked young enough not to have to worry about doing facial yoga (presumably the book is aimed at people over a certain age whose faces have become old-looking in some way) and the older models looked old and not conducive to giving anyone confidence in the techniques being advocated, especially the author herself who looked her age and really one would have expected her to look a lot younger than her years if anyone is expected to have any faith in this technique.
The person I gave the book to, thanked me very much at the time, before looking at it, but has not mentioned it at all since, and this speaks volumes to me, as they normally would mention something they feel pleased with. All I can say to anyone thinking of purchasing this book, is try to get hold of a copy to look inside before you buy as it may not be what you are looking for. Quite apart from the disappointing content, the book was very cumbersome and awkward to hold owing to the shape and size of it.
Book Review: An excellent book
Summary: 5 Stars
I just recently started the Flexeffect program by Deborah Crowley which I just love. She encourages us to be inventive and so with this book I've been able to combine some different and extra exercises.
The pictures (in this book) of each exercise are very clear and the explanations concise so that you don't have to wade through heaps of information first.
Diligence and patience is the key and with any facial exercises you definitely see a difference. As with most exercises it's best to cover if not all, then most of the them, as each muscle is connected.
I highly recommend it!
Book Review: And the Chemistry
Summary: 4 Stars
My concerns were about the information in the back of the book. Seeing the section on the dermatologic chemistry, I hoped I would learn some useful information about the chemistry of aging and receive some tips as to what to do to improve my skin (better living through chemistry). I was a little disappointed on both counts. (1) Although some of the concepts were explained well (Hayflick Limit); in other places (glycation), I felt that the biology and chemistry were not thoroughly explained. (2) There weren't enough suggestions as to what to do after supposedly understanding the underlying chemistry. For example, the loss of hyaluronic acid in the skin during aging was discussed; but there was no advice as to products available that contain hyaluronic acid or why they don't. (I have a product that contains "sodium hyaluronate.") There was no discussion telling how to counteract this problem of aging. Some explanation about alpha-lipoic acid might also have been helpful.
I did like all the information that was in the back of the book; my complaint was that it left me wanting more! It was nice that the ingredients are listed for the products offered.
Having done plenty of Yoga, I had no trouble figuring out how to do the exercises in this book. The instructions worked for me. I like the exercises and plan to work with them. Being a librarian, I did get the book from the library. Thanks to the reviewers, I will check out the Facercize book and buy one of the two.
Book Review: Chins up!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book gives us all an easy and effective way to address signs of aging in our faces. I had a chin issue (notice I said had), and after about two weeks of doing the chin exercises, I notice a big difference. I do them whenever I think about it; in the car, the elevator, watching a movie. This book is highly recommended. I also ordered her Serumdipity (Marie-Veronique Skin Therapy) for the face massage and some other products and my skin is truly glowing! Her book and skin care products are as close to the fountain of youth as you can get without surgery!Book Review: Excellent Natural Face Lift and More
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a holistic registered nurse who has tried some other facial exercises in the past but never knew the muscle structures behind the exercises which are explained in this book. The authors'careful study of the muscles makes these exercises superior. The information in the book on skin aging mechanisms, nutrition and supplementation was very informative and was information that I was not familiar with. I have been happily using the Marie Veronique skin therapy products covered in the book for some time which are so natural you could eat them! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Marie, for this excellent book!