A Beautiful New You

I shelved self help books years ago until I let myself go too far away from myself. Laura DuPriest, like me, already walked this road and now she is guiding me back to the woman I once was with "A Beautiful New You". Honestly, she takes you by the hand and gently shows the reader, through her book, no matter how far you've gone away from yourself, you can come back, at any age! The pictures alone speak for the content of the book. Laura's 'before' picture shows a loving woman hiding underneath layers of self doubt - but watch out. In her 'after' picture, she comes out like a phoenix ascending from the ashes - looking breathtakingly 20 years younger. She writes simply and honestly from her heart. Her client stories are as compelling as her own. I love this book because it speaks to my own journey back as I now undertake it. For all those beautiful 40-60 year old women who remember the energy and vitality of their youth and want to reclaim their inner and outer beauty, your mentor has written a guide and provided you with a map. Now get to it! Get this book.

I found this book SO inspirational! Laura isn't just a gorgeous talented woman - she is someone who has been there and back. Her courage and understanding touched my heart. Each woman in the book is a great story of taking back one's own life - don't we as women all have times when we give everything to everybody else until there's nothing left to give? The makeovers were so helpful for me to see what I could do, and her how to's have taken the mystery out of it for me. I love that these are women I can relate to. And don't even start on my brows! Now I finally know what to do after so many years of trying to figure out what to do with them. Her advice on taking care of your diet and excercise is so doable and has helped me tremendously - eight pounds off and so much more energy! The best thing is that I am getting the old me back... I've read so many other how to books, watched so many makeover shows, and could never see how to apply it to me. Plus those were either body, or diet, or makeup, or inspiration - how awesome to have all of those put together in such a simple and easy format!!!!! Love you Laura - thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Real life examples for real people. I read it in two days and am starting my own program now. I loved the stories. Ms. DuPriest's book profiles the programs of people she knows and has worked with. I've read a diet book or two and the women's books and magazines on how to tap into your innerself, but nothing has done it for me like this book. It's pass along to your friends material.

I loved this book!. I'm 40 this year and after struggling with my much weight and not feeling as good about myself as I would like too, the stories and advice in this book were hugely motivating. It was very refreshing to read the words of real people and how they used Laura's methods to achieve success, not the words of a celebrity author just trying to make more money. This is not just another fad diet book that falls short of a permanent change. Been there, done that. Also, the beauty and styling tips are great, especiall the section on eyes and eyebrows. If you are in your 30's or 40's a bit overweight and looking for a change -- I recommend you read this!

"I thought this was a great book. Laura DuPriests' stories were inspirational but what I loved most was the "how to" advice -- The tips made make-up application easy to figure out and work wonders on my appearance. I've been getting lots of compliments lately and for me that's very motivating. I think it's great that an excersize,nutrition and lifestyle section's in there for total well being. I'm tackling that now and I not only look better but feel better too. I am a busy mother of two and I have a really hard time finding or making time for myself. After reading Laura's book I realized more than ever that is not good for me, or my family. I also loved her make-up tips and tricks, especially those having to do with eye and brow makeup. The book is a good read. It made me feel like lots of other people get stuck in a rut and there successes gave me inspiration. A couple of the stories brought tears to my eyes. I think I'll try her other book." Lori Watson