This book took me all of 30 minutes to read. I can't believe that the list price is $17, because it's not worth it. Just borrow it from the library, like I did. I will admit that the book has some good photographs to give you ideas for makeup looks, but that's about all it has to offer. The tips aren't anything special, and will probably only be helpful to somebody who has never worn makeup before. And on just about every other page, the author is gushing about a certain color of product, saying, "This works great with all skin tones." I'm sorry, but not every color looks great on every skin tone. The author also seems slightly biased toward warm makeup tones, rather than cool. There are several references to "warming up" someone's coloring, and many of the makeup looks lean heavily toward peach and gold tones. There was also a ridiculous section on glitter in makeup where they tell you to mix actual glitter in with your regular eyeshadow. Are they kidding? This is a good way to get glitter in your eyeball. Why not just buy an eyeshadow that's already sparkly? There's no shortage of those.