Sephora: The Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Skin, and Hair from the Beauty Authority »

Melissa Schweiger is a freelance writer and editor. Her articles have appeared in Women's Wear Daily, Interview, Marie Claire, Redbook, Hamptons, Seventeen, and In Style, and on Sephora.com. Most recently, she was a fashions feature editor at Marie Claire. Prior to that, she was a beauty editor at Sephora.

Ever wonder what it's like to have your own personal team of beauty experts, advising you on how to look and feel knockout-gorgeous every day? Or have you ever questioned what exactly goes on inside the creative minds of beauty industry heavy-hitters? Step into the pages of Sephora, where the top beauty authorities give you access to their private domains. Spend the day with Vincent Longo backstage at fashion week, create red carpet—worthy hair with celebrity hair stylist Oscar Blandi, master the smoky eye with Hollywood's hottest makeup artists, and take a tour of Dr. Nicholas Perricone's kitchen with his refrigerator full of skin-perfecting foods.

In Sephora: The Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Skin, and Hair from the Beauty Authority, fashion and beauty journalist and former Sephora beauty editor Melissa Schweiger personally introduces the people behind some of your favorite brands and fills this gorgeous book with the beauty secrets usually reserved for insiders. Each photo-packed page brims with words of wisdom and expert advice from the creators of and authorities on more than two hundred classic and emerging beauty brands sold at Sephora, including LORAC, Smashbox, Too Faced, Dr. Perricone, Frédéric Fekkai, and many, many more.

Each chapter is designed to mimic a Sephora store's "try everything" vibe while revealing the finest beauty tips and tricks for getting creative with cosmetics. From an A-to-Z glossary of terms and ingredients and a shopping guide to the best products, to detailed explanations of how to properly use cosmetic tools, Sephora is the complete beauty package that no woman will want to be without.

Meagan P. Storey - Library Journal

Schweiger, a freelance writer for magazines like Marie Claire, Interview, and In Style, has compiled a modern beauty-basics book that merges timeless advice with product placement. This approach is fitting, as the store for which the book is titled plans to use the book to mark its ten-year anniversary. Chapters include tips and recommendations from "the personalities behind your favorite brands," such as Wende Zomnir (Urban Decay) and Maureen Kelly (Tarte). However, this is more than a book about cosmetics; contributors like Nicholas Perricone, dermatologist and namesake for the Perricone brand, lend credence to the "beauty is on the inside" mantra pervasive in the text. The book has appeal beyond current beauty trends, but there may be limited interest in markets without Sephora stores. Substantial marketing accompanies this publication. Recommended for larger public library collections or where there is demand.