Product Description

Japanese women are renowned for their beautiful skin, but until now there have been no books in English that reveal the secrets of the successful Japanese beauty routine. The Japanese Skincare Revolution is the first guide for women of all ages and races who want to have beautiful skin like the Japanese but don't want to spend lots of money on cosmetics and treatments to achieve it.

Author Chizu Saeki is a practicing esthetician and beauty consultant whose dream is to teach ordinary women how to become more beautiful. To achieve this, she writes books, teaches, and tours Japan, giving demonstrations of the techniques she developed over a career spent in the beauty industry. Her books have sold more than 3 million copies, and the revolutionary ideas presented in this volume have won the approval of Japanese and international skin doctors.

The Japanese Skincare Revolution is the distillation of all of Saeki's most essential techniques. Here, readers are introduced to a unique lotion mask--a moisturizing treatment for keeping the skin fresh and lustrous; massages for toning the muscles of the face; natural, no-nonsense remedies for wrinkles, sagging, oiliness, pimples, and blackheads; "warm care" and "cool care" for soothing the mind and body; water massages to energize the skin; and much, much more.

With photos and step-by-step instructions, Saeki shows you how to use your own hands to massage your face like a professional esthetician. She teaches you to use your eyes to judge what your skin needs, and not to overfeed it with too many cosmetics. She leads you toward a well-rounded, sustainable skincare routine, the results of which will amaze you. By following her advice, you'll discover that it's possible to have beautiful skin at any age--without spending a fortune.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16918 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9784770030832
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review

"interactive and engagingWe all know we don't need to spend a fortune to look like a million bucks, and I'm all for Saeki's feel-good message." Bella Sugar Online

"Now we can all find out the secrets to their beautiful skin thanks to The Japanese Skincare Revolution." TalkingMakeup.com

"And the core of her methodsgetting women to use things they already haveresonates even more as consumers tighten purse strings." Reuters
"[The Japanese Skincare Revolution offers] practical techniques to combat everything from puffiness to dry skin, using simple massage methods and quick facials with items readily available at home." The New York Daily News

From the Back Cover
The Japanese Skincare Revolution is the Japanese woman's skincare bible. In this groundbreaking volume, author and beauty guru Chizu Saeki shares with the world--for the first time--the natural, low-cost techniques she developed over a career spent in the beauty industry. With it, you'll learn what today's Japanese women do to keep their skin looking young and healthy.

* Step-by-step instructions with photos show you how to perform each technique
* 6 unique massages for toning the muscles of your face and smoothing out wrinkles
* Do-it-yourself lymph massages for a beautiful neck and chin
* Sensible instructions for cleansing and washing
* 3-minute moisturizing "lotion mask" to make your skin grow lustrous
* Remedies for wrinkles, sagging, oiliness, pimples, and blackheads
* and much, much more, for women of all ages, races, and skin types

About the Author
Chizu Saeki was born in 1943. She is a practicing esthetician, and Japan's most revered beauty advisor. She has worked all her life in the beauty industry. At 24, after earning her beautician's license and working for several years at a beauty salon, she joined the French cosmetics maker Guerlain. When her husband's work took her to San Francisco in 1971, she continued her work in the cosmetics business by reporting to offices in Japan about new skincare products appearing in the U.S.

At age 42, when her husband died of cancer, Saeki fell into a slump: her hair lost its color, bags formed under her eyes, and after a time she looked 30 years older. She set about rejuvenating her skin through the gentle, wholehearted routine she had devised over the years, and was phenomenally successful.

Three years later, Saeki joined Parfums Christian Dior as an international training manager, with more than 600 cosmetic consultants under her tutelage. After her retirement from Dior, in 2003, she published her first book, Chizu Saeki's "Don't Rely on Cosmetics!" (Kodansha). Since the release of that title, she has written more than 30 skincare books, memoirs, and self-help titles--all best sellers.

Today Saeki is the president of her own company, Chizu Corporation, which runs an esthetic salon and beauty school in Tokyo. She writes columns for several women's magazines in Japan and regularly appears on Japanese television. The Japanese Skincare Revolution is her first book to appear in English.

Customer Reviews

Saeki san -- superb skincare mentor
When I learned Saeki san had finally written a book for English language audiences, I ordered it immediately, knowing it would contain valuable wisdom and well-tested skin care secrets most Japanese women already know well. Saeki san is a beauty goddess in Japan (perhaps internationally in beauty-fashion circles). I've known of her for years, being a former Tokyo resident. She is featured on Japanese television and in fashion magazines all the time, and is highly regarded as a beauty expert by women of all ages. I'm finding her book so impressive, honest, and intelligent. She is a true advocate of taking good care of one's skin and overall health, and treating it like you would a precious, fragile gift. This book provides basic techniques and good habits to practice daily for taking care of one's skin, using one's own hands and intent to achieve positive results, no matter what products are used. She does not have a line of beauty creams to sell -- any will work well, along with her instructions. I really like this about Saeki san. For me it adds to her credibility. I am following her advice, with excellent results so far. She is so sincere about taking personal responsibility regarding skincare health and overall well being. At last, I am able to consider her my beauty coach and mentor, just as my friends and colleagues in Japan do.

If you're interested in flawless complexion, this is the book for you
I just got back from a trip to Tokyo. I was so taken aback by the skin of Japanese women. It seemed unreal for these women to have such flawless complexion. Besides Japan being an awesome place in so many ways, I was truly curious as to why they have such great skin. I returned home and started doing my research. Well the diet makes a hella of a difference ofcourse. I realized that they are committed to beauty, not the obsessive kind really but just enhancing what they already have. I am a vegetarian who tries to practice rasatafarian eating habits so it was not that hard for me to ease myself into certain little remedies they employ, u know the vegetables and fruits we tend to not have enough of and the herbal remedies we ignore. I came upon this book and did not waste a beat to order it. Although the routine may seem too much for some people, I took from this book that I really have not been taking care of myself. I have noticed SUCH a huge difference, it is amazing. I def.. recommend this book.. def!! You will be happy you did once you starting getting compliments such as "you're glowing today".

still trying but let me tell you...
I'm still trying this book but let me tell you that although any lotion, serum, cream, etc should be okay when you get to the back of the book, Chizu recommends different types of lotions, creams, serums etc to fit your specific need. She breaks it down into the four seasons and the lotion or cream or serum you use in the morning may be different than the recommended one at night. In my case, I need a lot of brightening serums and creams and let me tell you the ones I could find on the market are not cheap. Also, after a couple days of doing the routine (with lotions and creams I already had in my closet) I got lots of blackheads on my nose. Now, I'm trying to do what she recommends for blackheads but I'm somewhat skeptical since her morning and night routine gave me the blackheads in the first place. However, my cheeks are becoming creamier so I guess something must be working. Yes, her routines are a lot of work if you want to do every single one of them every day. The normal morning and night routine took me awhile to memorize but I got the hang of the direction and angles you have to stroke the cream after a couple of days. The lymph massages are nice as well and very simple. Once I get the actual recommended lotions, serums, and creams I may write another updated review to say what happened to me. Also, I want to mention that although the beginning of the book makes it sound like you only need a few things, if you keep reading you find that you also need a neck cream and face primers to fit your needs and foundations, etc. Just an FYI. Let's see how my skin looks in 2 months. I am my own lab rat!

It's been two months now. I simply added to my old review. Let me say, Proactiv works better. Just join the Proactiv family. The Japanese skincare idea of putting more and more moisture on an oily T-zoned face made me completely break out. I had severe blackheads on my nose. It was just plain sad. I finally decided to give Proactiv a try. I still have some pimples since I still have not adjusted my diet, but I have no pimples on my cheeks and my skin is now soft as a baby's behind. It has been rough for the last 20 years. In fact, I did not notice how rough it was until I started using Proactiv's glycolic toner. It's basically acid in a bottle that smooths your skin. I will shut-up now since I don't really like how I am endorsing a large product, but I just cannot help myself. Bottom line, I stop doing what Chizu was telling me to do because I had blackheads galore and greasy skin.

I would change my star number to 2 but it won't let me edit the star rating.