Please read my review about a book, tell me what’s wrong

Anyone who desires to be beautiful can be beautiful and the power to do that is in your own hands. That’s exactly what Chizu Saeki mentions in her book: The Japanese skincare revolution. Long time ago, Japanese women are renowned for their beautiful skin and multi step home skincare routine. If you have less time for self care, don’t know the right way to treat to your face or don’t want to spend a lot of money on cosmetics and treatments to achieve it. This book is the first guide for you.

Now just 68 years young, Saeki attributes her deep understanding of skincare to a 30-year career in the beauty industry - including stints as a beauty consultant at French cosmetics maker Guerlain and as an international training manager at Parfurms Christian Dior. Most of her skincare techniques and routines have been standard practice in Japan before she published her first skincare book in 2003.

The book started off great with wonderful inclusive advice not just about how to live a fulfilling life. Not only does the author suggest the simple ways to tune into your skin, she also makes the readers realize their own unique beauty. Instead of trying to be like anyone else, Saeki encourages her readers to do less for their skin in order for their better skin. For her “ less is more”, she puts an emphasis on how you apply products to your face and encourage everyone to do daily facial massage. Besides that, the book introduces the lotion mask moisturizing; skincare morning routine, night routine; water massage to energize the skin; natural, no-nonsense remedies for wrinkles, sagging, oiliness, pimples and blackheads; and much, much more.

While i don’t agree with her on a lot of things - mixing sunscreen with moisturizer, scrubs should be used more often on broken-out skin; cleansing oils should be avoided as they contain surfactants. the way she asks her readers to figure out their skin type make me a little confused and her analysis of each skin type is also elementary.

Saeki writes about the importance of a healthy lifestyle in order to have a beautiful skin and why you need to use sunscreen to protect yourself daily. All excellent advice. Though all of this is first-rate skincare advice, it is also very basic advice that everyone can follow it for a better change.