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The Bombshell Manual of Style
In this glittering beauty and lifestyle guide packed with pearls of wisdom, Laren Stover has compiled everything a woman needs to know to live the Bombshell life: from how to dress and make an entrance to what to eat and where to shop. It tells readers what makes a Bombshell tick; road-tested outfits for 25 occasions; must-have Bombshell sleepwear, handbags, and fragrances; what's in the Bombshell library; and what she looks for in a man. With scads of little-known facts about real-life bombshells like Liz, Mae, and Lana this fun and ever-so-practical little book is certain to bring out the inner Bombshell in every woman.
190 pages, Hardcover
First published May 16, 2001
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About the author
Laren Stover
8books110followersA classically trained artist with literary DNA, Laren Stover writes fiction and nonfiction. She is a melancholy connoisseur, loves to visit faerie wishing wells, is editor-at-large of Faerie Magazine and writes for several publications including The New York Observer and The New York Times.
Laren's first style book The Bombshell Manual of Style (Hyperion), illustrated by Ruben Toledo, was pivotal in exploding Bombshell consciousness into a popular genre of its own when it was published in 2001. Laren has deconstructed the incandescence of Bohemians in Bohemian Manifesto, A Field Guide to Living on the Edge (Bulfinch, 2004 and a new edition with Echo Point Books 2019) a book that captured the attention of a wide variety of readers from Joel Grey to Tom Robbins to Richard E. Grant. Her novel, Pluto, Animal Lover (HarperCollins), was a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award and she was named finalist by Anne Tyler for The Loft Award. It was recently optioned by actor Robin Wright.
Laren has done readings/interviews on NPR with Leonard Lopate, The Early Show with Bryant Gumbal and Lisa Birnbach, CNN with Rachel Wells, The Caroline Rhea Show, WOR-TV, Oxygen and more, and her work widely reviewed. Laren has received fellowships to Yaddo and Hawthornden Castle funded by Drue Heintz. Her awards include the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation grant for fiction and the Dana Award. She has written for The New York Observer, The New York Times, Bergdorf Goodman Magazine, Bomb, German Vogue and her fiction and poetry have appeared in various literary magazines including mrbellersneighborhood.com and Guernica Magazine and her dramatic works performed at venues including Naked Angels Theatre, EST, The Chateau Marmont and the Algonquin. Laren's libretto for Lowell Liebermann, Appalachian Liebesleider, premiered at Carnegie Hall to a standing ovation.
Nick Tosches writes: “Reading Laren Stover is an engagement of the senses…a seduction of the senses—transporting you to the magical and softly illuminating place whence she writes.�
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Laren's first style book The Bombshell Manual of Style (Hyperion), illustrated by Ruben Toledo, was pivotal in exploding Bombshell consciousness into a popular genre of its own when it was published in 2001. Laren has deconstructed the incandescence of Bohemians in Bohemian Manifesto, A Field Guide to Living on the Edge (Bulfinch, 2004 and a new edition with Echo Point Books 2019) a book that captured the attention of a wide variety of readers from Joel Grey to Tom Robbins to Richard E. Grant. Her novel, Pluto, Animal Lover (HarperCollins), was a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award and she was named finalist by Anne Tyler for The Loft Award. It was recently optioned by actor Robin Wright.
Laren has done readings/interviews on NPR with Leonard Lopate, The Early Show with Bryant Gumbal and Lisa Birnbach, CNN with Rachel Wells, The Caroline Rhea Show, WOR-TV, Oxygen and more, and her work widely reviewed. Laren has received fellowships to Yaddo and Hawthornden Castle funded by Drue Heintz. Her awards include the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation grant for fiction and the Dana Award. She has written for The New York Observer, The New York Times, Bergdorf Goodman Magazine, Bomb, German Vogue and her fiction and poetry have appeared in various literary magazines including mrbellersneighborhood.com and Guernica Magazine and her dramatic works performed at venues including Naked Angels Theatre, EST, The Chateau Marmont and the Algonquin. Laren's libretto for Lowell Liebermann, Appalachian Liebesleider, premiered at Carnegie Hall to a standing ovation.
Nick Tosches writes: “Reading Laren Stover is an engagement of the senses…a seduction of the senses—transporting you to the magical and softly illuminating place whence she writes.�
Follow her on INSTAGRAM: Faerie_Style
and
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February 14, 2008
I like to drape myself over furniture and drink champagne at inappropriate times. Sleep nude and wear bright red lipstick. Make an entrance as opposed to just enter. And leave 'em wanting more. If you do too, pick this up. It just helps to know we aren't alone.
November 28, 2015
feels like a velvety cupcake. And it's a great boost for your inner bombshell.
This is the one book that I reread every few months and it makes me smile every time.
April 30, 2007
For those who turn on TCM only to bask in the glow of classic actors and actresses. Entertaining insights, and worth picking up for the illustrations alone.
June 21, 2007
Laren Stover perfectly captures what it is to be a bombshell. I saw myself in this book and it made me feel fabulous! I pick it up every time I need a boost of bombshell confidence.
April 12, 2009
I recently reread this book, and while it did not strike me the same way it did when I was 16, I still have fantasies about being a bombshell, however, the open toed shoes are very impractical for this climate.
January 14, 2014
I first heard about this book when reading Stover's "Bohemian Manifesto" and was excited at the prospect of the Bombshell version of that. For those of you who may not have yet read Boho Manifesto, it breaks bohemians down into several different categories, gives a basic overview of that bohemian's approach to life, art, love, style, etc.
What you get with "The Bombshell Manual of Style" is a much more shallow approach. Surely not every bombshell is the same? But according to these, Bombshells are only really categorized by hair color. This books basically just gives a list of perfumes, foods, designers, etc that all bombshells like and then backs it up with "evidence" based on the lifestyle of mostly classic film actresses who are all generally agreed to be bombshells - Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Bridget Bardot.
I remember reading Bohemian Manifesto and feeling inspired to connect to my own inner bohemian because Stover made it all seem so accessible if you had the core bohemian ideals and attitudes. Going into this book, I expected the same thing - the feeling that I could connect to and unleash my inner Bombshell but Stover makes "Bombshellism" seem too much like a construct to connect to in any way besides in maybe the very first chapter. Even trying to look at it without comparing it to "Bohemian Manifesto", it's a boring read of miscellaneous trivia and lists. Pick it up if you love TCM (but only if you're particularly interested in the actresses mentioned before), but otherwise, leave it on the shelf.
What you get with "The Bombshell Manual of Style" is a much more shallow approach. Surely not every bombshell is the same? But according to these, Bombshells are only really categorized by hair color. This books basically just gives a list of perfumes, foods, designers, etc that all bombshells like and then backs it up with "evidence" based on the lifestyle of mostly classic film actresses who are all generally agreed to be bombshells - Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Bridget Bardot.
I remember reading Bohemian Manifesto and feeling inspired to connect to my own inner bohemian because Stover made it all seem so accessible if you had the core bohemian ideals and attitudes. Going into this book, I expected the same thing - the feeling that I could connect to and unleash my inner Bombshell but Stover makes "Bombshellism" seem too much like a construct to connect to in any way besides in maybe the very first chapter. Even trying to look at it without comparing it to "Bohemian Manifesto", it's a boring read of miscellaneous trivia and lists. Pick it up if you love TCM (but only if you're particularly interested in the actresses mentioned before), but otherwise, leave it on the shelf.
April 4, 2012
I'm giving this book three stars solely on the merit of the illustrations. I remember checking this book out from the library years ago and falling in love with Toledo's exuberant women; and I love them just as much now. The text is another matter completely. I can't decide is Stover is celebrating bombshells or making fun of them. Maybe it's a little bit of both.
This book is basically a list of, "bombshells like this; bombshells don't like this. Bombshells do this; bombshells don't do this," backed up by movie quotes and snippets from the lives of the generally agreed upon bombshells. While she makes a point of saying that bombshells are intelligent, some of the things she says are ridiculous. Really, bombshells like the movie Tarzan because it has a hot guy running around with a chimp? Really, a bombshell quality is the tendency to dye one's standard poodle to match one's outfits?
I think ultimately my real argument with this book is that being a bombshell doesn't really come down to a list of things someone does or doesn't do. It's more about personal confidence, being in touch with one's sensuality, and a certain style of self presentation. I would have liked the book better if it could have spoken to women about how to embody those positive traits.
I will never be a bombshell nor do I want to be one, but I would like to play with that aspect of female identity and this book just turned me off.
This book is basically a list of, "bombshells like this; bombshells don't like this. Bombshells do this; bombshells don't do this," backed up by movie quotes and snippets from the lives of the generally agreed upon bombshells. While she makes a point of saying that bombshells are intelligent, some of the things she says are ridiculous. Really, bombshells like the movie Tarzan because it has a hot guy running around with a chimp? Really, a bombshell quality is the tendency to dye one's standard poodle to match one's outfits?
I think ultimately my real argument with this book is that being a bombshell doesn't really come down to a list of things someone does or doesn't do. It's more about personal confidence, being in touch with one's sensuality, and a certain style of self presentation. I would have liked the book better if it could have spoken to women about how to embody those positive traits.
I will never be a bombshell nor do I want to be one, but I would like to play with that aspect of female identity and this book just turned me off.
March 20, 2019
Through the teachings of this book I have learned that I am not a bombshell.
I love flat shoes, short hair, vanilla tinged perfumes, and I think that no one who is over the age of six should throw a tantrum, and according to this volume those are not bombshell qualities.
But that is not to say that I disliked this book. It has a bubbly, amused sort of charm that is infectious. And, though I may not be a bombshell (as defined by this book), there are some bombshell lessons I can incorporate into my life.
Perhaps the best lesson is that you should be yourself without apology. Take joy in what you find joyful, know yourself, and, whenever possible, order champagne.
That is a message I can get behind!
I love flat shoes, short hair, vanilla tinged perfumes, and I think that no one who is over the age of six should throw a tantrum, and according to this volume those are not bombshell qualities.
But that is not to say that I disliked this book. It has a bubbly, amused sort of charm that is infectious. And, though I may not be a bombshell (as defined by this book), there are some bombshell lessons I can incorporate into my life.
Perhaps the best lesson is that you should be yourself without apology. Take joy in what you find joyful, know yourself, and, whenever possible, order champagne.
That is a message I can get behind!
March 24, 2014
This manual is much less about embracing the bombshell inside you, but a how-to guide of copying the bombshells of the past. It wasn't so much about creating an original style within a person, but about a cut-and-paste attitude of what to eat, wear, say, listen to, and like. It's an interesting read, but not necessarily something I will take to heart, like some of Stover's other works. It seemed very shallow, when it could have been so much more.
April 26, 2007
This book definately isn't cerebral, but it's enjoyable and fluffy. Full of tips and stories on being a bombshell, from the clothing, to the boyfriends, to the makeup. Like I said, nothing deep, but enjoyable and silly to read.
April 10, 2011
As a lover of retro fashion and old movies, I adored this book! Despite the fact that the title/concept is a bit of a joke, the book actually has some valuable commentary on life as a woman mixed in with the silly bits.
October 28, 2009
Cute book, but really, I can't live in granny panties like Marilyn Monroe.
October 7, 2019
I adore this bubbly little book. I wish it were twice as long. This is the third time I've read it, and every time, it inspires me to buy nicer underwear and jewelry.
May 23, 2016
This is a fluff piece. I would recommend this to a person looking for a few new perfumes to try.
March 11, 2025
Actual rating is 1.5
I'd wanted to read this book back when it was first published some 20 (!) years ago. It seemed fun and I'm a fan of classic movies. For whatever reason, it's never been reissued in ebook format, so I mostly forgot abt it. Until I found a used copy for less than 5 bucks a couple of weeks ago.
Now, the main goal of any kind of advice book is to inspire the reader to try new things and/or to move away from negative thinking and behaviors. This book fails at all of that. Instead, it pushes its readers to mold themselves into becoming a clone of Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield or Sophia Loren.
The sole inclusion of Dorothy Dandridge shows the author's ignorance to the vast actresses of color that could be labeled as bombshells: Lena Horne, Josephine Baker, Maria Feliz, Dolores del Rio, Merle Oberon, Anna Mae Wong, and Lili Lihua.
No Trigger/Content warnings as the book purposely sidesteps anything that would've been deemed as "unpleasant". Make of that what you will.
TL;DR: This book is the equivalent of those cotton candy things one can get at a fair. Its superficiality chafes not because of the theme itself (self-improvement/advice books have always existed), but because of the way the material is present. I've already dropped it at a local little library, hahah.
I owned this book.
I'd wanted to read this book back when it was first published some 20 (!) years ago. It seemed fun and I'm a fan of classic movies. For whatever reason, it's never been reissued in ebook format, so I mostly forgot abt it. Until I found a used copy for less than 5 bucks a couple of weeks ago.
Now, the main goal of any kind of advice book is to inspire the reader to try new things and/or to move away from negative thinking and behaviors. This book fails at all of that. Instead, it pushes its readers to mold themselves into becoming a clone of Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield or Sophia Loren.
The sole inclusion of Dorothy Dandridge shows the author's ignorance to the vast actresses of color that could be labeled as bombshells: Lena Horne, Josephine Baker, Maria Feliz, Dolores del Rio, Merle Oberon, Anna Mae Wong, and Lili Lihua.
No Trigger/Content warnings as the book purposely sidesteps anything that would've been deemed as "unpleasant". Make of that what you will.
TL;DR: This book is the equivalent of those cotton candy things one can get at a fair. Its superficiality chafes not because of the theme itself (self-improvement/advice books have always existed), but because of the way the material is present. I've already dropped it at a local little library, hahah.
I owned this book.
July 19, 2024
"The Bombshell Manual of Style" by Laren Stover was a major disappointment. It's one of those schlocky "empowerment through high heels" things that have unaccountably become popular lately -- and not even a particularly good example of its ilk -- made even worse by combining it with schlocky nostalgia, a la the movie "Swingers". I kept waiting for the book to turn into a bitter parody of itself, i.e., "The Bimbo Manual of Style, 1957 Edition" (which at least would have been entertaining), but it never did -- or not intentionally.
If only Ms. Stover had been content to let the book remain a frothy romp through vintage-style glamour, instead of also trying to make it a how-to book. It aimed for glitzy, missed, and ended up embarrassing, like reading old issues of "Cosmo".
"Bombshell" encourages its readers to derive self-worth from that which is dumbest, silliest, and most trivial about femininity. It pretends otherwise, telling us that bombshells are intelligent, authentic, compassionate, etc. -- then suggests prancing into a job interview braless in a tight sweater. I can't see intelligent, authentic, compassionate women like Marie Curie or Rosa Parks or Florence Nightingale doing that; so while a bombshell might be *permitted* to be intelligent, authentic, and compassionate, those qualities are clearly secondary -- what she's *required* to be is a busty floozy.
I'm well aware that women have hearts and bodies as well as minds -- that we can be smart, strong, and functional while also enjoying love, sex, men, and traditionally feminine pursuits -- and three cheers for all that.
I also want to make clear that I usually enjoy frivolous fun and/or "girlie" books. I loved "Kiss my Tiara", "Sex Tips for Girls", and "The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Life". I enjoyed "The Grrl Genius Guide to Life", "Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts", "Miss Piggy's Guide to Life", and most of "The Bad Girl's Guide to Life" (all these books, by the way, do what this book tries to do, with far more amusing and helpful results). But there are limits.
First of all, "Bombshell" assumes that 1950s-style femininity is good clean fun; innocent of social/cultural baggage, and bravely persevering despite a conspiracy of spoilsports to forbid it. I like dressing up and flirting as much as anyone; I'll admit that cleavage flaunting and the occasional tantrum have their place; and I work out faithfully, get pedicures, and wear perfume.
What I find baffling and irritating is the notion that this is somehow rebellious -- as though there were Orwellian puritans prowling the streets, slapping lipsticks out of women's hands. I've never encountered anybody like that; but every single day of my life, I encounter movies, TV shows, magazines, advertisements -- and yes, books -- telling me in blatant and subtle ways that I should wear makeup, dye my hair, get "cosmetic" surgery, etc. Whether or not I comply is optional (so far), but one can't have it both ways. An image mandated by all of corporate capitalism, all of the mainstream media, and all of popular culture, cannot possibly be considered rebellious -- or even original. Fishnet hose may be fun, but they're not "fighting the power".
Secondly, "Bombshell" is off-puttingly dated. Almost nothing in it postdates 1960. For example, one chapter is devoted entirely to perfumes popular between 1920-50 ("Jicky"? OK, Collette wore it, but where do they even sell it nowadays? In one shop in Paris?), including an elaborate, gushing description of one that no longer exists ("My Sin"). Everything introduced after 1980, no matter how popular it is/was, gets lumped together in a one-sentence dismissal, apparently because the fragrances of that era are too old to be trendy -- but, unlike the equally untrendy perfumes the author praises, are not yet old enough to be nostalgic.
Thirdly, "Bombshell" conveniently overlooks the fact that being a bombshell went out of style for a reason -- it didn't work. Women have had the past few thousand years (surely a fair trial period for testing a theory) in which to act like shallow airheads, and it hasn't done us or anyone else any good. We still don't have world peace, comparable pay, or even a decent parking space.
Stilettos and simpering only worked for beauties and movie stars -- and usually, not even for them. Marilyn Monroe, whom "Bombshell" constantly cites, had a miserably unhappy life, abused drugs and alcohol, and died, probably of suicide, while she was still in her thirties. So did Dorothy Dandridge, another of the book's "role models". Elizabeth Taylor was divorced -- what, eight times? -- and in and out of rehab repeatedly. I don't wish to be unkind to any of the ladies in this book, but their combined track record suggests that its methods produce less than successful results.
There's also a strangely artificial feel to "Bombshell". It has the same relationship to actual women as Ralph Lauren ads have to actual cowboys. Real-life women don't dress or act that way. With the exception of a few starlets and showgirls, nobody did, not even in those days. This book isn't about women in the 1950s -- it's about *movie characters* in the 1950s.
Retro can be charming and fascinating in its own way, and there are several good books about various elements of retro style. "Bombshell" wasn't one of them. Those who don't enjoy this sort of thing should skip it. Those who *do* enjoy this sort of thing should *also* skip it, because they'd be better off watching Marilyn Monroe videos, listening to Frank Sinatra CDs, or reading hard-boiled detective stories (since those always seem to have at least one bombshell "dame" in them). Ms. Stover should have put together a coffee table book about vintage clothes, music, and movies; and gotten it out of her system. The illustrations in this book are delightful -- but otherwise, this "bombshell" is a dud.
If only Ms. Stover had been content to let the book remain a frothy romp through vintage-style glamour, instead of also trying to make it a how-to book. It aimed for glitzy, missed, and ended up embarrassing, like reading old issues of "Cosmo".
"Bombshell" encourages its readers to derive self-worth from that which is dumbest, silliest, and most trivial about femininity. It pretends otherwise, telling us that bombshells are intelligent, authentic, compassionate, etc. -- then suggests prancing into a job interview braless in a tight sweater. I can't see intelligent, authentic, compassionate women like Marie Curie or Rosa Parks or Florence Nightingale doing that; so while a bombshell might be *permitted* to be intelligent, authentic, and compassionate, those qualities are clearly secondary -- what she's *required* to be is a busty floozy.
I'm well aware that women have hearts and bodies as well as minds -- that we can be smart, strong, and functional while also enjoying love, sex, men, and traditionally feminine pursuits -- and three cheers for all that.
I also want to make clear that I usually enjoy frivolous fun and/or "girlie" books. I loved "Kiss my Tiara", "Sex Tips for Girls", and "The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Life". I enjoyed "The Grrl Genius Guide to Life", "Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts", "Miss Piggy's Guide to Life", and most of "The Bad Girl's Guide to Life" (all these books, by the way, do what this book tries to do, with far more amusing and helpful results). But there are limits.
First of all, "Bombshell" assumes that 1950s-style femininity is good clean fun; innocent of social/cultural baggage, and bravely persevering despite a conspiracy of spoilsports to forbid it. I like dressing up and flirting as much as anyone; I'll admit that cleavage flaunting and the occasional tantrum have their place; and I work out faithfully, get pedicures, and wear perfume.
What I find baffling and irritating is the notion that this is somehow rebellious -- as though there were Orwellian puritans prowling the streets, slapping lipsticks out of women's hands. I've never encountered anybody like that; but every single day of my life, I encounter movies, TV shows, magazines, advertisements -- and yes, books -- telling me in blatant and subtle ways that I should wear makeup, dye my hair, get "cosmetic" surgery, etc. Whether or not I comply is optional (so far), but one can't have it both ways. An image mandated by all of corporate capitalism, all of the mainstream media, and all of popular culture, cannot possibly be considered rebellious -- or even original. Fishnet hose may be fun, but they're not "fighting the power".
Secondly, "Bombshell" is off-puttingly dated. Almost nothing in it postdates 1960. For example, one chapter is devoted entirely to perfumes popular between 1920-50 ("Jicky"? OK, Collette wore it, but where do they even sell it nowadays? In one shop in Paris?), including an elaborate, gushing description of one that no longer exists ("My Sin"). Everything introduced after 1980, no matter how popular it is/was, gets lumped together in a one-sentence dismissal, apparently because the fragrances of that era are too old to be trendy -- but, unlike the equally untrendy perfumes the author praises, are not yet old enough to be nostalgic.
Thirdly, "Bombshell" conveniently overlooks the fact that being a bombshell went out of style for a reason -- it didn't work. Women have had the past few thousand years (surely a fair trial period for testing a theory) in which to act like shallow airheads, and it hasn't done us or anyone else any good. We still don't have world peace, comparable pay, or even a decent parking space.
Stilettos and simpering only worked for beauties and movie stars -- and usually, not even for them. Marilyn Monroe, whom "Bombshell" constantly cites, had a miserably unhappy life, abused drugs and alcohol, and died, probably of suicide, while she was still in her thirties. So did Dorothy Dandridge, another of the book's "role models". Elizabeth Taylor was divorced -- what, eight times? -- and in and out of rehab repeatedly. I don't wish to be unkind to any of the ladies in this book, but their combined track record suggests that its methods produce less than successful results.
There's also a strangely artificial feel to "Bombshell". It has the same relationship to actual women as Ralph Lauren ads have to actual cowboys. Real-life women don't dress or act that way. With the exception of a few starlets and showgirls, nobody did, not even in those days. This book isn't about women in the 1950s -- it's about *movie characters* in the 1950s.
Retro can be charming and fascinating in its own way, and there are several good books about various elements of retro style. "Bombshell" wasn't one of them. Those who don't enjoy this sort of thing should skip it. Those who *do* enjoy this sort of thing should *also* skip it, because they'd be better off watching Marilyn Monroe videos, listening to Frank Sinatra CDs, or reading hard-boiled detective stories (since those always seem to have at least one bombshell "dame" in them). Ms. Stover should have put together a coffee table book about vintage clothes, music, and movies; and gotten it out of her system. The illustrations in this book are delightful -- but otherwise, this "bombshell" is a dud.
May 4, 2022
I think I read this book in a night. It's such an easy read, but also, everything I could ever think to stand for: glamour, fabulosity, and living in your feminine energy on your terms.
Yes, it is fun! Yes, it is silly at times! Yes, it is playful and seductive. But, that is exactly what it means to live as a true bombshell.
It is definitely a bit dated, but I think that's why I love it even more?
Though this book is probably a kitschy guide to live fabulously... I found myself constantly relating to this in a genuine way lmfao
Oh, well. Viva la bombshell!
Yes, it is fun! Yes, it is silly at times! Yes, it is playful and seductive. But, that is exactly what it means to live as a true bombshell.
It is definitely a bit dated, but I think that's why I love it even more?
Though this book is probably a kitschy guide to live fabulously... I found myself constantly relating to this in a genuine way lmfao
Oh, well. Viva la bombshell!
February 21, 2022
The title says it all.
I work in a male dominated field, this book helped me to get back in touch with my femininity.
Spoiler --> I have way more in my fridge, but I added what the book told me to. ;-)
Must read for all those who thing they are ALL THAT!
I work in a male dominated field, this book helped me to get back in touch with my femininity.
Spoiler --> I have way more in my fridge, but I added what the book told me to. ;-)
Must read for all those who thing they are ALL THAT!
July 23, 2023
A fun, silly read that should be read as a guide for embracing the fun and adventure of life. If nothing, it should force the reader to consider their own attitudes towards the confident, empowered hyper-feminine.
February 4, 2018
This one was okay..even interesting in parts, however, nowhere near as entertaining as 'Bohemian Manifesto'.
May 21, 2019
I read this book just after leaving my abusive ex-husband. I had no idea how much this played a huge role in my healing process! Great book! I need this in my collection.
July 17, 2021
The perfect book for feminine ladies that are obsessed with old Hollywood glamour and men lol
November 9, 2021
Deceptively fluffy book with great take on what makes a feminine style and how to create more alluring everyday existence.
January 7, 2022
Cute and fun read; I definitely preferred Bohemian Manifesto, but since this was Stover’s first “field guide� it was charming.
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January 3, 2024"New year new me".
November 2, 2024
This is a fun read. Best read in a silk nightgown with a scented candle and box of chocolates.
January 2, 2025
So chic & glamorous, and now I know I’m not alone!!
October 1, 2024
dupa o carte dificila ....a mers de "umplutură" 😅🤦♀�
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February 20, 2017
I read this in pursuit of style. It's nice to know that the style I've got isn't "bombshell" so much as "dah bomb." I adore classic movies, but so much more for the design aspects than for the stereotype. "I'll try anything at least once," and "Too much of a good thing is wonderful;" I've got this covered.
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