Indian Beauty, Kyle Cathie, London, 2000 Click here to buy
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Synopsis

This book invites you into the rich and enticing world of natural beauty and pampering. Spiced with accounts of legendary Indian beauties, it reveals these precious secrets and regimens - inspiring you to use the wisdom of India's past to preserve and enhance your looks today.

Packed with tried and tested recipes for the whole body, this book asserts the right of every woman to be beautiful naturally. A must have for today's modern woman (and man).

Reviews

'Monisha's latest book- with its luscious recipes for face packs, foot creams, scrubs and pick-me -ups- is a bible of exotic pampering.'

Karen Homer, Sunday Express

My Memories of this Book

When I was still a teenager, I did a professional diploma in Herbal Beauty with Shahnaz Hussain, India's leading beauty expert and advisor to the late Indira Gandhi, India's only woman Prime Minister. While studying with her, I also got a distance -learning diploma in Beauty from ITEC, London. All this, coupled with the wise advice handed to me by my grandmother, mother and aunts helped me write this book. All those female relatives gathering at home on hot, tropical Bombay afternoons to discuss everything from pimples to the menopause provided rich pickings while writing. Thank you, all of you, for the uninhibited and sometimes outrageous discussions about the intimate details of female (and male!) existence!!

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