Rejoice, bored gals of America! Jennifur Brandt is here to make every day a
glamorous one and to banish the word bored from your vocab. Founder and
editor of the popular 'zine, Pesky Meddling Girls, Jennifur has collected all
her best beauty, decorating and crush tips into one swank volume.
Twenty-something herself, Jennifur understands that twelve- to
twenty-one-year-old gals crave sisterly, loving advice while they ponder the
mysteries of their own lives and minds (and parents!). She is here to help
every reader get motivated and change her situation in positive ways. You're
the main attraction in this movie; you are the writer and the director. And
the wardrobe mistress, and the set painter...
Feel flummoxed on how to make the move to rad femaleness? These pink, yellow
and blue pages are bursting with the info you need. Begin by sending "Like"
and "You Know" and non-pesky curse words to the recycle bin. Jennifur has
invented a very cool brand of lingo, mixing street and teen speak with the
kooky/fancy stylings of Old Hollywood movies. She is also a big advocate of
the vintage-plus-new-genre of make-up and clothing and she includes absolutely adorable paper dolls of herself and her lil' sis in their
favorite gear.
Now, don't think Jennifur is just some know-it-all trying to tell you how to
do it her way. The book is less advice column, more workbook. Jennifur knows
what questions to ask to get you writing, journal style. For instance, before
she even gets into what to wear and how to wear it, she includes a page for
you to fill in answers to queries like "List the things about your body that
you know are totally cute."
She also supplies a ton of lists: books for glamour queens, groovy movies,
fascinating women, and what to listen to while you are making yourself look
like a real kitten are just a few of them.
I'm gushing a tad here, but I really love this book. It gave me lots of ideas
on how to improve my already pretty fantabulous life. Still not convinced?
What if I told you that Jennifur has serious cred in the entertainment and
fashion world? She is currently in the process of developing a pilot with
Warner Brothers, she had a tres cute cameo as "Nosejob Girl" in the film
Clueless and designed a shoe campaign for shoe maven Steve Madden. Jennifur
also went bi-coastal, doing work for Anna Sui --- whom she interviews at
length in this book --- and she also can count Drew Barrymore among her
reviewers and close friends. This girl has brains, crazy creative ways,
heart, and moxie.
It's time for every gal to join Jennifur and don a tiara, sparkly pink lip
gloss, and a confident smile while waving to their multitude of fans (even
the imaginary ones).
--- Reviewed by Lucy Burns
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