Rare beauty book, "Cosmetrics The Natural Way To A Forever-Young Face, 1979 from Romana De Vries. This hardcover book with a dust jacket was published by Heron House. This book shows you exercises to help fix those sagging muscles in your face.

The book is in VG condition. Dust jacket has some adhesive on the front from the price tag, but I think that will come off easily. There is a small crease on the front bottom and a little bit of fraying on the jacket's top edge. There is also a price tag on the back cover. The pages are clean, unmarked and not bent. Please see below details from the book and an interview with People Magazine from 1980.

"Start exercising your face," urges Beverly Hills beauty expert Romana de Vries. "Beauty isn't skin-deep," she contends. It's muscle-deep. By strengthening the 57 muscles in your face, you can change your appearance. Her program is for men as well as women. If you're under 30, it is possible to prevent certain wrinkles from ever appearing, de Vries claims. If you are in your 50s, my exercises can help you smooth out lines that result from the collapse of facial muscles.

She used to do the natural facelift, which required 32 hours in her apartment salon and costs $2, 000. Dina Merrill, Cindy Williams, Doris Day and Helen Gurley Brown are among the famous faces who have benefited from de Vries tone-ups.

De Vries calls her technique "cosmetrics," a word she coined from cosmetic and isometric. The 25 exercises she teaches to strengthen the jaw, neck, forehead, around the eyes and nose are like "face yoga" she says, because "you call on a specific muscle and really work on it while the rest stay relaxed."

Fun, great collectable book, that also might just tighten your face.

This item is sold from an excellent, highly rated vintage boutique in Los Angeles, CA.