The Essentials Of Fabulous Book

When I first read the title of this book, I figured that it would be another self help of the fake-it-til-you-make-it kind , or think you’re better than everyone, be aggressive, see opportunities to get yourself ahead etc. How far was I from the truth! In a beautiful book (seriously the pages have this soft texture illustrated with watercolors by Susan Sagar, and sets of single bright color pages of notes in between), Ellen Lubin-Sherman illustrates being fabulous as that genuine, warmth you feel when you have encountered something or someone amazing:

“…The people who loom large in our minds, whose high spirits bring the oxygen back into the room, whose playful natures inspire us to have more fun and who can wind a few strands of apparent junk around their necks and still look mind -bogglingly stunning- they are unforgettable.”

Let me say that as a reader of Highsnobette, you’re already fabulous because you know you’re part of a special community of women who “get it.” However, what Lubin- Sherman does so well is  take you to a place of heightened fabulousness that goes beyond appearances into topics like ”giving good text” (I was all over that one) or even resurrecting the stylish art of the little just because handwritten note. In a nutshell what compels about The Essentials Of  Fabulous is that it’s not about a technique, a gimmick, a story you’re telling the world  about you, that you do not even believe yourself. It’s the opposite. The honesty of being kind, genuine with no hidden agenda or pretense and having a whole lot of fun while living it!  A book to have and to definitely give  The Essentials of Fabulous . Slides on the next page.