Posts Tagged ‘beauty’

Free makeup and makeup lessons with Bobbi Brown and ABC!

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

The American Book Center and Bobbi Brown Cosmetics have the pleasure of inviting you to:

The Official Launch of Bobbi Brown’s Latest Book, Beauty Rules

At this event, you’ll be able to get makeup advice straight from Eduardo Ferreira, President of Artistry for Bobbi Brown.

You’ll also receive a voucher that entitles you to a free  makeup lesson in one of the Bobbi Brown Makeup Studios in the Netherlands.

In addition, when you purchase the book at ABC, you’ll receive two free makeup samples so that you can immediately try out the techniques inside!

Where: The American Book Center Amsterdam
Date: Thursday September 23rd
Time: 6pm to 8:30pm.

About The Book

From best-selling author and famed makeup artist Bobbi Brown comes this definitive beauty book, empowering teens and twenty-somethings with age-appropriate makeup tips, style secrets, and self-esteem boosters.

Emphasizing natural beauty, Bobbi advises on the best products and tools for keeping skin of every type flawless, and shares step-by-step techniques for getting the prettiest hair, eyes, lips, and nails. Stunning makeovers inspire looks for school, parties, interviews, and beyond.

With hundreds of photographs of real girls, shots of celebrity role models, and Bobbi’s best tricks from her remarkable career in the cosmetics industry, Beauty Rules is the new go-to guide for all girls.

Events in September/October

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Wednesday, September 8th: Karin Slaughter will be at Pulchri Studio in Den Haag, from 8 pm onwards, to celebrate the Dutch publication of her latest, Broken.  See the Borderkitchen website for more details.

(September 16th + 17th)David Sedaris will be in the country to promote his latest collection Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk!  As far as I can tell he’s not doing any signings anywhere, but there will be lots of interviews in papers and an appearance on tv.  And since he’s simply awesome, I thought you should know you could bump into him around this time.  We can all dream, right?

Friday, September 17th: Brett Easton Ellis will be at the Singelkerk in Amsterdam, from 8 pm onwards, to discuss his new book Imperial Bedrooms.  For more information, see the John Adams Institute website.

Sunday, September 19th: ABC’s Spiritual Book Club will host Gary Goldschneider at the ABC Treehouse in Amsterdam.  For more information please see the separate post right here.

Thursday, September 23rd: ABC Amsterdam will host Bobbi Brown’s latest book launch, Bobbi Brown’s Beauty Rules.  More details will follow in a separate post, but I’ve been told this event may include customer make-overs and giveaways, so keep your eyes peeled on this blog for more info!

Saturday, September 25th: ABC Amsterdam will once more have a book launch, this time of The Beautiful: Illustrations for Fashion and Style, edited by Anneke Krull, starting at 15.00 hrs.  A separate blog post will be up as soon as all the details are finalized!

Monday, September 27th: Richard Russo will at the Westindisch Huis in Amsterdam, from 8 pm onwards, to chat about many things, not least of which his newest novel That Old Cape Magic.  For more information, again check the John Adams Institute website.

Tuesday, October 5th: Best-selling author Ian McEwan comes to Den Haag to discuss his latest book SolarSee the Borderkitchen website for details.

Friday, October 8th and Saturday, October 9th: Our colleague Ester’s no. 1 favorite author in the world, Kieron Connolly, will come for a visit, and in the process join the Open Mike Night (to read from his book Harold) at the ABC Treehut in Den Haag on Friday, and give a workshop and sign books there on Saturday.  A separate post will be put up as soon as we have all the details!

Monday, October 11th: Fashion photographer and perennial America’s Next Top Model judge Nigel Barker will come to ABC Amsterdam to present and sign his book Nigel Barker’s Beauty EquationAll the details can be found right here!

Thursday, October 21st: Jonathan Franzen returns to Amsterdam to discuss his latest, much publicized, novel Freedom.  He’ll be speaking at the University of Amsterdam at the invitation of the John Adams Institute.  See their website for details.

ABC Meets: Photographer & fashion guru Nigel Barker

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

An exclusive event from The American Book Center and Hotel V

Fashion photographer and former model Nigel Barker is best known for his role as judge on the reality show America’s Next Top Model.

His new book, Nigel Barker’s Beauty Equation, draws on 20 years of experience in the beauty business and 14 seasons of judging on America’s Next Top Model to show you the formula for revealing inner beauty that will help you look great and feel even better! Casting aside conventional rules (be tall! be skinny! have flawless skin!) Nigel shares the elements that make true beauty: humor, honesty, and confidence, to name a few.

Armed with their own cameras, readers are guided through a series of self-portrait challenges. Along the way, Nigel shares tips and advice on fashion, style, hair, and make-up, showing readers how to turn perceived negatives into positives, celebrate their uniqueness, and be their personal best.

Mr Barker will be at our Amsterdam store to present and sign Nigel Barker’s Beauty Equation on Monday October 11th from 5pm to 6:30pm.

Access to this exclusive event is by voucher only. You can get your voucher by buying a copy of Nigel Barker’s Beauty Equation at The American Book Center. Pick up a copy of the book in our stores in Amsterdam and The Hague. We’ll distribute one voucher per book until the event is full. If you want to be sure of getting a voucher for this event, reserve your copy of the book now, on our reservations page. You can collect both your book and your voucher at any time before the event.

Please note that ONLY the book will be signed. No scraps of paper, CDs, posters, or body parts, no matter how attractive, will be autographed.

Let everyone know you’ll be attending on our Facebook event page!

Free Bobbi Brown Makeovers!

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Bobbi Brown has 25 years experience as a makeup artist. When she couldn’t find makeup that suited her, she started mixing up her own shades. Now Bobbi Brown products have millions of fans and are sold worldwide.

Bobbi’s new book, The Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual is a fabulous, glossy hardcover, full of beautiful photos and advice on how to chose and use the makeup that’s perfect for you, for everyone from beginner to pro. And in it Bobbi gives away some of the secrets known only to professional makeup stylists.

When you buy the Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual at The American Book Center Amsterdam (not in The Hague – sorry!) , we’ll give you a voucher for a free makeup lesson and personalized face chart at The Amsterdam Bijenkorf.

A limited number of vouchers are available, so they’ll be given on a first come first served basis.