Your Mother Should Have Told You

A guide to life, love and lipstick for the modern girl, from international make-up artist Zoe Rene.

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Today's young women are lost. They have more opportunities to seize their independence and realise their dreams than ever before, but they're encouraged to embrace a porn-led culture of riotous drinking and casual sex to the extent that they're in danger of losing the protection and respect of men altogether. Surrounded by lousy role models, loose morals, unrealistic expectations, mixed messages from modern literature and a new wave of feminism that does them no favours, our girls have never been more in need of some good, old-fashioned advice. In her work as a make-up artist in Britain and the US, Zoe Rene has been talking and listening to women for over 20 years; from the girl-next-door to the lady who leads a double life as an accountant by day and a dominatrix by night. Here she shares everything she's learned about our relationships with men and our fellow women and sets out to prove that real girl power comes from courage, confidence, quick thinking, and the ability to hold your own in a man's world.