- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Running Press; illustrated edition edition (Oct 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1560253231
- ISBN-13: 978-1560253235
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 20.4 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 481 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,197,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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What did Johnny Depp do with his "Winona Forever" tattoo after she dumped him? What is the ritual surrounding the Dixie Chicks and the little birdies on their feet? How many times does Angelina Jolie have "Billy Bob" tattooed on her body and where? Celebrity Skin has the answers and much more in this ultimate photo collection of the tattoos and body art of celebrities—from Drew Barrymore, and Sean Connery to Dennis Rodman, the Backstreet Boys, and Eminem. With over 100 pages of full-color photographs, Celebrity Skin gets the inside story (and inside look) at the beauty marks of the beautiful people.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
TRUELY DISAPPOINTING,
This review is from: Celebrity Skin: Tattoos, Brands, and Body Adornments Of the Stars (Paperback)
What probably started off as a good idea over drinks late one night, this book looks like it was hurrily stitched together the next day like Frankenstein's monster. It seems like the author clipped up all his old People magazines and, along with every file photo he could lay his hands on, slapped together 2 pages for every celebrity/group he had. That's when the trouble starts. The pictures, more often then not, don't highlight the tattoos (or other body art) because they weren't shot for that purpose. They were just rounded up for Gerard to hang some lame (often smarmy) information around. This info is broken down into 4 categories : The Inside Scoop (a quickie bio), Raw Data (real names, birth [and sometimes death] dates, accomplishments, etc.), Skin Deep (obviously incomplete info about the celeb's body art that doesn't even list what is clearly showing in the accompanying photos), and Strange But True (Ripley's Believe It Or Not need not worry). The most glaring error of the book occurs when Gerard describes the tattoos that adore each of the shoulders of the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC. If you were to look at the pictures showing these 2 tattoos, you would immediately notice that both are shown to reside on the left shoulder (the 80/falcon tat on page 144 was indeed on the left). While I didn't expect to see every marking on each celeb's body (at least not here), I bought this book expecting to see a little more. The back cover advertises "Up close (strike 1) and lavish (strike 2), here is the ultimate collection (strike 3 - yer out) of beauty marks for beautiful people". I'm glad I didn't pay full cover price for this turkey. Truely disappointing.
1.0 out of 5 stars
totally dissapointed,
By A Customer
This review is from: Celebrity Skin: Tattoos, Brands, and Body Adornments Of the Stars (Paperback)
1st you can't see any of the tattoos, the photos are blurry and the descriptions of the tattoos are either incomplete, wrong or just not there. It was more like a copy of The National Inquirer on what the stars like to eat for breakfast. It had nothing to do with tattoos or what they mean. I was really dissapointed and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Starstruck,
By A Customer
This review is from: Celebrity Skin: Tattoos, Brands, and Body Adornments Of the Stars (Paperback)
I have read the other reviews online, which is what prompted me to write. Although I agree with some of their points, this title is a beautiful addition for anyone interested in the stars. Never before has there been a collection of adornments of the stars, and I found the text rather intriguing. I feel this book is accessible to everyone, not just tatoo freaks, and the design and layout are great.
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