If you can get past the shameless name dropping the author does (throughout the book) as if to prove how interesting and attractive she still is even with gray hair (talk about a serious ageing complex), this is actually a pretty good book. The title is a bit misleading. The title should only have Authenticity, Beauty and WorkPlace in it as well as Advertising because she never really touched upon Sex, Motherhood, or what Everything Else was.

It was mainly about the double standard against women when it comes to ageing and allowing that age to show. I was pleasantly surprised to find that here in the land of the fake – lips, hair, boobs…the majority of men and women polled respected and highly admired women who chose to age authenticly instead of giving in to the endless plastic surgery options. I also like how she pointed out the warped sense of what aging now looks like in America. I was also surprised to find out how many men think gray hair on a woman is sexy. I was not surprised however to find out how many women thought the same of men with gray hair. DUH! Hello…George Clooney…YUM!

All in all, a decent read. Funny thing is that now, that I have read this book, all I want to do is go out and get hot pink tips dyed in my hair and I am one of the “authentic” type women she speaks of in her book. Go Figure. ;)