The Bombshell Manual of Style by Laren Stover

Reviewed by Alicia Magda

Marilyn Monroe. Jean Harlow. Lana Turner. The mere mention of these names conjures up an image of a glamorous, confident, fearless woman. These “bombshells” introduced the world to the combination of brains and beauty. The Bombshell Manual of Style delves into the inner glitter that makes every stylish woman tick.

What is a Bombshell, you ask? The author, Laren Stover, describes a bombshell as “…a compelling bundle of contradictions, a combustible blend of confidence and vulnerability, sauce and naiveté…She always expects to run into somebody who matters, even if she’s home alone… She behaves as if life is a movie and she is the star.”

Sound like you or a friend? Then The Bombshell Manual of Style is all you need! All things pink, strappy, and sudsy abound in this witty expose! Perhaps the chapter “Things Bombshells Get Away with Ordinary Women Can’t” or “The Art of Sparkle, Shimmer & Shine” will grab your attention. Read this book while indulging in a bubble bath, sprawled on your bed in nothing but 4 in pink heels and a silk robe, or next to that cute guy on the subway. You will surely laugh as you hone your Bombshell persona! Learn to stay true to yourself and your style, but remember to always carry a handbag, never a shoulder-strap.

As Stover points out in The Bombshell Manual of Style, the bombshell is not dim-witted. After all, it takes practice and brains to woo the world! Bombshells love the tragic glamour of The Great Gatsby, the haunting philosophy of Nietzsche, and the love sonnets of Shakespeare. Her taste in art starts with Jackson Pollock’s intense swirling colors. Surround yourself with a bombshell and you’ll never see a dull moment.

Sophia Loren once candidly divulged, “My approach to beauty begins not with the face or figure but with the mind. If you can learn to use your mind as well as you use a powder puff, you will become more truly beautiful.”

Laren Stover’s The Bombshell Manual of Style puts the punch in panache and illustrates that any girl can have that certain moxy. Go grab those high heels and chandelier earrings!