Robin McGraw is helping her fans live a happier and healthier life!

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I know when Robin McGraw is talking about beauty on the Dr. Phil show because my stats go nuts. One year ago I started talking about Robin McGraw (aka wife of Dr. Phil) and I reviewed a few of her favourite beauty products. It took about one hour after posting those original posts to realize how incredibly popular Robin McGraw is among her fans in TV land.

I still think that one of the reasons she’s so popular is because she’s not trying to be someone else and I think people like that about her.

On Tuesday, January 6^th, 2009, Robin McGraw joined her husband on stage with a team of beauty expert to once again transform a few fans over 40 (Sheri 47 and Shelly 42) who had let themselves slide to the bottom of the priority list.

Unfortunately, I had meetings and conference calls booked back-to-back that day so I was only able to catch a glimpse of the show, but since I’ve seen thousands of those types of shows, I knew exactly where this was going. Since last week was so busy for me, I was only able to sit down today and write a post on last week’s beauty show.

I also was able to hear Dr. Phil pimp (aka heavily and shamelessly promote) his wife’s new book: What’s Age Got to Do with It?: Living Your Healthiest and Happiest Life (I’m thinking that Tina Turner is screaming for royalties on the title because it’s a play off of her massive 80s success: What’s Love Got to Do with it?“).

I’ve not read Robin McGraw’s new book, so I cannot say if the book is worth the buy or not, but I guess the premise of this new book is Robin McGraw celebrating being 55!

I did take a peek at the comment sections on Amazon and it seems that people who did read Robin McGraw’s new book are divided into two camps: 1) those who think she can do no wrong and 2) those who are begging for her to stop writing and giving advice to women.

Here are some of the comments I’ve seen up to know on both camps:

“Nothing new, very basic information: I eagerly awaited this book but after reading it am disappointed. What I realized part way through the book is that this book is really about Robin, not about (or necessarily for) the rest of us. While the information is useful it probably would be most useful for younger women looking for ways to stay healthy as they age. The title would need to be revised as I also realized that by the time women might be looking for a book with this title (and presumed subject matter), they have already read much of what is revealed in this book during their 20s, 30s, and 40s, in other books and magazine articles. I saw an advertisement for this book in a magazine and there was not much detail given on the contents; so perhaps I was just expecting something different. Carefully review this book before making the investment in reading it so you won’t feel like saying to yourself: “What’s this book have to do with it?” – Tisa Marie

“Rock On Robin: In true Robin McGraw style this book is fun, enlightening and hip! You’d never know that she’s in her 50’s has a son that is married, one that is in a rock band, or has been married to Dr. Phil for 30+ years. In this fun light hearted book she shares her favorite health tips, helps you reassess what’s really important, and that women really do need to take the time to take care of themselves. What I enjoyed most about this book was all the life stories and life experiences that she, her friends and family share. Overall a great book! I am going to give it a lighthouse and shine a light on it!” – A. Johnson

I know there is a new trend these days in publishing and it’s to take a theme and a personality and juice it for as much money as humanly possible. Again, I’m not saying reading Robin McGraw’s new book is not worth it, but I suspect that A LOT of the content is recycled. Also, since she’s not an aging-well expert or a medical professional, she’s mostly relying on other experts to actually give her the facts.

In these recessionary times, my recommendation would be for you to visit your local library and read a borrowed copy of the book without committing to it. If you like it … then you can always come back to Amazon and buy it. If you live in America and if you do have the Amazon Kindle (lucky you), then you can always purchase it for a low price and chose to read it fully if you find it interesting or discard it after a few chapters if you find it to be a regurgitation.

>>>>> If you missed Robin’s “What’s Age Got to Do with It?” show, you can catch the highlights here:

What’s Age Got to do with it?

Robin and her team of beauty experts makeover Shelly and Sheri

Robin McGraw, Dr. Phil and Steven “Cojo” Cojocaru sit down and discuss style and fashion makeover for Shelly and Sheri

Robin McGraw consults with renowned esthetician Janet Harris to talk about beauty on a budget

Robin designs her own lipstick shade with the help of Hana Zalzal, president of Cargo Cosmetics

Here’s a short video from You Tube of Robin McGraw’s take on the “why” of her new book:

>>>> So do you think that Robin McGraw is a style icon and do you think she’s aging beautifully? Leave me your comment below … I’d love to know your point of view on the topic.

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