Beauty and Cosmetics 1550 to 1950 (Shire Library Book 633)
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The source of tremendous power and the focus of incredible devotion, throughout history notions of beauty have been integral to social life and culture. Each age has had its own standards: a gleaming white brow during the Renaissance, the black eyebrows considered charming in the early eighteenth century, and the thin lips thought desirable by Victorians. Beauty has ensured good marriages, enabled social mobility and offered fame and notoriety, and has led women – and some men – to remarkable lengths in cultivating it, from the dangerous quantities of lead applied by Elizabeth I, to the women of the 1940s and '50s, who employed face powder, lipstick and mascara to look their best during the privations of war and austerity, creating a chic appearance to which many still aspire. Review: An excellent book! - An excellent book on the history of cosmetics. It is very well written, informative and entertaining. It is a short book, I would have loved to read more, but so engaging I read it all in one sitting. There are also so many great pictures, paintings and cosmetic ads of old. Review: Enjoyed it but I was left wanting to know more! - I was a bit underwhelmed when I saw the size of the book. Very thin and doesn’t have a lot of pages. I still enjoyed reading it... I only wished there was more information. At times the content seemed rushed and some quotes, pictures and stories lacked deeper context. In other words I WANTED MORE, which means it was very entertaining and fun. Definitely worth it if you love make-up, beauty and history.
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M**Y
An excellent book!
An excellent book on the history of cosmetics. It is very well written, informative and entertaining. It is a short book, I would have loved to read more, but so engaging I read it all in one sitting. There are also so many great pictures, paintings and cosmetic ads of old.
N**A
Enjoyed it but I was left wanting to know more!
I was a bit underwhelmed when I saw the size of the book. Very thin and doesn’t have a lot of pages. I still enjoyed reading it... I only wished there was more information. At times the content seemed rushed and some quotes, pictures and stories lacked deeper context. In other words I WANTED MORE, which means it was very entertaining and fun. Definitely worth it if you love make-up, beauty and history.
D**Y
Wonderful book
I loved reading the history of cosmetics and beauty styles I had no idea about until now! What made this book even better where the examples through paintings and pictures of how the author described each era.
J**P
Not bad at all.
This is a VERY concise text. I read it cover-to-cover in about two hours and was hoping it would be a bit more extensive. However, the information presented is interesting and sparked a desire for more reading. It's a good, simple read but is still informative and engaging.
D**S
Three Stars
Great for research
S**.
Nicely done, thank you Sarah Jane Downing
Pleasant little book which includes illustrations from ancient times to 1950. Discovering the odd things women (and sometimes men) did for beauty, in the 1500s especially, is worth the read alone! It is also interesting to learn how the public's attitude towards the use of artifice evolved through time. Very enjoyable. Nicely done, thank you Sarah Jane Downing!
O**R
Great information, well written and interesting...
Great book if one is interested in beauty history, the history of what women have done throughout the ages to make themselves 'pretty'. Interesting read, and worth your time. Not dry and boring, but well written historical perspective.
S**K
Quick read full of content.
Fun little book and a good read. Love the pictures and illustrations in it. Great content!
B**R
interessant und sehr informativ
auf Gemälden um ca. 1500 (zB.Venus von Bottichelli) haben Frauendarstellungen oft einen sehr hohen Haaransatz. Das war nicht nur ein Schönheitsideal das die Maler übertrieben dargestellt haben, nein, aua die Frauen haben sich die Haare ausgerissen. Mir war das neu. Wer sich für derartige Dinge interessiert ist bei diesem Buch richtig. Englisch, erstaunlich leicht geschrieben. Das Buch macht Spass. Volle Punktzahl.
C**E
fantastic book!!
For what looks like a small library book which I would normally it is packed with clear useful information! Every single page has beautiful historically correct images and a heaps of detailed descriptions and references to texts from the era the author is describing. I was very pleased with this book as a makeup artist and teacher. Only downside I had was that I bought it from a separate seller, not directly from amazon and the book itself was not in great condition. The pages were all stuck together where it looks like some fluid has got to it.
M**D
Da avere
Uno dei libri più interessanti che abbia letto sull’evoluzione del Makeup nelle epoche. Peccato non riuscire a trovarne altri così
J**.
Escaso.
Es un libro pequeñito con muy pocas páginas que podría estar bien para alguien que no tenga mucha información sobre el tema. Hay algunas cosas interesantes pero realmente si quieres una historia del maquillaje más completa me decantaría por otros.
M**E
One Star
Its just a pamphlet. Found more information using Google. Not worth the price.
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