Face Paint
The Story of Makeup
by Lisa Eldridge
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Makeup, Art, and History.
(Librarian's note: The EPUB edition [585 pages] to this ISBN is provided here) (Librarian's note: The PDF edition [464 pages] to this ISBN is provided here) Makeup, as we know it, has only been commercially available in the last 100 years, but applying decoration to the face and body may be one of the oldest global social practices. In Face Paint, ...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Makeup, Art, and History.
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Dave Lackie
“Looking for a beauty book to start off the New Year with @Lisa_Eldridge 's Face Paint is a fascinating history of makeup and beauty from Egyptian and Classical times through the Victorian age and the golden age of Hollywood. It's a really interesting read. #protip”
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