Face paint : the story of makeup / Lisa Eldridge.

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    • Abstract:
      Summary: "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, Lisa Eldridge reveals the entire history of the art form, from Egyptian and Classical times up through the Victorian age and golden era of Hollywood, and also surveys the cutting-edge makeup science of today and tomorrow. Face Paint explores the practical and idiosyncratic reasons behind makeup's use, the actual materials employed over generations, and the glamorous icons that people emulate, it is also a social history of women and the ways in which we can understand their lives through the prism and impact of makeup."--Publisher's website.
    • Content Notes:
      Introduction -- Prologue: the painted face -- The ancient palette. Red: beauty's most enduring shade -- White: the politics and power of pale -- Black: beauty's dark mark -- The business of beauty. Media and motivation: creating the dream -- The beauty pioneers: visionaries and vaudeville -- History in your handbag: folk remedies to global brands -- The bleeding edge: into the future -- Afterword: I want to look like you.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
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    • Other Titles:
      Story of makeup.
    • ISBN:
      9781419717963 :
    • Accession Number:
      2014959338
    • Accession Number:
      920022752
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.969987