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Fashions in Makeup
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In this highly praised volume, Richard Corson chronicles the pursuit of beauty from Ancient Egypt to the present day. Concentrating mainly on makeup traditions of the Western world, with some examples from other countries included for comparison. Corson describes the cosmetics with which men and women have decorated their faces, how they have applied them, and what they looked like as a result.
It is an essential reference for students, makeup artists, costume designers, actors, illustrators, beauty consultants, social historians and all those interested in the use and application of cosmetics. Fashions in Makeup: From Ancient to Modern Times also makes fascinating reading for all those more generally interested in the subject.
Title: Fashions in Makeup
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In this highly praised volume, Richard Corson chronicles the pursuit of beauty from Ancient Egypt to the present day.
Concentrating mainly on makeup traditions of the Western world, with some examples from other countries included for comparison.
Corson describes the cosmetics with which men and women have decorated their faces, how they have applied them, and what they looked like as a result.
It is an essential reference for students, makeup artists, costume designers, actors, illustrators, beauty consultants, social historians and all those interested in the use and application of cosmetics.
Fashions in Makeup: From Ancient to Modern Times also makes fascinating reading for all those more generally interested in the subject.
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