Ugly Beauty: The Ugly Face of the Beauty Business
Feb 2011 · Sold by Harper Collins
3.6star
5 reviews
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304
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About this ebook
From acclaimed novelist and cultural historian Ruth Brandon comes a captivating dual biography of the legendary founders of the cosmetics industry, Helena Rubinstein and Eugène Schueller, creator of L’Oréal. Brandon’s gripping and sometimes disturbing story of gender, power, and politics stretches back from the darkest days of World War II, to the emergence of the modern fashion and makeup industries, with magazines such as Vogue and Cosmopolitan and game-changing product lines such as Avon and Mary Kay. Ugly Beauty resonates as well with its implications for modern culture, as we enter an era when haute couture and cosmetology exert an ever more powerful influence upon society at large.
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3.6
5 reviews
Amy Waldorf
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October 14, 2013
Would have like more details on the conclusion of post war details. As well as more on the HR history post purchase such as failed US relaunch.
About the author
Ruth Brandon is a cultural historian and biographer. She has also written five detective stories and two literary novels. Brandon lives in London with her husband, art historian Philip Steadman.
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