Compacts and Cosmetics
Beauty from Victorian Times to the Present Day
Published on 11. September 2009
256 pages
978-1-78340-863-4 (ISBN)
Description
A delightfully illustrated history of makeup and the beauty business.
Cosmetics go all the way back to ancient times. In this book, an expert in vintage accessories tells the story of beauty products from the nineteenth century to the present, revealing how both makeup and the women who wear it have changed.
Madeleine Marsh also delves into the subject of compacts, which have been a symbol of love for generations and are often beautiful works of art in themselves, worthy of collecting. And in addition to fascinating historical facts and gorgeous illustrations, she shares tips on what to buy and where, what to spot when buying, and how to make the most of your compacts, vintage cosmetics, or beauty accessories.
Cosmetics go all the way back to ancient times. In this book, an expert in vintage accessories tells the story of beauty products from the nineteenth century to the present, revealing how both makeup and the women who wear it have changed.
Madeleine Marsh also delves into the subject of compacts, which have been a symbol of love for generations and are often beautiful works of art in themselves, worthy of collecting. And in addition to fascinating historical facts and gorgeous illustrations, she shares tips on what to buy and where, what to spot when buying, and how to make the most of your compacts, vintage cosmetics, or beauty accessories.
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- CHAPTER ONE - The Foundation of Make-up
- Egypt
- Depilation and Moisturising
- Eye paint and Face make-up
- Skin Decoration and Tattooing
- Hair care
- Perfume
- Ancient Greece
- Rome
- Ungodly make-up
- CHAPTER TWO - Unpainted Ladies
- Unpainted ladies
- Home-made Remedies and Secret Make-up
- Criminal Cosmetics
- The Birth of Mass-Produced Beauty - The People's Stores
- Buying a perfect skin
- The Fragrant Lady
- Crowning Glory
- Wigs
- Curlers and Crimpers
- Pomades and Hair Oils
- Cleanliness is next to Godliness - Soap and Water
- CHAPTER THREE - Actresses, Mistresses, and Suffragettes
- Theatrical Make-up
- Stage Beauties
- Royal Mistresses
- Powder & Rouge
- The Gibson Girl
- Suffragette Style
- On the Turn of the Century Dressing table
- CHAPTER FOUR - Put on a Pretty Face
- FLAPPER FASHIONS - Is it a girl, is it a boy?
- KEEP YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL
- BEAUTY QUEENS
- SELLING BEAUTY: Are you wrinkly? Are you hairy? Do you smell?
- OOH LA LA! - Parisian Beauty
- MAKE-UP - STILL NAUGHTY AND NOT QUITE NICE
- CHAPTER FIVE - Hooray for Hollywood
- MAX FACTOR (c.1872 - 1938)
- VAMPS & IT GIRLS
- LIPSTICK LOVELIES
- MAKE-UP FOR THE MASSES
- CHAPTER SIX - On the Art Deco Dressing Table
- FACE MAKE-UP
- THE POWDER COMPACT
- EYE MAKE-UP
- LIPSTICK
- HAND CARE
- CHAPTER SEVEN - War Paint
- Put Your best Face Forward
- Arian Purity
- Lipstick - The Red Badge of Courage
- Gunpowder and Camouflage make-up
- The Austerity Dressing Table
- CHAPTER EIGHT - Immaculate Grooming
- The New Look
- The Curvaceous Fifties
- The Flawless Face
- Perfect Grooming
- Designer Luxury
- The Age of Boom
- Travel
- Ding Dong - Avon Calling
- Grown-up Glamour
- On The Post-War Dressing Table
- CHAPTER NINE - Swinging Make-up
- 'You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine!'
- Swinging Make-up
- Beehives, Wigs and Bobs
- Weight-Watching
- Are You Going to San Francisco?
- Revolutionary Hair
- On the Sixties Dressing Table
- CHAPTER TEN - Glam Men and Hairy Women
- Retro Girls
- Glam Men
- Hairy Women
- Hippie Chicks
- Charlie Girls
- Punk
- On The Seventies Dressing Table
- CHAPTER ELEVEN - Material Girls and Boys
- Dress for success
- Greed is Good
- Superwomen
- Boys Just Want To Have Fun
- Designer Style
- Feel the Burn
- Calorie Counting
- Protect and Survive
- On the eighties dressing table
- CHAPTER TWELVE - Bling, Botox or the Burqa?
- Grunge and Heroine Chic
- Subcultural styles - Tats and Piercings
- Goth
- Bling Bling
- Come to the Botox Party
- Age-Defying Creams - Holding Back the Years
- Professional Beauty
- Camera Face
- Make-up for Men
- Sisters are doing it for themselves
- On the Twenty-first Century Dressing Table
- APPENDIX - Buying Beauty
- Bibliography
- Index
