Within the New York Occasions bestseller Face Paint, make-up artist Lisa Eldridge reveals all the historical past of the artwork kind, from Egyptian and Classical occasions by means of the Victorian age and golden period of Hollywood, and surveys the cutting-edge make-up science of in the present day and tomorrow.
“Make-up artist and Lancome world inventive director Lisa Eldridge drops critical information.” ―Marie Claire
“Clear your espresso desk and switch off YouTube—Lisa Eldridge’s ebook is a should learn.” ―Teen Vogue
Make-up, as we all know it, has solely been commercially out there within the final 100 years, however making use of ornament to the face and physique could also be one of many oldest world social practices. Face Paint explores the sensible and idiosyncratic causes behind make-up’s use, the precise supplies employed over generations, and the glamorous icons that folks emulate—from Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe to Madonna and Amy Winehouse—and particulars how they achieved their impact. Every chapter reveals nice business tales and larger-than-life tales from most of the founders of recent magnificence, together with Helena Rubinstein, Charles Revson, Elizabeth Arden, and Estee Lauder:
Crimson: Magnificence’s Most Enduring ShadeWhite: The Politics and Energy of PaleMedia and Motivation: Creating the DreamThe Magnificence Pioneers: Visionaries and VaudevilleHistory in Your Purse: People Treatments to International BrandsAnd extra!
Together with all of the fashion and celeb trappings, this lushly illustrated quantity additionally explores the position make-up has performed in girls’s historical past—and the intriguing attract and fascination make-up holds for us all. Additionally it is a social historical past of girls and the methods wherein we will perceive their lives by means of the prism and affect of make-up.
Writer : Abrams Picture; Illustrated version (October 13, 2015)
Language : English
Hardcover : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 1419717960
ISBN-13 : 978-1419717963
Merchandise Weight : 2.31 kilos
Dimensions : 8 x 1.2 x 10 inches
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