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From the author of MR SELFRIDGE, the glittering story of two remarkable women - Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein - and their legacy which touches the lives of virtually all women today: the creation of the modern cosmetics and beauty industry.

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I have seldom enjoyed a book so much . . . the research is staggering . . . a wonderful read -- Lulu Guinness
The definitive biography of women and their relationships to their faces in the twentieth century -- Linda Grant * GUARDIAN *
What a relief it is to read so detailed and well-researched a book . . . Woodhead knows her stuff -- Fay Weldon * SUNDAY TIMES *
Gripping biographies of these powder-puff prima donnas. At the same time . . . the history of make-up through the twentieth century -- Val Hennessey * DAILY MAIL *
Written with humorous sensitivity and sympathy -- Nicky Haslam * LITERARY REVIEW *
These were women who were tough in business, who had a single vision - an idea of what they believed in and would do anything to get there -- Bobbi Brown

War Paint

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    A Paperback / softback by Lindy Woodhead

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      Publisher Orion Publishing Co
      Published 16 March 2017
      ISBN-13 9781474606493
      978-1474606493
      ISBN-10 1474606490
      Also in:
      Biography Biography: business and industry Business, Finance & Law Hospitality and service industries Cultural studies: dress and society

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From the author of MR SELFRIDGE, the glittering story of two remarkable women - Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein - and their legacy which touches the lives of virtually all women today: the creation of the modern cosmetics and beauty industry.

      Trade Review
      I have seldom enjoyed a book so much . . . the research is staggering . . . a wonderful read -- Lulu Guinness
      The definitive biography of women and their relationships to their faces in the twentieth century -- Linda Grant * GUARDIAN *
      What a relief it is to read so detailed and well-researched a book . . . Woodhead knows her stuff -- Fay Weldon * SUNDAY TIMES *
      Gripping biographies of these powder-puff prima donnas. At the same time . . . the history of make-up through the twentieth century -- Val Hennessey * DAILY MAIL *
      Written with humorous sensitivity and sympathy -- Nicky Haslam * LITERARY REVIEW *
      These were women who were tough in business, who had a single vision - an idea of what they believed in and would do anything to get there -- Bobbi Brown

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