""Ding Dong! Avon Calling!" A whole generation of Americans can sing those words to the tune of a two-chime doorbell. The Avon Lady was made famous in the 1950s by the legion of suburban women who rang doorbells and gave away tiny lipstick samples shaped like bullets. Some would know the Avon Lady through a stack of catalogs left in a staff lounge or on a counter at the beauty shop. Today, the Avon Lady most likely appears as an e-representative through...

It all starts with your skin! In Korea, healthy, glowing skin is the ideal form of beauty, achievable by anyone--and this skin-first philosophy has taken the world by storm. In this book, Charlotte Cho, of leading beauty/lifestyle website Soko Glam, guides you through the celebrated Korean ten-step skincare routine--and far beyond--for the clearest and most radiant skin of your life, with step-by-step tutorials, skin-care tips, advice on products...

"This fast-paced novel examines the lives, loves, and sacrifices of the visionaries who invented the modern cosmetics industry: Josiah Herzenstein, born in a Polish Jewish Shtlel, the entrepreneur who transforms herself into a global style icon and the richest woman in the world, Josephine Herz; Constance Gardiner, her rival, the ultimate society woman who invents the door-to-door business and its female workforce but whose deepest secret threatens...

Hoping to be as beautiful as a movie star, Julie excitedly buys and applies various kinds of makeup, but the people around her do not react the way she expects.

"This is a beauty bible for the golden ages of style. From the Jazz Age bob and 1940s Victory Rolls to the vibrant colors of the 1980s, recreate the most memorable makeup and hair looks of the twentieth century with step-by-step photography and clear, concise instructions. In Timeless, renowned film, television, and fashion makeup artist Louise Young--along with leading film industry hairstylist Loulia Sheppard--has created an accurate, practical...