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Cosmetics & Fragrances

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Selected Books

Stephanie Pfriender Stylander
"We were all on the road: photographers, models, makeup artists, hairdressers, fashion stylists. Every week it was a different location in Europe ... We were young and in need of expression"
About Face by Scott Barnes
The WAH Nails Book of Nail Art
Nailed It: Nails | Fashion | Technique

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Beauty culture
Beauty operators
(includes hairdressers, manicurists, etc.)
Beauty personal
Includes most popular [non-scholarly] books on all aspects of cosmetics and beauty
Face painting
Film makeup
Makeup artists
Nail art
- Manicuring (for older books)
Theatrical makeup
[Names] e.g. Kevyn Aucoin, Way Bandy, Trish McEvoy, Val Garland

"How to Have Lovely Nails" (1924)

"The History of Modern Nail Polish"

(courtesy Hagley Museum and Library)