Download PDF Inventing Beauty A History of the Innovations that Have Made Us Beautiful Teresa Riordan 9780767914512 Books
Download PDF Inventing Beauty A History of the Innovations that Have Made Us Beautiful Teresa Riordan 9780767914512 Books
Download As PDF : Inventing Beauty A History of the Innovations that Have Made Us Beautiful Teresa Riordan 9780767914512 Books
There are no ugly women, only lazy ones.
—Helena Rubinstein
In this fascinating, meticulously researched romp through the annals of the beauty industry, New York Times patents columnist Teresa Riordan throws back the curtain on a century of shrewd, canny women who have knowingly deployed artifice in a ceaseless battle to captivate the inherently roving eye of the male.
When it comes to the opposite sex, males from many species are easily deceived. Male fireflies will flirt with flashlights. So is it any surprise that the male of the human species has been fooled by lips painted cherry red and breasts built up into silicone summits? Riordan explores that strange intersection of science, fashion, and business where beauty is engineered and finds that, for generations, social trends and technological innovations have fueled a nonstop assembly line of potions and contraptions that women have enthusiastically put to use in the quest for feminine flawlessness.
We learn why the first lipsticks were orange. Why respectable women used the first vibrators not just for naughtiness but also to eradicate their wrinkles. Why the bustle started small but ultimately grew so impressive that a proper lady could balance an entire tea service on her rump. And why, but for mascara, Greta Garbo might have been just another chunky Swede with bad teeth.
Beauty inventions, Teresa Riordan has found, can put the resourceful and the imaginative on an even playing field with the congenitally beautiful. Countless women have pushed, pulled, tweezed, squeezed, and spackled themselves into synthetic loveliness. Inventing Beauty is a delightful history of that noble effort, from head to tail.
Download PDF Inventing Beauty A History of the Innovations that Have Made Us Beautiful Teresa Riordan 9780767914512 Books
"Thorough and entertaining, I am really enjoying this book."
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Inventing Beauty A History of the Innovations that Have Made Us Beautiful Teresa Riordan 9780767914512 Books Reviews
- Although not a bad book, it was a tad tedious in parts, unless you have a big hard-on for patent law. I will say, as a Cosmetology Instructor, that the use of Electricity in the field of Esthetics is not just 'woo', but is truly helpful. Comedomes (zits) can be quickly treated, without scarring, using the sterilising effects of the Blue Rays. The Violet Rays have a wonderful tonic effect on a persons' entire system, as well as being very efficacious in the treatment of Alopecia, Dandruff, and Rosacea, no matter the cause. The Red and Green Rays have their uses too. As an industry professional, I would seriously question the standards of ANY Esthetician if she DIDN'T use Electricity in her facial and body treatments. You're just wasting your time and money otherwise.
- I received the book very quickly. Just started reading it and already it proves to be well written. Abundantly illustrated.
- My copy of 'Inventing Beauty' arrived just the other day, and I find myself carrying it wherever I go, dipping into it for "just one more" section.
I keep wanting to tap complete strangers on the shoulder and say, "Did you know..." and then share with them some bizarre tidbit such as the fact that movie stars in the 1940s used a mechanical contraption called a Hollywood Lift -- made of glue, silk thread, and rubber bands -- to pull their sagging faces upward. Makes me want to rent some old movies and look for telltale signs on those ultra-smooth faces!
This book is a lot of fun, and would make a great gift for any woman, of any age.
--Janis Jaquith, author of "Birdseed Cookies A Fractured Memoir" - This book is such a fun fact filled read for any beauty enthusiast! Love it and plan to read it again.
- This was the first book I have ever read about the history of the beauty industry. I really enjoyed it and I thought that it had a lot of interesting information. My only complaint is that the book did not go into a lot of detail about hair products, there was a whole chapter about hair removal techniques but there wasn't any information about hair dye, hair curlers, ect. I wish that the book would have gone into more depth about those subjects.
- Great Read
- I collect vintage makeup, and was very interested in this book. I found most of it to be fascinating. The author relies heavily on patent information and includes many drawings of the inventions that changed the way women looked through the decades. I do wish it had been longer, though. Many of the subjects deserved longer chapters.
- Thorough and entertaining, I am really enjoying this book.
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