From acclaimed novelist and cultural historian Ruth Brandon comes
a captivating dual biography of the legendary founders of the cosmetics industry,
Helena Rubinstein and EugÉne Schueller, creator of L.OrÊal. Brandon.s gripping
and sometimes disturbing story of gender, power, and politics stretches back from
the darkest days of World War II, to the emergence of the modern fashion and makeup
industries, with magazines such as Vogue and Cosmopolitan and game-changing product
lines such as Avon and Mary Kay. Ugly Beauty resonates as well with its implications
for modern culture, as we enter an era when haute couture and cosmetology exert an
ever more powerful influence upon society at large.
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