Fashions in Makeup From Ancient to Modern

A fascinating, lavishly documented survey of fashions in makeup through the ages, extending from ancient Egypt To The present. "Chronicles in devastating detail the history of that absorbing folly - the pursuit of beauty... An encyclopedic study, a v

Richard Corson taught theatrical makeup in colleges and universities throughout the United States and worked as a theatrical makeup consultant. His book, Stage Makeup, has become the standard text on the subject, while his three valuable social histories, Fashions in Makeup, Fashions in Hair, and Fashions in Eyeglasses, are renowned as classics in their field.

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1 FASHIONS IN MAKEUP

1

(6)

2 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

7

(66)

Ancient Egypt

The Middle East

The Indus Valley

Ancient Greece

The Etruscans

Ancient Rome

Early Christian Period

3 THE MIDDLE AGES

73

(20)

Paints and Washes

Rouge - Eye Makeup

Hair

Bathing

Mirrors

Asia and Africa

Primitive Tribes

4 THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE

93

(8)

Paints and Washes

Teeth and Hair

Bathing and Perfumes

5 ELIZABETHAN DAYS

101

(20)

Paints and Washes

Patches

Hair

Teeth

Baths and Perfumes

Men

6 THE EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 1603-1625

121

(14)

The Ideal Beauty

Paints and Powders

A Treatise Against Painting

Patches and Patching

Perfumes

Asia and Africa

7 THE MID-SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 1625-1659

135

(22)

The English Gentlewoman

Paradoxes and Problemes

The Compleat Woman

Queen of Hungary Water

The Painted Face

Spots and Patches

Makeup for Men

Around the World

Theatrical Makeup

Hair and Teeth

Baths and Perfumes

The Sin of Painting

8 THE RESTORATION 1660-1685

157

(15)

Decency in Conversation Amongst Women

The Fashionable Look

Paints and Washes

Spots and Patches

England's Vanity

9 THE LATE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 1685-1700

172

(15)

The Ladies Dictionary

Paint, Powder, and Patches

Mundus Muliebris

Recipes for Beauty

10 THE EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 1700-1737

187

(27)

Paints and Painting

Recipes for Beauty

Applying the Paint

The Spectator

Lady Mary on Tour

The Poets Complain

Patching

Men and Cosmetics

11 THE MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 1737-1770

214

(31)

Painted Ladies

The Use of Rouge

Reports from Abroad

Citizen of the World

The Feminine Ideal

Cosmetic Aids

The Art of Preserving Beauty

Patches and Patching

Cosmetics for Men

The Colonial Lady

The Cost of Beauty

Hair

Bathing and Perfumes

12 THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 1770-1800

245

(46)

Paints and Painting

Plocacosmos

Pigeon's Water

The Toilet of Flora

Critics of Painting

The Voyages of Captain Cook

Theatrical Makeup

Mountains of Hair

Help Wanted

Problems in Cleanliness

13 THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY 1800-1837

291

(24)

From Painted to Pale

The Art of Beauty

The Duties of a Lady's Maid

Help for Women

Makeup for Men

Hair

Travels Abroad

14 THE EARLY VICTORIANS 1837-1860

315

(22)

Helpful Hints

Female Beauty

Mid-Century Cosmetics

Women's Hair

Toilet Table Talk

Lola Montez

Habits of Good Society

Public Baths

15 THE MID-VICTORIANS 1860-1880

337

(24)

The Girl of the Period

Madame Rachel

Good Society Aids to Beauty

Rouge

Powders

Face Enamel

Eyebrow Colouring

Vein Colouring

Complexion Aids and Washes

Soaps and Dentifrices

Court Plaster

16 THE LATE VICTORIANS 1880-1900

361

(32)

The Painted Face

My Lady's Dressing Room

Harriet Hubbard Ayer

The Art of Beauty

Eve's Glossary

Care of the Skin

Whitewashes and Powders

Rouge

Eyes and Eyebrows

Veins and Bosoms

Hair

Fin de Siècle

A Defence of Cosmetics

17 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1900-1910

393

(27)

The Woman Beautiful

Hair in 1901

Requisites for Beauty Care

The Art of Being Beautiful

Available Cosmetics

Dabrooks' Bath-Fume

The Winter of 1903

Hints from Vogue

Tous les Secrets de la Femme

Mme Leclaire and Harriet Hubbard Ayer

Cosmetics 1907

End of a Decade

18 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1910-1920

420

(33)

Beauty Parlours

Letters to the Editor

Beauty in 1911

New Products, 1912

Beauty and Health

The Gentleman of 1912

New Products, 1913

Beauty Secrets of the Famous

Perfumes and Cosmetics, 1915

A Trip to New York

Bathrooms and Boudoirs

Pretty Poisons

In Defence of Makeup

Advice from Vogue

Fashions of 1919

19 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1920-1930

453

(40)

Makeup in 1921

Cosmetic Aids, 1923

The Little Red Box of Courage

Painted Lilies

Whither Are We Drifting?

The Mid-Twenties

The American Woman, 1925

New Products, 1925

Making Up, 1926

Fashions of 1927

Beauty Promotion, 1928

The Cost of Makeup, 1928

Pockets of Resistance

Men Versus Paint

3000 Miles of Lipstick

20 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1930-1940

493

(26)

The Beauty Salons

Helena Rubinstein

Trends in Makeup, 1931

Letter from Lalla

A New Colour Consciousness

Dangerous Cosmetics

Beauty Secrets

The Mid-Thirties

The English Debutante

Cosmetics for Men, 1937

The Late Thirties

21 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1940-1960

519

(30)

Makeup in Wartime

Cosmetics for Men, 1945

The Mid-Forties

The Late Forties

The Painted Look

Fire and Ice

The Mid-Fifties

The Late Fifties

22 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1960-1970

549

(41)

Fashions of 1963

Seal Fuzz and Cow's Blood

The Sculptured Look

The Exotic Look

New Trends, 1966

Contour Makeup, 1967

Glitter and Glint

The Polished Look

Tanners and Toners

Focus on Eyes

Travelling Lady

A Business of Moonbeams

The Spotted Look

Makeup for Men

A Touch of the Bizarre

23 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The Seventies to the New Millennium

590

(23)

The Seventies: Flappers, Fairies, Dolls and Punks

The Eighties: The Dynasty Decade from New Romantics to the Rise of the Supermodel

The Nineties: Superwaifs, Rock Chicks, Icons and the Eco-friendly Face

24 INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY TO THE FUTURE

613

(7)

The Future

Epilogue

BIBLIOGRAPHY

620

(6)

INDEX

626

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