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Ugly beauty : Helena Rubinstein, L'Oreal, and the blemished history of looking good by Helena Rubinstein, Inc.;Rubinstein, Helena;Brandon, Ruth is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>From acclaimed novelist and cultural historian Ruth Brandon comes a captivating dual biography of the legendary founders of the cosmetics industry, Helena Rubinstein and Eugène Schueller, creator of L'Oréal. 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.<br></p>

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Author

Helena Rubinstein, Inc.;Rubinstein, Helena;Brandon, Ruth

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062041562

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Biography, Humanities

Rating

2.9 / 5 (158 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14