Cosmetics, Hair & Beauty

Fashion imagery has existed for hundreds of years and yet the methods used by scholars to understand it have remained mostly historical and descrip...

We've all had those moments. The ones where you look in the mirror and nothing feels ok. For Anita Bhagwandas, this started when she was a child an...

Discover the joys of all-natural body care. Stephanie Tourles shows you how to use fruit, flowers, herbs, and minerals to craft healthy products th...

Sensational Recipes for Silky-Smooth Hands!Experience the best moisturizers that nature has to offer! Whether you're an office worker or a stone ma...

The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity .Every day, women around the world are confr...

Your short cut to stylish home hairdressing Ever wondered if you could hack it at cutting your friends' and family's hair, or could even make it as...

The Business of Beauty is a unique exploration of the history of beauty, consumption, and business in Victorian and Edwardian London. Illuminating ...

The Little Book of Essential Oils is a modern guide to enhancing your life and wellbeing through the power of essential oils. Featuring a directory...

Looks can be deceiving, and in a society where one's status and access to opportunity are largely attendant on physical appearance, the issue of ho...

Looks can be deceiving, and in a society where one's status and access to opportunity are largely attendant on physical appearance, the issue of ho...

How the founders of Beekman 1802 turned a dream into a multimillion-dollar business—and how you can, too.After growing up in rural, middle-class fa...

The concept of beauty and its impact on social interactions has spurred extensive research and discussions. Beauty products not only shape individu...

Leave the nail salon behind and ramp up your own manicure skills right at home with this nail art sticker book that provides thousands of trendy an...

Tattooing has become an increasingly popular phenomenon in the twenty first century, with growing numbers of sports stars and celebrities choosing ...

Throughout life, DNA reproduces and replaces itself continually. In optimal conditions, the copies are perfect, but as environment, diet and stress...

The best way to cure illness is to prevent it. And, according to nutritionist Dr Christine Lydon, illness prevention begins with good nutrition, we...

Bad Hair Day? We all have 'em. Embrace the mess--the frizzies, flyaways, bad bangs, wild mane and all--with Because of My Hair. In This whimsical b...

With so many skin care treatments available, and so many claims of miracle cures, it's hard to know what works and what doesn't. Beautiful Skin Rev...

Lead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible? Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful th...

Based on twelve months of in-depth ethnographic research in Japan with retailers, customers, wholesalers, writers and craftspeople, Selling the Kim...

Face veiling is relatively new in Indonesia. It is often stereotyped as a sign of extremism and the growing Arabisation of Indonesian Muslims. It i...

A Cute, Practical Guide Packed with Useful, Straightforward Information for All! In this day and age, women are expected to have a killer full-time...

Make floating candles, herbal soaps, and even a home spa Discover the secrets of color, shape, and scent the fun and easy way? Whether you're a be...

Danto simply and entertainingly traces the evolution of the concept of beauty over the past century and explores how it was removed from the defini...

The beauty therapist, increasingly called upon to administer massage, will welcome this manual. Its modern and practical approach will appeal to al...

As suffers will know, any dermatological condition can have adevastating effect leading to feelings of isolation and depression. Filling the gap b...

Praise for Goal Free Living Setting goals may be fine. But letting your goals take control of your life can be devastating. Goal-Free Living shows...

The interplay between clothes and social order in early modern societies is well known. Differences in dress and hierarchies of appearances coincid...

Your skin is one of the first things people notice when they meet you. It's the face you present to the world. By ensuring that your skin is in the...

Perfect for children, parents or anyone else keen to try their hand at face-painting anything from tigers, aliens and sharks to unicorns, rainbows ...

Thousands of students graduate from university each year. The lucky few have the rest of their lives mapped out in perfect detail – but for most, t...

Carole Maggio is the leading practitioner of 'natural facelifts', with an international client base. She has already written one bestselling book f...

'I've long wished perfumery to be taken seriously as an art, and for scent critics to be as fierce as opera critics, and for the wearers of certain...

This book, from Europe’s leading Mask director and co-founder of the Trestle Theatre Company, provides a fascinating demystification of the process...

Americans boast the largest waistlines in the world, suffering from epidemic levels of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Britain ...

From the latter part of the 19th century there was a fever of experiment resulting in the development of what were to become brand-named beauty pro...

Craft beautiful, sweet-smelling milk-based soaps safely and easily. In this fun and informative guide, Casey Makela shares her specialized techniqu...

A Fashion Director at "Elle" magazine, Nina Garcia knows trends and that balancing the classics with the trends is what style is all about. "The Li...