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Author
Series
Rainbow Fish (Picture books) volume 1
Publisher
Distributed in the United States by North-South Books Inc., New York
Language
Español
Description
The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.
2) The Belles
Author
Series
Belles (Dhonielle Clayton) volume 1
Language
English
Description
"In a world where Beauty is a commodity only a few control, one Belle will learn the dark secrets behind her powers, and rise up to change the world"--
Author
Publisher
Perigee Book
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
An analysis of the ways in which evolution shapes human behavior and human lives draws on the field of evolutionary psychology to offer revealing glimpses of human nature and to shed new light on why humans do the things that they do.
Author
Language
English
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"Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the...
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Language
English
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Description
This fast-paced novel examines the lives, loves, and sacrifices of the visionaries who invented the modern cosmetics industry: Josiah Herzenstein, born in a Polish Jewish Shtlel, the entrepreneur who transforms herself into a global style icon and the richest woman in the world, Josephine Herz; Constance Gardiner, her rival, the ultimate society woman who invents the door-to-door business and its female workforce but whose deepest secret threatens...
Author
Series
Belles (Dhonielle Clayton) volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Rebellious and outspoken Edel Beauregard enters the Beauty Trials--a deadly competition to find the next Queen of Orleans.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the acclaimed editor of Our Women on the Ground comes a dazzling exploration of the intersections of beauty and power around the globe, told through the lens of an iconic cosmetic From the distant past to the present, with fingers and felt-tipped pens, metallic powders and gel pots, humans have been drawn to lining their eyes. The aesthetic trademark of figures ranging from Nefertiti to Amy Winehouse, eyeliner is one of our most enduring cosmetic...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Veronique Vincent is a star. At age twenty-two, she is one of the most sought-after models in fashion, gracing the covers of magazines and walking the runways of haute couture shows across the globe. Yet, despite being the consummate professional, Veronique wants little of the glamorous life that modeling affords her. The beloved daughter of a hardworking single mother, she has always preferred spending time at home or with her kindhearted boyfriend...
10) Specials
Author
Series
Uglies volume 3
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious Ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor, frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary Pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally's never been ordinary and now she's been turned into one of them. A superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the Uglies down and the Pretties stupid. The strength,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Image
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Make-up, as we know it, has only been commercially available in the last 100 years, but applying decoration to the face and body may be one of the oldest global social practices. Lisa Eldridge, one of the world's foremost make-up artists--with a very large and loyal public following of her own--has written the first real history of the subject. Face Paint will explore the reasons behind make-up's use, the actual materials employed and manufactured...
13) Uglies
Author
Series
Uglies volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all.
Publisher
Press 2 Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the lifestyle of contemporary women that emulate the makeup, fashion and vintage style of women in the 40’s & 50’s. These ladies champion freedom of self-expression, self-confidence, diversity, and total body acceptance - no matter what size or shape - while competing to be crowned Miss Viva Las Vegas in the largest and most heralded Pinup contest in the world.
Publisher
Lightbeam
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Campbell Ritchie is a celebrity makeup artist on a mission to promote makeup and skincare products that are better for our skin and better for our planet. She doesn't just talk about cleaner, greener products. She walks the walk, doing research on products that are actually clean and actually green, not just greenwashed.
18) Smile
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
An autobiography in graphic novel format describes how the author lost two of her front teeth in an accident when she was twelve, and her subsequent struggles with various corrective dental techniques throughout adolescence.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A life-changing guide to reclaiming your relationship with your body and yourself Have you ever thought that if only you could change something about the way you looked, your life would be better? But the truth is that even if you were to magically attain the "perfect" body right now, your problems wouldn't be solved. Because body image issues are never just about the body. Body image issues are always about something deeper, and they always serve...
20) Hola! 2021
Publisher
[Hola, S.A.]
Pub. Date
[1946]
Language
Español
Description
Covers beauty, fashion, lifestyle and VIP news.
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