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Westmore Beauty Book -- A Complete 1950s Guide to Vintage Makeup, Hairstyling and Beauty Techniques | 
| Author: Bud, Perc, Frank, Mont Westmore Wally
Publisher: Bramcost Publications
Category: Book
Buy New: $19.95
as of 7/31/2010 04:39 PDT details
Seller: bramcost
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 414966
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
ISBN: 1936049317
EAN: 9781936049318
ASIN: 1936049317
Publication Date: 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Originally published in 1956, this rare makeup, beauty and hairstyling book contains all of the information needed to create the glamorous movie-star look of the 1950s. Beginning with a self evaluation beauty questionnaire, the book will show you how to analyze, transform and perfect your own beauty by learning how to know and accent your best features while playing down and concealing your imperfections. Using this book, you'll discover the 1950s how-tos for: MAKEUP: cosmetics, foundations, face powders, rouge, lipstick, eye shadow, mascara, eyebrows, lips, cleansing creams, nourishing creams, skin fresheners, beauty problems; HAIR: custom home permanents, blocking, cutting, shampooing, pin-curling, bleaching, tinting, dyeing, hairstyles; PERSONALITY: poise, social graces, beauty and health, psychology of beauty; EXTRA-SPECIALS: photographic makeup, beauty progress chart, beauty aids, beauty bonuses, beauty budget, daily beauty routine, complete makeup procedure, questionnaires, charts, diagrams, pictures, comprehensive index.
The authors of this book were the Westmore brothers who all worked in the motion picture industry as Directors of Makeup and Hairstyling at various movie studios. Their combined experience and knowledge of beauty, makeup and hairdressing culminates in this book which offers guidance and advice just as the Westmore's gave to some of the world's loveliest movie stars.
The Westmore's explain with simple, easy-to-follow text and illustrations every aspect of beauty care and answer every beauty problem that may be yours -- all from a genuine 1950s viewpoint by those who created the makeup and beauty trends that defined the decade. With over 400 illustrations and step-by-step instruction, you'll have access to the Westmore's magic secrets, makeup tips and charts. Sample book contents and pages are shown at the top of this page.
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A complete Studio System makeover in one book July 4, 2010
KittenWithaWhip (Los Angeles, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This AMAZING book has been out of print for decades. It figures - I spent years hunting down a copy for $100 and then suddenly they reprint it for $20. Buy it while you can! This book has exact how-tos for makeup selection, application, haircutting, hairsetting, exercise, and even marvelous studio-invented cheats you can recreate for pennies, like the "Instant face lift" you can make with rubber bands and surgical tape, the telltale gadget hiding under your hair and wiping ten years off your face in seconds. This book even has instructions for making a pair of paper calipers to measure your face so you can see exactly where your features vary from the ideal, and how to fix the problem. As your teachers, you couldn't do better than the Westmore brothers: Talented, competitive brothers who worked their magic at every studio and on every face of Hollywood's Golden era. No modern makeup artist can recreate what these men INVENTED, so don't trust your face to anyone else. There's no way you'll ever use ALL the information in this book, it covers such a dazzling array of situations and techniques, and if you're interested in how the Studio System created STARS out of actors, the knowledge in this book will demonstrate just how much work went in to making a Bette or Marilyn or Elizabeth.
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