New book by Aileen Ribeiro on the history of cosmetics

Facing Beauty: Painted Women and Cosmetic Art, published 5^th December 2011 by Yale University Press. ISBN: 9780300124866 . UK £30, US $45.00 

A book on the relationships between women and cosmetics and covering in the main the period 1540 to 1940, Aileen Ribeiro is always good value for money, for reviews look at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/non_fictionreviews/8899054/Facing-Beauty-Painted-Women-and-Cosmetic-Art-by-Aileen-Ribeiro-review.html

and

http://austenonly.com/2011/12/12/book-review-facing-beauty-painted-women-and-cosmetic-art-by-aileen-ribeiro/