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Gripping biographies of two extraordinary powder-puff prima donnas,Ó Miss Elizabeth Arden & Madame Helena Rubinstein, & the legacy they left: a story of feminine vanity & marketing genius. Behind the gloss & glamour of dreams in creams lay an obsession with business & rivalry with each other. These were women who were tough in business, who had a single vision -- an idea of what they believed in & would do anything to get there. Well-researched & written with humorous sensitivity, this is the definitive biography of women & their relationships to their faces in the 20th century. I have seldom enjoyed a book so much . . . the research is staggering . . .a wonderful read.Ó Black & white photos.Woodhead, Lindy is the author of 'War Paint: Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein: Their Lives, Their Times, Their Rivalry', published 2003 under ISBN 9781422351161 and ISBN 1422351165.
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