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An Atlas of Natural Beauty: Botanical Ingredients for Retaining and Enhancing Beauty
The perfect gift book from Paris’s iconic apothecary L’Officine Universelle Buly captures the elegance and sophistication of the Parisian beauty standard in a beautifully illustrated and detailed guide—with easy-to-follow recipes—to retaining and enhancing natural beauty.
“Nothing is simpler, more enjoyable, more self-evident, or more efficient than taking good, natural care of yourself.” This is the philosophy of L’Officine Universelle Buly, a reincarnation of the legendary Parisian beauty emporium established in 1803. Since then, it has brought natural skin and body care to seven cities across the world, offering clays, oils, plant-based powders, and other gifts from nature collected by Victoire de Taillac and Ramdane Touhami over the course of their international travels. An Atlas of Natural Beauty is the result of their research and an encyclopedic guide to simple recipes and protocols that will help anyone retain and enhance their natural beauty.
This exquisitely designed book allows you to sample Buly’s unique aesthetic heritage as a French apothecary, as well as discover the modern uses, properties, and home beauty recipes for more than eighty exotic and diverse range of seeds, flowers, oils, trees, fruits, and herbs. From apricot and avocado to argan oil, jasmine, and jojoba, each ingredient is accompanied by a gorgeous illustration, its providence, its primary use, and recipes for how to use it as a beauty solution now. These ingredients are easy to find, and the recipes are easy to replicate, whether it’s making a simple oat bath to smooth skin, a sake lotion for your scalp, or a lemon “shine water” to brighten blonde hair. An Atlas of Natural Beauty is the perfect gift for newcomers and obsessives alike, empowering us all to take care of ourselves and feel confident in our skin.
“Nothing is simpler, more enjoyable, more self-evident, or more efficient than taking good, natural care of yourself.” This is the philosophy of L’Officine Universelle Buly, a reincarnation of the legendary Parisian beauty emporium established in 1803. Since then, it has brought natural skin and body care to seven cities across the world, offering clays, oils, plant-based powders, and other gifts from nature collected by Victoire de Taillac and Ramdane Touhami over the course of their international travels. An Atlas of Natural Beauty is the result of their research and an encyclopedic guide to simple recipes and protocols that will help anyone retain and enhance their natural beauty.
This exquisitely designed book allows you to sample Buly’s unique aesthetic heritage as a French apothecary, as well as discover the modern uses, properties, and home beauty recipes for more than eighty exotic and diverse range of seeds, flowers, oils, trees, fruits, and herbs. From apricot and avocado to argan oil, jasmine, and jojoba, each ingredient is accompanied by a gorgeous illustration, its providence, its primary use, and recipes for how to use it as a beauty solution now. These ingredients are easy to find, and the recipes are easy to replicate, whether it’s making a simple oat bath to smooth skin, a sake lotion for your scalp, or a lemon “shine water” to brighten blonde hair. An Atlas of Natural Beauty is the perfect gift for newcomers and obsessives alike, empowering us all to take care of ourselves and feel confident in our skin.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published October 26, 2017
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November 24, 2018
Beautifully illustrated and extremely thorough collection of botanical ingredients for a more natural you!
November 10, 2020
I've been reading books on making natural beauty products out of necessity because of hyper reactive skin issues. This book is a directory of some of the most popular natural ingredients. It explains each ingredient in detail and offers very simple recipes for each one. It has really helped me make thoughtful choices about which ingredients to try for my particular issues. If you're looking for a book with emulsion recipes, this one may not be for you. If you're interested in skin care in it's simplest form, you may like this.
January 2, 2021
As an Indonesian, I feel proud when reading this book, since most of the ingredients listed can be found easily in any traditional markets and supermarkets all over Indonesia with cheap prices. Sadly we hardly ever use them as cosmetics/make natural skincare products out of them (we usually use the materials as food seasonings).
Very informative!
Very informative!
December 16, 2018
Wonderful book for someone who is just starting to explore botanicals and their benefits, as well as for those who needed a refresher course. Just the right amount of information without being too overwhelming, the illustrations are gorgeous, and the recipes cover a variety of topics.
December 11, 2018
Great information, loved the individual plant profiles and history/uses included. May get again to make some of the recipes, but right now it is a bit over my head.
April 6, 2019
I am in love with this book! It was an absolutely-add-it-to-my-amazon-cart-immediately kinda love!
July 20, 2019
Fun read and well laid out. I struggled with how few of the ingredients are available in North America and / or Europe to truly make the formulas accessible.
August 23, 2019
invaluable knowledge about plants and the cultures from which these resources are retrieved from.
April 3, 2020
This book is the ultimate guide for natural beauty. I love all the ingredients and diy beauty recipes. I find myself rereading about these ingredients frequently.
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