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A history of make-up
A history of make-up from the Ancient Egyptians to modern times (date of publication, 1970).
144 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1970
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February 10, 2009
I really liked this book - it was interesting as well as helpful for research. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because some of the more ... controversial? ... statements had no citations to back them up.
For example: Did you know Victorian women engaged in nipple piercing? There is a quote which backs this up, saying how pleasurable it is, from what is described as a primary source magazine, but the name of said magazine is not given (nor the date of the issue).
Maybe it's just me, but for something that shocking, I would have at least given the name and date of the source material - in a footnote if nothing else.
It is difficult to believe that a middle-class, Victorian lady (who was, I believe, the target audience for such magazines) would do such a thing, or that a publisher would encourage her so to do.
And why would a Victorian prostitute be writing in to a magazine?
I would love to get my hands on whatever the primary source material was. If anyone has ever come across references to nipple-piercing during Victorian times, please let me know.
For example: Did you know Victorian women engaged in nipple piercing? There is a quote which backs this up, saying how pleasurable it is, from what is described as a primary source magazine, but the name of said magazine is not given (nor the date of the issue).
Maybe it's just me, but for something that shocking, I would have at least given the name and date of the source material - in a footnote if nothing else.
It is difficult to believe that a middle-class, Victorian lady (who was, I believe, the target audience for such magazines) would do such a thing, or that a publisher would encourage her so to do.
And why would a Victorian prostitute be writing in to a magazine?
I would love to get my hands on whatever the primary source material was. If anyone has ever come across references to nipple-piercing during Victorian times, please let me know.
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