THE FINISHING TOUCH

The quest for physical beauty is essentially as old as Woman herself, according to A Complete Guide to Personal Loveliness from 1937 . This fascinating new book explores some of the materials and methods that womenand menhave used in the past to enhance or hold o n to their looks. Julian Walker opens up a curious, sometimes uncomfortable history of the human need to look beautiful. He reveals dozens of the (occasionally desperate) ways in which people have tried to make themselves more attractive. The book tells a story of ingenuity ...[Read more]