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War Paint

Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein: Their Lives, their Times, their Rivalry

Lindy Woodhead

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English
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
16 May 2017
WAR PAINT is the story of two extraordinary women, Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein, and the legacy they left: a story of feminine vanity and marketing genius. Behind the gloss and glamour lay obsession with business and rivalry with each other. Despite working for over six decades in the same business, these two geniuses never met face to face - until now.

'The definitive biography of women and their relationships to their faces in the twentieth century' Linda Grant, Guardian

'I have seldom enjoyed a book so much . . . the research is staggering . . . a wonderful read' Lulu Guinness

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Imprint:   Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 35mm
Weight:   390g
ISBN:   9781474606493
ISBN 10:   1474606490
Pages:   512
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Lindy Woodhead worked in international fashion public relations for over 25 years. During the late 1980s she spent two years as the first woman on Harvey Nichols' board of directors. Lindy retired from fashion in 2000 to concentrate on writing; her first book, War Paint (Virago), a biography of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, was published in 2003. Her second book, Shopping, Seduction & Mr Selfridge (Profile), was adapted into an ITV drama that ran for four series. She is a regular contributor to The Spectator and The Times Saturday Magazine. A Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, she is married with two sons and lives in southwest London and southwest France.

Reviews for War Paint: Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein: Their Lives, their Times, their Rivalry

What a relief it is to read so detailed and well-researched a book . . . Woodhead knows her stuff - SUNDAY TIMES They wrote their names in lipstick across the world Gripping biographies of these powder-puff prima donnas. At the same time . . . the history of make-up through the twentieth century - DAILY MAIL Written with humorous sensitivity and sympathy - LITERARY REVIEW These were women who were tough in business, who had a single vision - an idea of what they believed in and would do anything to get there


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