Category: Looking Good
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Grooming
Great Grooming for Girls Smith 1993 For the last 10 years, the only time I have heard “grooming” used is in the exploitive context. I am thinking this title for a teen beauty book, might cause a few second thoughts or glances. Of all the collections in a library, I…
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Lift that Face
Plastic surgery What You Need to Know- Before, During and After Marfuggi 1998 Last time I was at the dermatologists office, I saw so many before and after examples of fillers or other treatments. Most of these treatments, I had never heard of. Sadly, I couldn’t really tell the difference.…
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Robert Palmer Girls
Be Your Own Makeup Artist: Jerome Alexander’s Complete Makeup Workbook Alexander 1983 Submitter: Not sure why this cover is giving me such Robert Palmer vibes… This was found languishing on the shelf and no wonder – time to replace this with some from this century. Holly: They do look like Robert Palmer girls!!
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1980s Fashion-Now in Plus Size!
The Lane Bryant Fashion Math Make-Over The Complete Fashion Guide for Women Size 14 and Up Lulow and Geddie 1987 If you are looking for some 1980s fashion ideas, your wait is over! Since there isn’t a lot of fashion help for the over size 14 crowd, it is nice…
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Women and Beauty from Sophia Loren
Women and Beauty Loren 1984 I am a big fan of Sophia Loren, and my parents introduced me to the movie Houseboat (1958) with Cary Grant. She always seemed ageless to me and I would imagine this book to be a good choice in the early 1980s. I think the…
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Break out the Aqua Net!
Beauty and Hair Fashions Richardson 1968 Relive the 1960s with some seriously interesting hair styles. The book is pretty low substance and the pencil drawings that illustrate the styles barely qualify as illustrations, not to mention look a bit creepy. For the most part, this book is really a bunch…
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