From Rome to Rimmel, cosmetics are a key to understanding the past. West Lothian librarian Susan Stewart first became passionate about the history of cosmetics when she wrote her PHD on the subject
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Kill or cure: Dangerous cosmetics
0 Clockwise from above: a 1943 demonstration of the correct way to apply make-up; Elizabeth I’s face was famously damaged by her heavy makeup; this 1792 etching mocks the lengths to which an ageing socialite will go to preserve her looks; a display of...