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The Art of Makeup by Kevyn Aucoin (HarperCollins, 1996) Beauty tips and instruction from one of Hollywood's favorite makeup artists.
Asian Beauty by Margaret Kimura, Marianne Dougherty, Rich Marchewka (Harper Resource, 2001) Makeup artist Kimura's guide to makeup techniques specifically for Asian women.
Beauty: The New Basics by Rona Berg (Workman Publishing Company, 2001) Step-by-step makeovers with head-to-toe beauty tips.
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf (Anchor, 1992) Describes how cultural messages about female beauty help to oppress women.
Beyond Beauty by Jane Pratt (Clarkson Potter, 1997) A collection of photos with profiles of teenagers, exploring their views on beauty and fashion, among other things.
Curly Girl by Lorraine Massey and Deborah Chiel (Workman Publishing Company, 2001) Care and styling for women with curls.
Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me by Paula Begoun (Beginning Press, 2000) Surprising and sometimes frightening consumer information on common hazardous ingredients in thousands of branded beauty products.
Earthly Bodies, Heavenly Hair by Dina Falconi (Ceres Press, 1997) Info and recipes for do-it-yourself natural cosmetics and body care.
Face Forward by Kevyn Aucoin (Little Brown & Company, 2000) A forward-thinking book of makeovers featuring both familiar and unfamiliar faces.
Latina Beauty by the Editors of Latina Magazine and Belen Aranda-Alvarado (Hyperion, 2000) A guide for Hispanic women.
Lipstick by Jessica Pallingston (St. Martins Press, 1999) A fun, fact-filled look at the history of our most popular cosmetic.
Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin (Little Brown & Company, 1999) A book that brilliantly shows the power of transformation through style.
Makeup Your Mind by Francois Nars (powerHouse Books, 2002) A beautiful, extremely useful book about face makeup, from the creator of the Nars line.
Modern Primitives by V. Vale (Re-Search Publications, 1989) The classic, illustrated exploration of ancient human decoration practices such as tattooing, piercing, and scarification.
Ultimate Makeup and Beauty by Mary Quant (DK Publishing, 1996) A definitive guide to selecting products and using them, from a woman who knows what she's talking about.
Venus Envy by Elizabeth Haiken (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999) The evolution of cosmetic surgery over the last hundred years.
