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Inspired by a visit to an exhibition exploring skincare practices adopted by Jewish women in the Renaissance, our expert recommends some modern-day products
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Inspired by a visit to an exhibition exploring skincare practices adopted by Jewish women in the Renaissance, our expert recommends some modern-day products
"How to Be a Renaissance Woman" is not really a how-to book (but you guessed!).No, Jill Burke's sprightly cultural history, subtitled "The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity," is a window on the lot of women in early modern Europe. Also, a gentle reminder that, as complicated as things
In “How to Be a Renaissance Woman,” the historian Jill Burke explores the aesthetic expectations of an era — and just how they were achieved. (Recipes included.)
Was a double chin really highly fashionable once? Is social media ranking your looks? And how did Iran become a nose-job world leader? We go behind the scenes at The Cult of Beauty
Power politics, silent films, flapper-girl culture, even Ancient Egyptians mourning the death of a pet cat, have all played a role.