personal appearance

Examines some of the early inventions and innovations used by women in their quest for beauty including bustles and brassieres, makeup to enhance the eyes and lips, treatments for the body and hair, and ways to flatter the hips and derriere.

Queen Veda of Ran turns aside anything or anyone that would make her look less than beautiful, so her daughter Ana goes to great lengths to win her mother's love by making herself ugly, until she is forced to go to the prestigious Academy for Girls.

Examines the facial features that humans find attractive; the universal definitions of "beautiful"; the significance of the face in terms of recognition and sexual attractiveness; the facial expressions; and other facets of the human face.

When renowned beauty Helen runs off to Troy with Prince Paris, her enraged husband, King Menelaus, starts the Trojan War, leaving their plain daughter, Hermione, alone to witness the deaths of heroes on both sides and longing to find her own love and place in the world. Includes historical notes.

Contains step-by-step instructions for creating fifty, funky projects, including clothing, accessories, and beauty products; each labeled easy, medium, or hard for level of difficulty.

Presents the fairy tales of Oscar Wilde in a comic book format.

Provides teenage girls with over forty solutions to beauty dilemmas, discussing split ends, rough skin, a dull complexion, bad dye jobs, smelly feet, acne, and more.

Presents a modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form.

Photographs and simple instructions explain how teenage girls can achieve a variety of different hairdos and makeup looks.

Provides beauty advice and tips, discussing skin care and problems; makeup; hair color, cuts, style, and maintenance; salons and spas; shaving; and more.