beauty culture

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beauty culture

Made in Korea

2022
"Two entrepreneurial Korean-American teens butt heads--and fall in love--while running competing Korean beauty businesses at their high school"--.

Cosmetologist

2022
"Whether in a salon, shop, or spa, there are many jobs in the field of cosmetology. If you have always been interested in hairstyles and being creative with make-up and nails, this may be the field for you. This book lays out the skills you will need to learn to become a cosmetologist"--Provided by publisher.

Hair raising

beauty, culture, and African American women
1996
Examines the various meanings of hair in African-American culture, looking at the connection between natural hair and liberation politics, and focusing on the changing ideological significance of the look, care, and means of styling in African-American women's lives.

All made up

the power and pitfalls of beauty culture, from Cleopatra to Kim Kardashian
2021
"Examines how people use makeup as a strategy and a coping mechanism to get by in a world not made for them"--Provided by publisher.

Made in Korea

2021
"Two entrepreneurial Korean-American teens butt heads--and fall in love--while running competing Korean beauty businesses at their high school"--Provided by the publisher.

Made up

how the beauty industry manipulates consumers, preys on women's insecurities, and promotes unattainable beauty standards
"Made Up: How the Beauty Industry Manipulates Consumers, Preys on Women's Insecurities, and Promotes Unattainable Beauty Standards takes a hard look at the multibillion-dollar beauty industry, which promotes unrealistic beauty standards, perpetuates gender stereotypes, and uses sexual objectification to sell products. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 explores the global beauty industry, traces the cultural history of cosmetics, examines the regulatory climate of the cosmetics industry, and profiles the beauty consumer. Part 2 investigates the pervasiveness and persistence of the feminine beauty ideal, explores the globalization of Western standards of beauty, analyzes the myth-making power of beauty advertising, and decodes archetypal and stereotypical portrayals of women in beauty ads. Part 3 investigates the decorative and sexual depictions of women in beauty advertising and analyzes the power of celebrity beauty endorsements. Part 4 looks at the interplay between images of physical perfection in advertising messages and the surge in body modification and enhancement"--.

Your future as a cosmetologist

2020
Explores the career of a cosmetologist, including the education, the different jobs in cosmetology, and more.

Beauty sick

how the cultural obsession with appearance hurts girls and women
Reveals the consequences of America's cultural obsession with appearance, and the impact media campaigns have on girls' and women's emotional, financial, and physical health.

Thalia, belleza!

lessons in lipgloss and happiness
Mexican singer and actress Thalia provides beauty advice, discussing skin care, hair, make-up, nails, and noninvasive procedures, and more; and including real life makeovers.
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In your face

the culture of beauty and you
Examines the culture of beauty and its effects on young people, looks at how perceptions of beauty have changed over time, and offers advice on how to sift through the messages that glorify beauty and learn to put them in perspective.
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