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Helena Rubinstein
Michèle Fitoussi
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Description for Helena Rubinstein
Paperback. Dressed by Chanel and Yves St Laurent, painted by Salvador Dali and Picasso and mingling with Colette and Proust, Helena Rubinstein not only enjoyed unbelievable success, but was also instrumental in empowering and liberating women. This is her story. Translator(s): Bignold, Kate; Iyer, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGB; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.
She understood women. She understood beauty. And she started a revolution. Helena Rubinstein was born into a poor Polish family at the end of the nineteenth century; by the time of her death in 1965 she had built a cosmetics empire that spanned the world. When Rubinstein opened her first salon in Melbourne, her scientific approach to beauty was an instant sensation. Women just couldn't get enough of her innovative advice on skincare, and her beauty products were constantly sold out. Having conquered Australia, Rubinstein went on to open salons in Europe and America, at a time when ... Read more
She understood women. She understood beauty. And she started a revolution. Helena Rubinstein was born into a poor Polish family at the end of the nineteenth century; by the time of her death in 1965 she had built a cosmetics empire that spanned the world. When Rubinstein opened her first salon in Melbourne, her scientific approach to beauty was an instant sensation. Women just couldn't get enough of her innovative advice on skincare, and her beauty products were constantly sold out. Having conquered Australia, Rubinstein went on to open salons in Europe and America, at a time when ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Gallic Books
Number of pages
404
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908313461
SKU
V9781908313461
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About Michèle Fitoussi
Michele Fitoussi was born in Tunisia. She is a journalist and author.
Reviews for Helena Rubinstein
'Required reading' Vogue 'This vivid account pops with fascinating detail and reads like fiction. Wonderfully, it isn't' Elle 'The lively prose brings life to Rubinstein’s “impossible character,” tyrannical and tender by turns, and appeals to readers’ taste for scandal without turning its subject into a caricature' Publisher's Weekly