Face paint : the story of makeup

Lisa Eldridge combines history and biology to allow use to understand not only the use of makeup, but the art. This book was incredibly interesting and was organized in a easily understood manner. The book's content is not chronologically ordered but is ordered by important people and similarities between eras. This creates a fast read, if allowed less distractions.
Not only does the author use historical examples to illustrate human's ideas but backs her conclusions with research, both biological and philosophical. Among examples are women who are revered for beauty in film or history, ranging from Nefertiti to Marilyn Monroe.
Eldridge also includes pictures of looks, inspirations and packaging. This combined with her use of not just makeup history but other events which affected the world create a lasting impact.
The only two things wrong with this book are; 1)buying a physical book is slightly costly since there are no paperback only hardcover versions, but the ebooks are very cheap 2) it's not long enough!
I thoroughly recommend this book to you.