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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Personal appearance & beauty care > Cosmetics, make-up & skin care
Going to a hairstylist before every special occasion can be both
expensive and time-consuming. It's much more convenient, and very
easy, to create the perfect hairstyle right at home! Here are 100
classic, salon-quality styles that any non-professional can handle,
all shown with full-color photographs that detail every step, as
well as information on essential supplies and basic techniques.
There are "dos" for any length, mood, and occasion, from a night
out at the hottest club to the fanciest wedding. Select from
elegant chignons, waterfalls of curls that cascade down your back,
or loose, playful tendrils that frame the face. Some have jewel or
flower adornments, while others feature braids, twists, and hair
weaves. Every look is beautiful and unique.
An apothecary is a skilled craftsperson who compounds herbal
mixtures that enhance health and beauty. Put aside the modern world
of tricky marketing and harmful chemicals and create your own
apothecary solutions. They're fresh, safe, effective, and can save
you money-and many are made from the wholesome ingredients already
in your kitchen and garden. Inside you'll find: Skin Care 101,
including how to make cleansers, scrubs, creams and lotions,
tonics, and toners for oily, dry, sensitive, or combination
skin-along with acne treatments, natural sunscreen, lip balm, and
more Body care recipes for homemade body scrubs, massage oil, body
powder, and toothpaste Remedies for what ails you, including
healing cough syrups, compresses, teas, and tinctures Hair care
recipes for dry, normal, or oily hair-add shine, clear up dandruff,
and control thinning and volume Recipes for the home, including
Kitchen Sink Scrub, Drawer Refresher, and Fly Deterrent Plus, get
inspired at your farmers' market and explore seasonal recipes for a
Pumpkin Mask, Cucumber Toner, and more! Nature has given us all we
need for both inner and outer health. With The Home Apothecary,
learn to make your own products with ingredients you choose, scent
to your preferences, and customize to your body's needs.
The Style Bible is an indispensable handbook filled with
fundamentals that every man can use to improve his dress sense and
lifestyle. Divided into 11 rules, The Style Bible helps you build a
versatile wardrobe; coordinate different colors, patterns, and
accessories; learn which clothes flatter your body type; and
navigate the worlds of shoes, jeans, and watches. You'll also learn
how to dress appropriately for any occasion or environment, from
meetings at the office to first dates and nights on the town. With
instructive illustrations and loads of tips, The Style Bible is
essential reading for every man who wants to dress to impress.
This study of clothing during British colonial America examines
items worn by the well-to-do as well as the working poor, the
enslaved, and Native Americans, reconstructing their wardrobes
across social, economic, racial, and geographic boundaries.
Clothing through American History: The British Colonial Era
presents, in six chapters, a description of all aspects of dress in
British colonial America, including the social and historical
background of British America, and covering men's, women's, and
children's garments. The book shows how dress reflected and evolved
with life in British colonial America as primitive settlements gave
way to the growth of towns, cities, and manufacturing of the
pre-Industrial Revolution. Readers will discover that just as in
the present day, what people wore in colonial times represented an
immediate, visual form of communication that often conveyed
information about the real or intended social, economic, legal,
ethnic, and religious status of the wearer. The authors have
gleaned invaluable information from a wide breadth of primary
source materials for all of the colonies: court documents and
colonial legislation; diaries, personal journals, and business
ledgers; wills and probate inventories; newspaper advertisements;
paintings, prints, and drawings; and surviving authentic clothing
worn in the colonies.
One of the most important decisions that you will ever make may be
to undergo a cosmetic surgery procedure. The author's hope is that
the reader will use this book as a tool to assist them in making
that very important decision. An educated, informed patient stands
a better chance of being happy with their results since they know
exactly what to look for during their initial consultations. They
also have fewer complaints and complications because they know what
to expect each step of the way. With the worksheets and checklists
included in this book, the reader will know what questions to ask
and what answers to expect.
Did you know that most causes of hair loss are manmade? The overuse
of chemicals, scissors, and razors are disastrous to scalp health.
A lush rain forest is ruined by clear-cutting just as
close-cropping the head invites a desert. To add insult to injury
biocides (which include many hair products) aggravate the
environment further by destroying the vital inhabitants thereof.
Once the process is complete you acquire a landscape like the moon
complete with blemishes, scars, and skin eruptions, even cancer.
In contrast our long haired ancestors had healthy heads of hair
because they manipulated nature little. This unique book traces the
history of this fact as well as the origins of excessive hair
removal during times of religious idolatry. The fight against hair
loss will never be won until you understand that the real root
causes are self-inflicted or enforced against you by others. Longer
hair is healthier. Enjoy!
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