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!

The twenty-first century has seen the emergence of a new style of man: the metrosexual. Overwhelmingly straight, white, and wealthy, these impeccably coiffed urban professionals spend big money on everything from facials to pedicures, all part of a multi-billion-dollar male grooming industry. Yet as this innovative study reveals, even as the industry encourages men to invest more in their appearance, it still relies on women to do much of the work. Styling Masculinity investigates how men's beauty salons have persuaded their clientele to regard them as masculine spaces. To answer this question, sociologist Kristen Barber goes inside Adonis and The Executive, two upscale men's salons in Southern California. Conducting detailed observations and extensive interviews with both customers and employees, she shows how female salon workers not only perform the physical labor of snipping, tweezing, waxing, and exfoliating, but also perform the emotional labor of pampering their clients and pumping up their masculine egos. Letting salon employees tell their own stories, Barber not only documents occasions when these workers are objectified and demeaned, but also explores how their jobs allow for creativity and confer a degree of professional dignity. In the process, she traces the vast network of economic and social relations that undergird the burgeoning male beauty industry.

As we grow older, many of us experience a tremendous amount of frustration because something inside us doesn't work the way it used to. Nutrition experts tell us to eat certain kinds of food ... some claim free radicals are the sole cause of aging, and that the only way to longevity is through antioxidant supplements. Fitness gurus tell us the only answer is exercise. When we do exercise or go on a diet, we feel a little better-but not much, and not the way we felt when we were younger. We exercise or diet twice as much to stay at the same place, and even that is a challenge.

The story has been the same throughout history, so we wonder if we should continue to fight the battle, or if we should just learn to grow old gracefully.

Improvements in medical technology and new knowledge about exercise, nutrition, and rest are all part of the solution to remaining young and healthy. However, we continue to see some people who do not take particularly good care of themselves, yet are aging more gently-and we know instinctively that parts of the anti-aging puzzle must still be missing.

The Ultimate Guide for the Best Skin Ever: Lasers With laser centers popping up on every corner like Starbuck's, and with more than 20 laser companies pushing hundreds of different lasers and procedures, how does a 21st century consumer know how to get the best for their money? By reading this book. World renown pioneer and leading authority on laser cosmetic surgery, Dr. Lee will share her priceless insight on the laser industry and help you become a smart consumer as you try to decide which laser procedure to invest in. This is a true insider's look at the nitty gritty of a multi-billion dollar industry. These are the things that other doctors would never tell you and don't want you to know Dr. Lee will help guide you through the in's and out's of an industry that thrives off of consumer naivet and gullibility to marketing and hype. A well-done laser procedure performed by a top-notch laser surgeon could cost thousands of dollars but could be the best investment you ever made.if you choose the right doctor and the right laser. The wrong decision could cost you lots of money.and worse yet, result in permanent irreversible damage. You cannot consider yourself an avant-garde consumer of beauty without the knowledge contained in this book. Going for a laser procedure without first reading this book would be like trying to master a language without learning the alphabet first, or finding a new city without a roadmap, or making a gourmet meal without a recipe.

Cuando comence a escribir MIS MAS INTIMOS SECRETOS, tenia muy claros todos los detalles que conforman la belleza exterior, empezando con la alimentacion, ya que es de suma importancia, no solo para estar saludables, sino tambien para asegurar una belleza que se vera reflejada de manera espectacular, desde el cabello, hasta la punta de nuestros pies. Sin embargo, algo en mi interior lanzaba una voz que me recordaba que no existe belleza exterior sin belleza interior. En otras palabras, no importa cuanto cuidado le demos a nuestra persona si nos olvidamos de la parte mas importante, nuestro Yo interno, nuestra esencia y espiritu. Mi slogan dice: "La verdadera belleza empieza de dentro hacia fuera. Comienza por alimentar tu espiritu, y cualquier procedimiento de belleza que te realices, sera un exito." Marco Mounier's"

A girl could use any beauty secret that comes her way to look younger. Many women go extra miles to purchase expensive products or undergo extensive surgical procedures. The question here is: do women really have to go that far to look younger? Well, the answer is no! This book, Anti-Aging White Beauty Secrets: Quick Guide to Looking 10 Years Younger, provides beauty tips and secrets to youthfulness. Its approach is by keeping everything white. They say you can guess a person's age by the color of their teeth or eyes. When a person's eyes and teeth start to look yellow due to age, this book provides easy, inexpensive, and smart beauty ideas to removing 10 years off your appearance. It also emphasizes the importance of healthy living, attitude, and positivity towards anti-aging.

Taking the concept of beauty seriously, this encyclopedia examines how humanity has sought and continues to seek what is "beautiful" in a variety of cultural contexts, giving readers an understanding of how to look at beauty both intellectually and critically. Is beauty ever more than "skin deep"? Arguably yes, considering that the concept of beauty-and the pursuit of it-has shaped cultures worldwide, across every time period, and has even served to change the course of history. Studying beauty practices yields insight into social status, wealth, political ideology, religious doctrine, and gender expectations, including gender nonconformity. A truly interdisciplinary text, Beauty around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia presents an insightful perspective on beauty that draws from philosophy, literature, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and feminist studies, giving readers a unique view of world beauty practices. This volume offers information about beauty practices from the past to the present in alphabetical entries that address terms and topics such as "beards," "dreadlocks," "Geisha," "moko tattoos," and "progressive muscularity." Readers will better comprehend how beauty shapes many social interactions in profound ways worldwide, and that the unspoken social agreements that shape ideals of attractiveness and desirability within any given culture can matter very much. The encyclopedia's entries challenge readers to consider the questions "What is beauty?" and "Why does it matter?" A comprehensive bibliography is a valuable resource for further research. Provides an interdisciplinary approach to world beauty practices, from the earliest experiments in plastic surgery in 600 B.C. to contemporary practices Gives readers a representative overview of beauty practices around the globe Documents how from cosmetics to clothing, exercise to body modification, being beautiful is a goal worldwide Identifies numerous authoritative sources of information for further research and reading