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title: "Compacts and Cosmetics: Beauty from Victorian times to the Present Day"
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# Compacts and Cosmetics: Beauty from Victorian times to the Present Day

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- **What is this?** Compacts and Cosmetics: Beauty from Victorian times to the Present Day
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Review: Very Interesting book - I thought for price I would be getting a cute, little reference book on compacts, but instead this book is a lot more. The history of make up and beauty presented in a well written way with lots of interesting facts! Lots of great pictures as well ! I highly recommend!
Review: A very pleasant overview of the history of beauty - I bought this as a Kindle book and read it on my Kindle Touch, which was sometimes a little bit annoying because of the pictures. No matter how big you set the letters to be, most of the times pictures and subtitles don't go together and you have to keep flipping from one page to the other. Other than that, no problems. The book itself is a delight. I saw many people writing bad reviews because they thought it would be strictly a book about compacts, but it's much more than that. Because the author is a historian, Marsh always connects the innovations in beauty to the social moment. Therefore, this isn't a book only about makeup, but about the idea of beauty through time. A very pleasant reading!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #260,875 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #225 in Fashion History #512 in Fashion Design #604 in Women in History |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (239) |
| Dimensions  | 6.75 x 0.75 x 9.75 inches |
| Edition  | Reissue |
| ISBN-10  | 1473822947 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1473822948 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 256 pages |
| Publication date  | October 19, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Pen and Sword History |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Interesting book
*by C***D on May 13, 2017*

I thought for price I would be getting a cute, little reference book on compacts, but instead this book is a lot more. The history of make up and beauty presented in a well written way with lots of interesting facts! Lots of great pictures as well ! I highly recommend!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very pleasant overview of the history of beauty
*by O***A on August 11, 2013*

I bought this as a Kindle book and read it on my Kindle Touch, which was sometimes a little bit annoying because of the pictures. No matter how big you set the letters to be, most of the times pictures and subtitles don't go together and you have to keep flipping from one page to the other. Other than that, no problems. The book itself is a delight. I saw many people writing bad reviews because they thought it would be strictly a book about compacts, but it's much more than that. Because the author is a historian, Marsh always connects the innovations in beauty to the social moment. Therefore, this isn't a book only about makeup, but about the idea of beauty through time. A very pleasant reading!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Stars
*by K***L on January 10, 2017*

Fun read

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*Last updated: 2026-03-04*