![]() ![]() I assume the lack of context is due to editing constraints…otherwise the book could be enormous. It’s difficult to follow some stories if you’re not familiar with the context, so you might want to brush up on your history lessons to get the most out of it. I think these are the parts of the book that might bore some people… they largely mention ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, etc. “The Ancient Palette” has three chapters, titled with fundamentals colors in the industry: Red, White, and Black. The latter is about double the size of the first, and each have several chapters within. There are two main sections the first section is called “The Ancient Palette”, and the second, “The Business of Beauty”. Her interesting approach to this is because “history is not linear”, and the chapters are thus able to delve into detail and tell stories that otherwise wouldn’t have been possible. Though, rather than writing in a chronological way, as history books usually are written, she divides the book into themes. Makeup is a favourite beauty weapon of the modern woman. The book talks about the history of makeup, and how it has been used throughout different time periods. ![]()
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