Présentation de l'éditeur :
Nice girls never wore makeup until Max Factor entered the scene. Born in Poland in 1877, Factor worked as a beautician for the Russian royal family. In 1904 he fled to America, where he designed looks for Katharine Hepburn, Rita Hayworth, Bette Davis and countless other beauties of the day. In bringing his product to the general public he produced many firsts: false eyelashes, lip gloss, foundation, eye shadow and the concept of celebrity-endorsed cosmetics advertising. This is the extraordinary story of the man who built the brand that launched the beauty industry.
Présentation de l'éditeur :
Nice women never wore makeup. Even the word was taboo in polite society, that is, until Max Factor entered the scene. Born in Poland in 1877, Factor worked as a beautician for the Russian royal family, the Romanovs. In 1904, he fled to America where he opened up a cosmetics store in Los Angeles which catered to Hollywood starlets such as Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis and Rita Hayworth. Soon women everywhere wanted to look like their favourite glamorous stars and Factor was there to help, bringing his innovative cosmetics to the general public.
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