Beauty and Cosmetics in the Time of Jane Austen, 9781398123137
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Uncover Regency beauty secrets: hair, makeup, and ideals revealed.

Beauty and Cosmetics in the Time of Jane Austen

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  • Paperback

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    15 September 2025

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Summary

A Lady’s Guide to Regency Beauty: Cosmetics and Ideals in the Time of Jane Austen

After the success of Pastimes and Pleasures in the Time of Jane Austen, Sarah Jane Downing turns her attention to the hair and beauty styles of Jane Austen’s era. In Beauty and Cosmetics in the Time of Jane Austen, she examines the beauty ideals of the Regency period to shed light on the transition from the baroque high hair and formal doll-like faces of the court of King George III t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781398123137
ISBN-10:1398123137
Author:Sarah Jane Downing
Publisher:Amberley Publishing
Imprint:Amberley Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:15 September 2025
Weight:303g
Dimensions:234mm x 165mm
About The Author

Sarah Jane Downing

Sarah Jane Downing has written widely about the arts, contributing to national and local magazines and newspapers as well as four books for Shire Publications, ‘The English Pleasure Garden 1660-1860’, ‘Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen’, ‘Beauty and Cosmetics 1550-1950’, and ‘Fashion in the Time of William Shakespeare’ and for Amberley Publishing ‘Pastimes and Pleasures in the Time of Jane Austen’.

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