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A stylish and informative guide to beauty from the golden age of Hollywood glamour, Vintage Secrets: Hollywood Beauty teaches readers how to recreate a wide variety of iconic looks - from the pencil-thin, arched eyebrows and kohl-rimmed eyes made famous by silent-film starlet Clara Bow, to Rita Hayworth's luxuriant locks and Marilyn Monroe's 'blonde all over' glow. The book includes step-by-step tutorials to recreate vintage hairstyles with minimum effort - from a Brigitte Bardot bouffant to a Veronica Lake peek-a-boo. Discover simple make-up tricks from the days before plastic surgery - from Carole Lombard's non-surgical nose-job to Marilyn Monroe's pre-collagen pout, how Rita Hayworth and Sophia Loren used olive oil to enhance their looks, and much more. 

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Laura Slater is a classic movie enthusiast living and working in London. Her interest in poised, graceful icons like Rita Hayworth and Jackie O - and the invaluable hacks that helped their natural beauty shine through - dates back further than she can remember. While her day job as an editor of legal and business books continues to broaden her horizons, in the evening she still likes to come home, pour a glass of wine and watch Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina for the umpteenth time. She is also the author of Vintage Secrets: Hollywood Diet and Fitness.

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