It's OK for intellectual feminists to like fashion

Thursday, 28 January 2010

Sunday definition: Cosmetics
















Cosmetics play a very big part in the secret of beauty, but they mustn't show. Too much make-up is now very old-fashioned. You don't have to be under strong lights like an actress on a stage, so there is no need to be made up like one.
The most natural make-up is best, and except for lipstick it must not show. Brightly coloured nail varnish is all right if you like it, but personally I prefer natural colours.

Christian Dior
First published 1954
V&A Publishing, 2008, page 28

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