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Helena rubinstein 18721965, the great 20thcentury cosmetics entrepre. Rubinstein broke free from the constraints of her 19thcentury, smalltown, polish jewish background to become a giant of the beauty industry and an. The eldest of eight daughters, she was restlessly ambitious and. Helena rubinstein lipstick, 1940s from the book lips of. Dec, 2016 both the play and the book reenact the legendary antagonism between two beauty titans who made makeup a power tool for women the world over. My life for beauty, helena rubinstein s autobiography, was published in 1966, a year after her death.
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