Synopses & Reviews
"This vivid account pops with fascinating detail and reads like fiction. Wonderfully, it isn't."and#151;Elle
She understood women. She understood beauty. And she started a revolution.
Helena Rubinstein was born into a poor Polish family at the end of the nineteenth century; by the time of her death in 1965 she had built a cosmetics empire that spanned the world.
Her scientific approach to beauty was an instant sensation. Women couldn't get enough of her innovative advice on skincare, and her beauty products were constantly sold out.
This is her amazing life story.
Michand#232;le Fitoussi is a journalist and author.
Synopsis
She understood women. She understood beauty. And she started a revolution. The amazing rags to riches story of Helena Rubinstein
Synopsis
This fascinating biography tells the rags to riches tale of cosmetics legend Helena Rubenstein.
'This vivid account pops with fascinating detail' Elle
Helena Rubinstein was born into a poor Polish family at the end of the nineteenth century; by the time of her death in 1965 she had built a cosmetics empire that spanned the world. When Rubinstein opened her first salon in Melbourne, her scientific approach to beauty was an instant sensation. Women just couldn't get enough of her innovative advice on skincare, and her beauty products were constantly sold out. Having conquered Australia, Rubinstein went on to open salons in Europe and America, at a time when women were barely seen in business, let alone running their own multinational companies. Dressed by Chanel and Yves St Laurent, painted by Salvador Dali and Picasso, and mingling with Colette and Proust, Helena Rubinstein not only enjoyed unbelievable success, but was also instrumental in empowering and liberating women. Helena Rubinstein was a total original, and her legacy can still be seen today in the methods used to market and manufacture cosmetics. This is her amazing life story.
Synopsis
This fascinating biography tells the rags to riches tale of cosmetics legend Helena Rubenstein.
'Required reading' Vogue
Helena Rubinstein was born into a poor Polish family at the end of the nineteenth century; by the time of her death in 1965 she had built a cosmetics empire that spanned the world. When Rubinstein opened her first salon in Melbourne, her scientific approach to beauty was an instant sensation. Women just couldn't get enough of her innovative advice on skincare, and her beauty products were constantly sold out. Having conquered Australia, Rubinstein went on to open salons in Europe and America, at a time when women were barely seen in business, let alone running their own multinational companies. Dressed by Chanel and Yves St Laurent, painted by Salvador Dali and Picasso, and mingling with Colette and Proust, Helena Rubinstein not only enjoyed unbelievable success, but was also instrumental in empowering and liberating women. Helena Rubinstein was a total original, and her legacy can still be seen today in the methods used to market and manufacture cosmetics. This is her amazing life story.
About the Author
Michand#232;le Fitoussi: Michand#232;le Fitoussi was born in Tunisia. She is a journalist and author.
Kate Bignold: Kate Bignold read French and German at Manchester University. She lives in southwest England with her two children.
Lakshmi Ramakrishnan Iyer: Lakshmi Ramakrishnan Iyer is a translator from French and Italian into English. She lives in southwest France.