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15 Years of Beauty.(Editorial)
15YEARS Of Beauty
The icons, the innovations, and the inspirations. By Danielle Pergament
W
hat a difference 15 years makes. When Allure was born back in 1991, using vitamins on skin was weird science, a makeup artist named Bobbi Brown became famous just by creating her own lipsticks, and Naomi Wolf wrote The Beauty Myth, which riled feminists and cosmetics executives alike. Today, makeovers are part of presidential campaigns, and plastic surgery is considered dinnertime entertainment. The years between 1991 and ...
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