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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155745903321

Autore

Higgins Nadia

Titolo

Brilliant Beauty Inventions

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lerner

ISBN

1-5124-4510-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 p.)

Disciplina

646.72

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Can you believe that the paint used on cars inspired the invention of nail polish in the 1920s? Or that people have been making hair dyes for thousands of years, using everything from boiled walnuts to gold powder? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the woman who invented kissproof lipstick to the role toothpicks played in the creation of Q-tips, you'll find out how we got the beauty inventions that help us look great.