When the family's drugstore is failing, seventh-grader Lucy uses her problem-solving talents to come up with a solution that might resuscitate the business and help the environment.
a history of the innovations that have made us beautiful
Riordan, Teresa
2004
Examines some of the early inventions and innovations used by women in their quest for beauty including bustles and brassieres, makeup to enhance the eyes and lips, treatments for the body and hair, and ways to flatter the hips and derriere.
Explains how to apply makeup and maintain healthy skin, provides recipes for making cosmetics, and demonstrates how to achieve certain looks such as Indian Princess, Geisha Girl, Peachy Keen, and Goth Girl.
A guide to professional make-up application for beginners that includes step-by-step instructions for creating different looks and explains how to use make-up to enhance a person's best features and hide flaws.
Instructions for making many kinds of cosmetics--lotions, creams, soaps, shampoos, bath oils, perfumes, potpourris, sachets, and pomanders--from familiar household substances.
Upon discovering a secret about a cosmetics corporation's product, Nancy Drew is taken hostage and tries to find a way to free herself so that she can reveal the secret and save any girls who may come into contact with the product.