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The history of beauty: everything you wanted to know
The history of beauty: everything you wanted to know
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Mar 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Health and beauty historian Lucy Jane Santos answers listener questions and popular online search queries about beauty throughout the ages. From early cosmetics apparently made for gladiators to whether Georgian women really did use mouse fur for false eyebrows, this whistle-stop tour highlights some of the past’s strangest – and most dangerous – beauty practices. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Mar 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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