The 19th-century Italian jeweler Luigi Saulini learned hard stone carving from his adoptive father, Tommaso Saulini. He continued the family business, and sold cameos and other small masterpieces in Rome. In addition to the stone, the master used shells...

These photos were taken from fashion magazines of the beginning of the 20th century. They depict European beauties that men admired and women envied. At the beginning of the 20th century, bright faces, dark eyebrows and delicate red lips were valued...

XX century - the birth of the beauty and plastic surgery industry. But such world celebrities as Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn always managed to look impeccable. Monroe, for example, used several shades of red lipstick at once...

You think girls and women just now think about their figure: convulsively count calories, do not climb out of sports halls and are weighed daily. Representatives of the beautiful half of humanity have long been concerned about this problem.

Connoisseurs of beauty and convenience will appreciate these unusual crafts. Some of them defy gravity, and sometimes even common sense. You can see for yourself.

The first in the history of beauty contest was held in the Belgian spa town of Spa. The event was organized by the businessman and owner of the local casino Hervé du-Lorrain. He allocated 10,000 Belgian francs, which were to be won by the winners. They...

A modern woman goes to great sacrifices to be beautiful. But you can not even imagine what methods were used in the past to prolong youth and flowering appearance.

For each era, its own standards of beauty. The fashion of the XX century is difficult to understand now. We suggest you see how the most beautiful women of the last century dressed, applied make-up and made hairstyles.