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Book Review: Max Factor: The Man Who Changed the Faces of the World

Hey guys,
so in January I read a total of 6 books, which I think is pretty good, especially for someone with two jobs. The sixth book I read again wasn't Very Good, Jeeves! because it seems I can't get around to finish it.

The book I finished was Max Factor: The Man Who Changed the Faces of the World. The title is quite self-explanatory. It's a biographical book about the life of Max Factor the man who created the makeup brand. 

From GoodReads:


Nice women never wore makeup. Even the word was taboo in polite society - until Max Factor entered the scene. Born in Poland in 1877, Factor worked as a beautician for the Russian royal family, the Romanovs, then for the stars of early Hollywood, revolutionizing the world of beauty as he went.

My opinion:

I found the book compelling and there was so much information that I didn't know. Which, of course was nothing of the brand. I never knew that first there was even such a man named Max, let alone that he worked in Hollywood and that actually Maxfactor is one of the very first brands of makeup to be available for the ordinary women, when people thought it vulgar to wear makeup and would avoid it like the plague. 
The book was extremely informative, and although I wish it had more personal details and anecdotes I realize that this wasn't the focus and the idea. There are however, some stories here and there about famous movie stars, which are quite interesting. We are shown what the dedication and the determination of a man can achieve, of course with  help from his family. The book speaks of glamour and luxury from the Golden Age of Hollywood which makes you a bit nostalgic (even though I'm 25 and have no idea what it actually felt like to live in these decades). 
One flaw of the book in my opinion is the fact that it's so short - only 172 pages, which isn't sufficient to tell the story of a lifetime. Max seemed like a logical, hardworking and sweet man but I didn't really get a feeling of his character. I don't even know how to explain it, but it seemed to me there was something missing. Or I just wanted more anecdotes and more everyday stories to make the book more lively. 
The end of the book was heartbreaking - to read about the demise (I know that the brand is still very successful) of Max' beloved brand and his life work. The company was sold and resold a couple of times, and no one in the family, after his sons, wanted to be a part of it. I was surprised by the fact that his grandsons actually are the founders of Smashbox, but they wanted to create something of their own and not take over their grandfather's company.
I recommend this book to everyone who loves makeup and would be interested in its history and how one man managed to revolutionize the movie industry, as well as out everyday lives.

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