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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast

A strange imprisonmentBeauty has never liked her nickname. She is thin and awkward; it is her two sisters who are the beautiful ones. But what she lacks in looks, she can perhaps make up for in courage.When her father comes home with the tale of an enchanted castle in the forest and the terrible promise he had to make to the Beast who lives there, Beauty knows she must go to the castle, a prisoner of her own free will. Her father protests that he will not let her go, but she answers, “Cannot a Beast be tamed?”Robin McKinley’s beloved telling illuminates the unusual love story of a most unlikely couple: Beauty and the Beast.This much-loved retelling of the classic French tale Beauty and the Beast elicits the familiar magical charm, but is more believable and complex than the traditional story. In this version, Beauty is not as beautiful as her older sisters, who are both lovely and kind. Here, in fact, Beauty has no confidence in her appearance but takes pride in her own intelligence, her love of learning and books, and her talent in riding. She is the most competent of the three sisters, which proves essential when they are forced to retire to the country because of their father’s financial ruin. The plot follows that of the renowned legend: Beauty selflessly agrees to inhabit the Beast’s castle to spare her father’s life. Beauty’s gradual acceptance of the Beast and the couple’s deepening trust and affection are amplified in novel form. Robin McKinley’s writing has the flavor of another century, and Beauty heightens the authenticity as a reliable and competent narrator. This was McKinley’s first book, written almost 20 years ago. Since that time she has been

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Beautyblender, The Ultimate MakeUp Sponge Applicator, 2 sponges.

Modernize the Way You MakeUp! The Ultimate MakeUp Sponge Applicator. Designed by two top Hollywood Make up artists, Beautyblender is the most versatile make up tool you’ll ever own. It ‘s elliptical teardrop shape is super soft to the touch, like suede and allows you to access hard-to-reach places making your make up application foolproof. It’s washable, re-useable and recyclable. It’s latex free and anti-microbial. Can be used with all types of make up; liquid base, cream base, mineral make up, cream blush, powders etc. Use Beautyblender damp or dry…we like to use it damp.Please note, Beautyblender will expand when wet. Application tip: Stipple or “bounce” Beautyblender when applying your make up for a flawless, airbrush type of finish. With 2 you can keep one at home and take one with you, or use one damp and use the other dry.

• Included in package: 2 blenders, instruction cards in canister with pedestal
• Double your fun! Use 1 damp use the other 1 dry. Take one with you and keep the other safe at home.
• Washable, re-useable, recyclable. Can be used with all types of makeup. Use damp or dry. We prefer damp. Very versatile applicator.
• If you have problem skin Beautyblender works to cover blemishes. Use the pointed end and the stipple and twist technique for a perfect finish.
• Beautyblender is made from a latex-free, anti microbial foam to help fight bacteria and sensitive enough for those with allergies.

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Beauty: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Outtake (A Penguin Special from Berkley)

The steamy outtake that takes readers even further into Laurell K. Hamiltons bestselling novel, Kiss the Dead.

Youd think Id get used to seeing such a beautiful man and knowing he was mine, but it never grew old, as if his beauty and the fact that he was mine, and I was his, would forever surprise me.

With a vampire like Jean Claude around, its far too easy for Anita Blake to doubt her own appearanceand the hold it has on those who love her. But one hot tub and two incredibly sexy menJean Claude and Asherwill make her feel like the most lusted-after woman aliveor undead. Not bad for a mere human

Hamilton remains one of the most inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field.Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Includes an excerpt of Kiss the Dead, the new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novel

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Lauren Conrad Beauty

Whether she’s in front of the camera or behind the scenes, style icon Lauren Conrad has spent years learning from the pros and perfecting her look, and now she’s sharing all her beauty secrets.In her first guide dedicated exclusively to beauty, Lauren covers everything you need to know to maximize your own beauty potential. From tips for creating a strong foundation and maintaining healthy skin and hair through diet, exercise, and all-around wellness to everyday makeup techniques and tricks of the trade for special-occasion looks, Lauren Conrad Beauty provides the advice you’ve been waiting for. Lauren’s personal anecdotes and illustrated step-by-step lessons for makeup, hair, and nails will have you looking great for day or night.

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Pro Beauty Makeup Sponge Blender Flawless Smooth Shaped Water Droplets Puff (Random Color)

Pro Beauty Makeup Sponge Blender Flawless Smooth Shaped Water Droplets Puff (Random Color)

• Give you a flawless foundation application every single time.
• No streaks and no areas with too much makeup or too little.
• Make up Blender Sponge , apply it like a Pro
• If used daily, we recommend washing your sponge once a week with a mild cleanser
• Baby shampoo or any low sudsing soap will work. Rinse well and air dry

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Beauty

“Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane,” writes Roger Scruton. “It can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It is never viewed with indifference: beauty demands to be noticed; it speaks to us directly like the voice of an intimate friend.”
In a book that is itself beautifully written, renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores this timeless concept, asking what makes an object–either in art, in nature, or the human form–beautiful. This compact volume is filled with insight and Scruton has something interesting and original to say on almost every page. Can there be dangerous beauties, corrupting beauties, and immoral beauties? Perhaps so. The prose of Flaubert, the imagery of Baudelaire, the harmonies of Wagner, Scruton points out, have all been accused of immorality, by those who believe that they paint wickedness in alluring colors. Is it right to say there is more beauty in a classical temple than a concrete office block, more beauty in a Rembrandt than in an Andy Warhol Campbell Soup Can? Can we even say, of certain works of art, that they are too beautiful: that they ravish when they should disturb. But while we may argue about what is or is not beautiful, Scruton insists that beauty is a real and universal value, one anchored in our rational nature, and that the sense of beauty has an indispensable part to play in shaping the human world.
Forthright and thought-provoking, and as accessible as it is stimulating, this fascinating meditation on beauty draws conclusions that some may find controversial, but, as Scruton shows, help us to find greater meaning in the beautiful objects that fill our lives.

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