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To put on makeup, or not to put on makeup. If one puts on makeup, to what extent was it considered appropriate in history and where did the materials come from? Dr. Susan Stewart, a PhD holder from The Open University, has recently published the second edition of her book Painted Faces: A Colourful History of Cosmetics. Stewart is a librarian at the West Lothian Council and has published various book chapters, articles, and academic papers regarding cosmetics and makeup of the Roman empire. In her book, Susan Stewart navigates the reader through nine chapters, and eight historical periods providing screenshots of times in which people used makeup and how the social, economic, and political conditions of a society in turn influenced cosmetics.