Eve Lom and the Ritual of Cleansing

Outside of the devotional world of ceremonial baptisms, holy ablutions and spiritual purifications, the liturgy of cleansing also exists as a secular phenomenon within the cosmetics industry. Ritualistic routines have long-permeated the lives of the world’s most celebrated beauties: Audrey Hepburn proclaimed that, "The secret of my complexion is simply washing my face five times a day" while Joan Crawford...