Did you know that in 1938 there were 250 manufacturing facilities that produced 3 million kilograms of cosmetics, toilet soaps and fragrances in a year? Why was it that the likes of Max Factor and Helena Rubinstein managed to create cosmetic empires that have survived to modern times? What were the most popular cosmetics used by our great-grandmothers?

Join us for another of Thursday's relaxed conversations - this time we're stepping into the world of beauty, fragrance, but also...

During our meeting, we look for ways to beautify what is often already beautiful enough. We take a trip together to a former beauty salon and learn about both the most popular and the most surprising ways to improve beauty.

We also show the dark side of cosmetic history, in which a big role was played by.... arsenic!

Adam Krupinski, a hairdresser to the stars of the young generation, who works on film and television sets every day, will be our guide through the world of unusual cosmetics.