Thinking of beauty one of the first things which comes to mind are fashion magazines. So I wanted to talk to people who play a part in creating the high gloss pages. David Vance was kind enough to answer me some questions about his work. David has a successful career photographing advertising and editorial assignments for Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Men's Health, Rolling Stone, Tennis, Uomo and Harper's Bazaar, Italia and many more.

Last year everybody was talking about the financial crisis. But not every sector has been affected by the crisis. The turnover in the cosmetic industry proved that beauty always sells. During the Beauty International Düsseldorf fair one could see 1,050 exhibitors and brands from 44 countries in the cosmetic, manicure, pedicure and wellness segments. In 3 days the exibition received 51,000 visitors. How come people are so much interested in being beautiful?

As an opening to the book Beauty 2010 I had an interview with the UK model Kamil Al-Hinai. He is also known as Kay in the fashion industry. His roots are in the Sultanate of Oman. His family album looks like who is who of Middle East diplomats.