In honor of the 30th anniversary of YSL's Opium1 fragrance, the company released a limited-edition bottle and palette in the fall of 2007. The palette features a red lacquered case with an exquisite phoenix and floral details. While I'm not... Read more →

I had been kicking myself for not buying the lovely Chantecaille Les Roses palette released in the spring of 2007 (shown at left) so when I saw the new Shadow and the Rose palette, I decided to avenge my earlier... Read more →

Instead of design and art today I will be discussing a little cultural history. I finished up Teresa Riordan's Inventing Beauty: A History of the Innovations That Make Us Beautiful last night, (which, by the way, is a fun and... Read more →

I decided to dedicate this installment of Couture Monday to Shu Uemura's newest in false eyelashes. Each year the company adds a host of new pairs to their Tokyo Lash Bar collection. These lashes are not for the faint of... Read more →

The Curator is visiting Philip Johnson's Glass House for the weekend and enjoying the crisp fall weather up there. Stay tuned for a post on fun packaging next Friday. :) (all photos from time.com) Read more →

You might be wondering what I do with all of the lovely makeup items I've collected over the years. Believe it or not, I actually have a real Makeup Museum in my apartment, spread across 3 rooms, where I display... Read more →

As a long-time Stila lover (I AM the Jeanine Lobell Senior Curator of Cosmetic Artifacts, after all!) I've noticed throughout the years that they use a very specific marketing tactic over and over. The company seems to believe that having... Read more →

(The Curator is very busy/tired...Couture Monday will return next week.) A few weeks ago I posted about Shu Uemura's latest cleansing oil, the Advanced Formula, which came with an abstract design on the bottle. I didn't know when it would... Read more →

The Curator still has not gotten around to purchasing one of these yet, but really should. The 60s-inspired packaging of Cargo's PlantLove lipsticks caught my attention when they were first released over a year ago. This sort of hippie-esque packaging... Read more →

Just wanted to share the dirt on some really cool items that are coming out soon! According to Specktra, MAC is partnering with Indian designer Manish Arora to create a limited edition collection, which will be released on October 9th.... Read more →