Every year MAC releases several eye shadow and lip color palettes in limited-edition packaging as part of their holiday collection. This year's design features red snakeskin and a big red jewel in the center of each palette. While I'm not... Read more →

While it isn't an actual art object, I'm sure this item will come in handy for future exhibitions: It's removable which means it won't hurt any of my objets d'arte, and it works on wood, which is what my shelves... Read more →

Chanel put out this little gem for the spring 2007 collection, but with the colors, texture and shimmer this always struck me as being more appropriate as a holiday release. This palette was "inspired by the hand-detailed designs of Chanel... Read more →

I posted a while back about Paul & Joe collaborating with Disney to create a 4-piece Japan-exclusive collection last spring. While I did manage to get 3 of the 4 items, I was a little bummed about not being able... Read more →

One of my very favorite things about Shu Uemura is how frequently the company collaborates with outside artists to create truly unique and beautiful packaging. This holiday season Shu teamed up with photographer Mika Ninagawa, whose photos of flowers and... Read more →

Sephora, possibly my favorite store on Earth, turned ten years old this fall. To celebrate the company came out with several limited-edition items, including this lovely Stila can filled with goodies. Some alternate views of the can: I thought the... Read more →

The glitz and glamour of the holiday season are fast approaching, so today I'm looking at the oh-so-sparkly Night Diamond palette by Dior. Adorned in big clear crystals, the sparkliness continues on the interior of the palette - it's filled... Read more →

Ever since Allure magazine featured palettes by Hourglass I've been intrigued by them. Well, the not the palettes themselves but the leather case used to hold them! The delicate, understated trees have a gorgeous Art Nouveau character about them, and... Read more →

This post isn't makeup-related, but I felt it was important to urge everyone to vote today. I'm pretty fired up about the election, and given how hard the suffragettes fought for a woman's right to vote in this country, I... Read more →