Just cannot keep up lately! Here are some random links from the past few weeks. - Beautiful with Brains shares a delightful bit of cosmetics advice from the 19th century. - Sociological Images brings us a graph depicting how many... Read more →

I'm counteracting yesterday's snow (!) with some oh-so-springy palettes from Elizabeth Arden. These are the first Makeup Museum purchases from this company, and as far as I know, the first time sunflowers have been used as a motif in makeup... Read more →

Say hello to Babo Bear! Here's the description from the Uglydolls website. "Babo thinks Teddy Bears are SO awesome! But carrying them around is such a chore. First he has to deal with those sad individuals who tease him for... Read more →

AERIN Cosmetics is the new kid on the high-end makeup block. Launched last fall by the granddaughter of Estée Lauder, the line features "a unique floral infusion in each product that adds a special touch of luxury to the entire... Read more →

Hello and happy spring!! In honor of this glorious day which means that warmth and light will be here soon, I'm pleased to bring you what I think is THE color for spring 2013. Pale, blueish mint was all over... Read more →

Makeup Museum (MM) Musings is a series that examines a broad range of museum topics as they relate to the collecting of cosmetics, along with my vision for a "real", physical Makeup Museum. These posts help me think through how... Read more →

Links for the week. - SXSW took place in Austin, where The Punk Singer, a documentary on my hero Kathleen Hanna premiered. Way back in 2011 I donated to the Kickstarter campaign to help fund the film's making, and I'm... Read more →

I was a tad underwhelmed by Estée Lauder's collection in collaboration with the TV hit Mad Men last year. I had high hopes for the second installment of this collaboration this year. While it's a bit improved design-wise and includes... Read more →

Click to enlarge. Top row, left to right: 066, 003, case L, 079, 075 Second row: 080, , 059, 002, 043 Third row: 069, 004, 070, 044, 076 Fourth row: 005, 001, 078, 077, 058 Bottom row: 062, 071, 068,... Read more →

When I did the group portrait of the Makeup Museum's Chanel palettes, I realized I never posted about the lovely Coromandels de Chanel, which was released all the way back in the fall of 2005. Meant to evoke the lacquered... Read more →