This recent post by Jonathan Walford, founding curator of the newly opened Fashion History Museum, briefly discusses some fashion collaborations that caused a stir due to their cultural insensitivity. It also spurred me to write about how the same issues... Read more →

The fabulous Paulette of Ms. Charm's Chic approached me a little while ago asking if I would like to be interviewed for an article at her blog. Naturally I jumped at the chance! You can read her post here. If... Read more →

We've got another fashion designer wanting to break into the beauty business. Like Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors launched several successful fragrances previously, but is now branching out into cosmetics. The carefully edited line (there are only 24 products) consists of... Read more →

Links for the week. - Been hearing a lot of buzz for Armani's new Rouge Ecstasy lipstick - the first CC ("color and care") lipstick on the market, which is apparently an "incomparable skincare lipstick that combines high-impact color with... 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 →

I found a little treasure on E-bay last week - this Face Color Powder from Paul & Joe's 2004 Santa Fe Breeze summer collection. How cute is this pineapple print? Both the pineapple print and the lotus-like bloom (seen on... Read more →

After years of producing successful fragrances, Marc Jacobs has finally joined the beauty game in full with a new 120-piece line that debuted at Sephora last week as well as his new beauty boutique in Soho. (images from sephora.com) After... Read more →

This week's links. - Oooh, new Eye Paint from NARS - can't wait to try these out. - Apparently reusable cotton pads are the next big thing for "green" beauty. I'm intrigued but also a bit concerned they might be... Read more →

Thanks so much for entering the Makeup Museum's giveaway! Art handler Secret Mission Babo (a.k.a. Ninja Babo) is very pleased to announce the winner. Yay for Citrine!! Oh no..."Ooooh, cookie!!" And that's the third giveaway that's ended with a Museum... Read more →

One thing I love to research is the history of old beauty gadgets. Today though I'll be looking at some contemporary gizmos that are claiming to make our beauty rituals easier, faster, and yield better results. (And we might laugh... Read more →