Links for the week. - Clarisonic gets more design-y with their Year of the Horse-themed cleansing system. - This account of one woman's experience at Sephora annoyed the hell out of me. I know it can be overwhelming, but there... Read more →

Image from geoffpowellart.co.uk Happy Thanksgiving! While you're waiting for the turkey to cook or pies to bake, distract yourself till it's time to feast with these online collections of vintage compacts. And if you're not in the U.S., simply enjoy.... 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 →

As I noted yesterday, I am defenseless in the face of glittering, glimmering makeup items come holiday season. Well, to be honest I can't resist sparkly makeup at any time of the year, but the holidays make me even weaker.... Read more →

As the holidays near, I become less resistant to the lures of any luxe, shiny, metallic makeup items, particularly those with a pretty pattern. Initially I wasn't going to purchase the Illuminating Powder but ultimately found myself helpless against the... Read more →

Links from this week and last...I failed to post a Curator's Corner last weekend as I must have gotten distracted by my b-day. ;) - Buyer beware: the author of Collecting Vintage Compacts warns about unscrupulous sellers who glue on... Read more →

Talk about a RAOK (random act of kindness)! Last week a very mysterious person emailed me, saying that she had a bunch of vintage Stila memorabilia, and asked if I would like any of it. She had no room for... Read more →

The Curator was ever so pleased to see that Marc Jacobs Beauty wasted no time in making the leap to collectible items since the introduction of the line in August. We've seen shimmery sequins on palettes before, courtesy of Chanel,... Read more →

Oftentimes I'll be researching a topic for a blog post and stumble across something else entirely that leads me to concoct a new blog post. This was the case with today's round-up of vintage ads which feature some form of... Read more →

Here's another quick post, this time on part of Stila's 2013 holiday collection. While it doesn't read particularly festive to me, as we know I can't resist a Stila girl and bought two of the four palettes featuring them. There... Read more →