As we get ready to celebrate the impending new year, let's take a quick look back into 2013 and reflect on the highs and lows of beauty packaging and design. As I've done in previous years, I present to you... Read more →

I can't believe I've neglected my beloved blog for a solid week! But to paraphrase Bob Cratchit, I was making rather merry. :) We're just about wrapping up the holiday season, so I thought I'd share the products I picked... Read more →

Adolph Gottlieb, A, 1959 Divine Night Mineralize Eye Shadow, MAC, Holiday 2013 Read more →

While I love this very special Cosme Decorte piece designed by Marcel Wanders, two things make me sad about it: one is that I most likely will not be able to get my hands on it, and the other is... Read more →

Links from this week and last. - How Christmas-appropriate: Cosmetics Design offers a brief overview of frankincense, gold and myrrh in beauty products. I don't think, however, that this is nearly as interesting as their previous story on a new... Read more →

Now that we've covered porcelain lipstick holders, let's take a peek at the other main type of vintage holders: metal. Nearly all of the metal lipstick holders produced in the 20th century had filigree work or equally ornate details like... Read more →

Thanks to the husband for the awesome poster! Peace on earth? Screw that! It's time for an old-fashioned Makeup Museum Smackdown!! This season, both Korean drugstore champ Etude House and the ever-kooky Anna Sui collaborated with Disney for Minnie Mouse-themed... Read more →

Sometimes tons of crystals on a palette can appear, for lack of a better word, cheap. Not so with this very tasteful mirror compact created by jewelry line Lulu Frost for Bobbi Brown's Hollywood-inspired holiday collection. Lisa Salzer, founder and... Read more →

I was doing a lot of scouring on E-bay for vintage compacts and came across a slew of other vintage beauty items, that, sadly, have waned in popularity. Lipstick holders were a mainstay of many women's vanities from roughly the... Read more →

For this exhibition I had one word running through my head: ornate. I was thinking about items that had all sorts of elaborate designs - swirls and scrolls and gemstones were what captivated my imagination this season. And gold! Lots... Read more →