Links for the week. - If you're not up for reading the full history of Estée Lauder, Beautylish provides a brief overview of the brand. Bellasugar also got in on the cosmetics history action by writing up a short piece... Read more →

“To me, makeup is a way to open the door to an unknown world, a world filled with excitement. The magic that takes you from your regular life to an unknown new world and the sense of adventure that accompanies... Read more →

Francis Cadell, Lady in Black, c. 1925 Enlightenment Eye and Cheek palette, Laura Mercier, spring 2014 Read more →

The spring 2014 exhibition is quite flower heavy. I know what you're thinking. Re-using one of my favorite gifs However, given how bad this winter was, I am even more deliriously happy than in years past to see flowers again.... Read more →

I was out of town last weekend, so here are links from this week and last. - An editor at Refinery29 tests out a $500 nail polish made with 24k gold. As we know, I'm a sucker for over the... Read more →

I couldn't resist placing one more order at Sephora during the VIB 15% discount last week. Then Nordstrom had a gift-with-purchase and I'm a sucker for those too...and then I decided I needed new spring nail polishes. Without further ado,... Read more →

I knew I wanted Clinique's very happy-looking Cheek Pops from the moment I saw them a few months ago. Little did I know that Mark had an equally exuberant daisy-inspired design up their sleeve. And you know what that means:... Read more →

I was a little leery of this book. While it's been on my Amazon wishlist for a while, I was concerned that the author, an economist from Harvard, would take a topic I adore and turn it into something dreadfully... Read more →

I don't really have much to say about this palette except the usual stuff I write about animal-themed pieces by Chantecaille, which is that 1. Five percent of the proceeds will go to a cause that helps the animal or... Read more →

Okay, so my spring haul might be...excessive, even for me. I actually had to divide it into two parts, the second of which I will post as soon as my Sephora order arrives (I used the VIB 15% off discount... Read more →