Last week I noticed a huge spike in blog traffic - nearly 3,000 page views (or, sadly, roughly 14 times the usual amount of daily views). Clearly the counter must be broken, I thought, there's probably some kind of glitch... Read more →

So much to catch up...still feeling pretty bad but trying to post on occasion. - There's been lots of beauty history floating around in the past few weeks. The Atlantic brings us a history of hair dye, while Into the... Read more →

I meant to get to this back in the fall but it unfortunately fell by the wayside. A few months ago both Chanel and Dior revamped their permanent lines of eye shadow palettes - Chanel revised new quads and Dior,... Read more →

Late to the party because I was waiting for my Tom Ford Lips & Boys goodies to arrive, but here's what I hauled for the 2014 holiday season. I went overboard, of course, but not as bad as I usually... Read more →

(Click to enlarge) Top row, left to right: Mitzah, Impression Cuir, Garden Roses, Swimming Pool, Granville and Milly Garden clutches Second row, left to right: Poudrier Dentelle, Flower Blossom, Bonne Etoile, Rose Ballerine, Tailleur Bar, Golden Jungle, Voile de Neige... Read more →

Welcome to the Makeup Museum's first Curator's Corner of 2015! Actually it's my very first post of the year! I wish I could say that 2015 is off to a great start, but I can't. I'm dealing with two chronic,... Read more →