In honor of National Lipstick Day (who decides these things, anyway?) here's a little gathering of lipstick-themed bags at different price points. Save: Sephora Beauty Insider tote bag - free with 250 Beauty Insider points Here are some larger images...the... Read more →

Links for the week. - Jezebel covers the current state of animal testing in cosmetics. - Get silky smooth tresses with the new hair condom! - Contouring has clearly jumped the shark. - Major beauty crime alert. Glad she got... Read more →

I thought I'd offer a palate cleanser today after yesterday's somewhat depressing post. Let's take a peek at some pretty little watercolor illustrations from Australian artist Kerrie Hess. While the two collections I'll be focusing on were released way back... Read more →

I have a simultaneously inspiring and saddening Makeup as Muse to share with you today. First, I'll focus on the artwork itself. The city of Donetsk in Ukraine was almost completely destroyed by the German invasion during World War II.... Read more →

Today I thought I'd bring you some very interesting green beauty innovations courtesy of one of my favorite design and architecture blogs, Dezeen. First up is this hairdryer made out of bamboo, which was designed by Samy Rio and won... Read more →

Links for the week. - Into the Gloss investigates Philip Johnson's lipstick building. - Can't say I'm understanding the clown contouring thing. But multimasking actually makes sense. - Here's the latest scoop in bioprinting. - This guy is taking sunburn... 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 outdid myself yet again this season, oops. Most of the damage was done online, but the husband and I took a trip up to NYC to escape what was going to be a very noisy 4th of July weekend... Read more →

So many pinwheels, so little time. I was heartbroken from not being able to get my hands on this palette back in the fall of 2014. In honor of the grand opening of Dior's Omotesando beauty boutique, a small collection... Read more →

Links from the past 2 weeks. - I suppose this is as good a use for fake nails as any. - "You’d look so much prettier without all that douchebag." Yeah, it's a must-read. I also loved this very truthful... Read more →