The husband and I were wandering around the neighborhood last week and spotted this very cute little vintage store called Bottle of Bread. I didn't see any makeup, but I summoned my courage to ask the owner whether she ever... Read more →

Here's another spring collection that I'm just catching up on now. The Craig & Karl Sephora collection may ring a few bells, as this design duo was also behind one of Kiehl's holiday 2014 collections (which I failed to write... Read more →

I'm still here...had a terrible headache most of last weekend so I couldn't prep any posts for this past week. :( Hopefully I'll write something this week. In the meantime, here are some links. - How do I get this... Read more →

Today's post highlights two recent collections that once again show the enormous range in makeup packaging design. As I did last time, I'll start with the cute. Both Adrienne at The Sunday Girl and Karen at Makeup and Beauty Blog... Read more →

You might remember how overjoyed I was in late 2013 when a mysterious person emailed me and asked to bestow a mighty lot of Stila memorabilia. Well, back in the spring a different mystery Stila aficionado contacted me and asked... Read more →

I always like to see an inspired collection with special packaging from a relatively new brand. For her summer collection, Charlotte Tilbury borrowed the work of British fashion photographer Norman Parkinson. I hadn't heard of Parkinson until now and greatly... Read more →

Links from the past 2 weeks, plus I'm wishing the Makeup Museum a very happy 7-year blogiversary! (It was Friday, I totally forgot.) - Jezebel's makeup by decade series continues with the 1950s. - Read Autumn's brilliant response to a... Read more →

I come across the strangest things when I'm researching vintage makeup. I was looking up items for the summer exhibition and spotted this 1948 Coty ad. (image from ebay.com) It's fairly unremarkable...until I noticed the colors in the palette shown... Read more →

A few months ago The Dieline posted about this relatively new makeup brand that happens to have some of the most spectacular packaging I've seen in a while. Pai Pai is a Mexican brand that features the work of different... Read more →

This lovely little lipstick case almost slipped through my fingers! I finally caught up on some June issues of various magazines and this Givenchy case was in nearly every one. Luckily, even though I was late to the party it... Read more →