Links for the week. - Given that snail slime, bee venom and bird poop are used in skincare, beef fat products seem pretty tame. - Colorful eyebrows are way more fun than colorful armpit hair. - Makeup companies continue to... Read more →

I always forget that there are a handful of fashion retailers who have expanded into beauty within the past few years and offer lots of indie brands you won't find at the big beauty stores. Even though I browse Anthropologie's... Read more →

As you may or may not know, September is National Honey Month. And since bears love honey, Makeup Museum intern Babo Bear is here to round up some honey-infused/bee-related products to help you celebrate during these last few September days.... Read more →

Let's see what we have in the ol' Makeup Museum mailbag today, shall we? Actually this inquiry came in about 2 years ago (I know, I can't believe I'm just getting to it now) and allowed me to learn more... Read more →

Links and more links. - On the one hand, it's great that there are more products made for women of color. On the other hand, it's 2015 - I feel like this is something that should have existed years ago.... Read more →

For the third year in a row I managed to get myself up to NYC to go to the Makeup in NY show, which usually features an exhilarating exhibition of vintage beauty items (see recaps from 2013 and 2014). I... Read more →

Artforum recently featured a joint exhibition of Bolivian-American artist Donna Huanca and Polish artist Przemek Pyszczek. While the latter's work is interesting, it's definitely Huanca's "cosmetic paintings" I want to focus on. I'll be honest, I'm pretty brain-dead from work... Read more →

Today I'm playing detective to decipher who's behind the packaging of a couple recent releases. First, I spotted these two Urban Decay palettes at Chic Profile over the summer. They are exclusive to the French Sephora website and bear the... Read more →

If you're in the U.S. I hope you are not laboring on this Labor Day. Happy Monday to everyone else. Much to catch up on! - LA Splash is making quite a splash (sorry, couldn't resist) with their Harry Potter... Read more →

This week school started back up for most college students and I've heard many a parent's tale about their little one's first day this past Monday, so I thought it would be appropriate to share these two Elizabeth Arden ads... Read more →