Tiffany? Harry Winston? Fred Leighton? Forget about 'em. While they might be supplying the sparkling baubles for today's red carpet, back in the late '30s and '40s there was a jeweler bigger than those 3 put together: Paul Flato. I'll... 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 hope Burberry doesn't stop releasing their runway-inspired palettes, as I've become quite fond of them. While their most recent offering isn't my favorite, I will certainly take it over nothing. For their spring 2017 blush palette, Burberry chose a... Read more →

Some mid-February links. - Thoroughly enjoyed this interview with MDMFlow founder Florence Adepoju...you might remember MDMFlow from my 2014 post on the weird lipstick color trend. - On the beauty history front, Byrdie had a nice little roundup of vintage... Read more →

Once again I'm in over my head on a vast topic, but I wanted to share another cosmetics museum that is on my must-see list when I go to Japan. The Museum of Beni in Tokyo was founded in 2006... Read more →

"At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can." - Frida Kahlo I became obsessed with tracking down a collection of nail polishes and lipsticks featuring Frida Kahlo after Karen at Makeup and... Read more →

Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Untitled (Trails), 2016 Sigma, Lip Switch in Flip Flop, 2016 Read more →