It was love at first sight with this precious doll-shaped powder box that Les Merveilleuses Ladurée released in honor of their 5th anniversary. I mean, even the outer packaging is gorgeous. As a collector, I was also overjoyed to receive... Read more →

Holographic. Iridescent. Duo-chrome. Prismatic. Whatever you want to call it, this spring's color trend isn't a color at all, but as with fall 2015 , a particular finish. I have to admit I haven't seen it at the high-fashion level,... Read more →

Happy (almost) spring! Here's your bi-weekly link roundup. - Three huge beauty news items: 1. MAC will be available at Ulta. Now if they would just come to Sephora I'd be a happy girl. 2. There is an entire '90s... Read more →

I remember thinking how cute and novel these wine bottle-shaped lipsticks were when they were making a sensation back in the fall. (I do have one on the way but the package somehow keeps getting delayed so here's a stock... Read more →

I had actually been working on a particular artist for the next Makeup as Muse for months - her work is pretty involved - but when the maker of this robot tweeted at me a few weeks ago I decided... Read more →

If the psychedelic, whimsical illustrations created by British artist Julie Verhoeven for Marc Jacobs Beauty don't seem familiar to you, it's because they are quite a departure from the relatively restrained style she went with for MAC's Illustrated collection in... Read more →

A very long overdue Curator's Corner. - Not exactly the hardest-hitting piece on beauty, but I was so honored to be quoted in this Slate article! More thought-provoking was this article in The Atlantic. - Is Kanye trolling us or... Read more →

Hello, March! As it is the first day of the month in which spring supposedly will arrive, I thought I'd share Paul & Joe's spring 2017 collection. Consider this part 1 of a 2-part celebration of the beauty brand's 15-year... Read more →