The bi-weekly link roundup. - Jane at British Beauty Blogger eloquently shuts down the issue of age discrimination in the beauty industry. - Makeup artists continue vying to be the next social media star with ever more (literally) colorful ideas,... Read more →

I was originally going to write a meatier post about the history of tanning that included sunless tanning, but there's actually been plenty of research already. Rather than essentially re-writing what's already out there I decided to go the more... Read more →

Baltimore's City Paper is shutting down, but before they go I was delighted to see this article on a local artist who paints with makeup. Gloria Garrett calls herself the "mother of makeup art", which I think makes her the... Read more →

As with Fresh's collaborations with Jo Ratcliffe and R. Nichols, this was quite a nice little surprise. The company teamed up with renowned Italian ceramic house Rometti to create limited-edition packaging for their Umbrian Clay Mask. I can't think of... Read more →

Links...late as usual. I'm questioning this study that says the average woman will supposedly spend nearly a quarter million dollars on beauty maintenance during her lifetime. I don't think my spending will ever come close to that and I invest... Read more →

As soon as I saw this adorable lip balm at various blogs I ordered it immediately from Sephora. It doesn't really get any cuter than this - a sparkly pink strawberry-scented lip balm in the shape of a flamingo pool... Read more →

With some exhibitions I get a certain word or phrase caught in the old noggin. This summer all I kept hearing in my head was "tropical fruit and sea creature EXPLOSION!" As you may know, the husband designs all the... Read more →