I have no idea how I missed this adorable collection when it was released last fall, but I'm glad I managed to track it down. Since there are so many Disney collaborations I tend to be fairly selective as to... Read more →
Art history
My thoughts on Urban Decay's collaboration with Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 - 1988) were very tough to gather for many reasons, which is why I'm just getting a post up well over a month after the collection's original release. It's always... Read more →
Happy Cinco de Mayo! In honor of this festive day I thought I'd do a quick follow-up to Republic Nail's Frida Kahlo-themed polishes. Turns out, another beauty brand beat them to the punch in early 2016 with a line of... Read more →
image from anothermag.com I thought for sure Addiction's spring 2017 compacts featuring the work of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) would be unattainable, as they were only available as a gift with purchase in Japan. Fortunately a seller I... 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 →
Sooooooo glad I was able to snag this Dolce & Gabbana bronzer! As of right now it's sold out everywhere in the U.S. and going for double the retail price on ebay, which I find to be pretty obnoxious. (It's... Read more →
Once again I stumbled across something very interesting but also completely unrelated to what I had been searching for. In this case, it was an 1890's ad for Harriet Hubbard Ayer's Récamier Cream. I was intrigued by it since it... Read more →
Happy Chinese New Year! This Armani palette will help you celebrate in shimmery style. YSL and MAC both occasionally release items in honor of the holiday (and both are this year), so I guess Armani is following suit. The red... Read more →
In honor of the birthday of Edouard Manet (1832-1883), today I thought I'd share this 1949 Lancôme ad that refers to one of the artist's most famous works. It looks like Lancôme released a lip color inspired by Manet's 1863... Read more →
This is the third and final installment of my unofficial series on zodiac/calendar themed beauty items. Today I'm sharing Estée Lauder's epic collaboration with Art Deco artist Erté (1892-1990). Erté completed a series of illustrations for the 12 zodiac signs,... Read more →