I really wish more companies would make palettes like this. Clarins' Essentials palette is both made from all recycled materials and is itself entirely recyclable, complete with a sustainably-sourced birch wood brush. Oh, and the colors are really pretty too!... Read more →

We have another pretty bronzer for summer 2013. Clarins Splendours Summer Bronzing Compact features a translucent red case that holds a bronzing powder with an exquisitely intricate design. I had a lot of trouble getting a picture of the case... Read more →

Last week I came across these wonderful illustrations by Korean artist Gobugi, a.k.a. Park Jung Eun, at Design Is Mine. I went to pin one of them to one of the boards at my non-Makeup-Museum Pinterest account and decided to... Read more →

To brighten up this gray day I thought I'd share a little floral happiness from Clarins. The spring 2013 face palette features an embossed iris with stripes and pink and peach on either side. I don't really have much to... Read more →

Clarins really upped their game this season in terms of packaging. This beautiful highlighting powder, from their Odyssey collection, is presented in a gold case with delicate, engraved details. The powder inside features the same design. I'm amazed at the... Read more →

I thought this eye shadow quartet from Clarins' summer collection would be a good follow-up to yesterday's post on Chanel's Indian-inspired palette. I didn't purchase this because I didn't think it was quite up to Museum standards, nor do I... Read more →

Clarins' summer collection is already out, but my mind is still on spring and their Colour Breeze Face Palette, which features three different-sized stemless pinwheels against a beige background. (image from nordstrom.com) When I first saw the palette I wasn't... Read more →

Like Lancôme's Golden Hat palette I struggled with whether to buy this. There is a neat pattern on it, but with no explanation of what it could be or how it relates to Clarins' holiday theme (named "Passion"), I skipped... Read more →

Clarins released a pretty interesting palette for fall. At first glance it reminded me of either pixels or a paused game of Tetris, ha. With flash: But then I was brushing up on my op art for MAC's upcoming Art... Read more →

Oooh, two makeup brands coming out with mosaic-inspired bronzers. You know what that means!! Ding ding! Time for an old-fashioned makeup design SMACKDOWN! Awwww yeah, it's ON! (We are way overdue - the last MM battle took place in 2009!)... Read more →