Artforum recently featured a joint exhibition of Bolivian-American artist Donna Huanca and Polish artist Przemek Pyszczek. While the latter's work is interesting, it's definitely Huanca's "cosmetic paintings" I want to focus on. I'll be honest, I'm pretty brain-dead from work... Read more →

I have a simultaneously inspiring and saddening Makeup as Muse to share with you today. First, I'll focus on the artwork itself. The city of Donetsk in Ukraine was almost completely destroyed by the German invasion during World War II.... Read more →

Via Design Crush I found these absolutely amazing teeny tiny paintings on just about any object you can think of, including, yes, makeup. The Curator loves anything miniature so naturally I was quite smitten. Actually, forget miniature - these are... Read more →

Last week I noticed a huge spike in blog traffic - nearly 3,000 page views (or, sadly, roughly 14 times the usual amount of daily views). Clearly the counter must be broken, I thought, there's probably some kind of glitch... Read more →

Via Beautezine, a few months ago I discovered that Sephora Canada was holding a nationwide contest for its makeup artists to create illustrations for Lancôme using only their products around the theme of their holiday collection, called Parisian Lights. The... Read more →

Neatorama had posted this a while back and I was immediately intrigued. Makeup + miniatures = awesomeness. Spanish photographer Juan Sánchez Castillo primarily works on high fashion campaigns, but a new series, Making It Up, shows a more playful side.... Read more →

UK-based artist Susan Merrick is a woman of many talents. In addition to her work as a doula, Merrick produces oil paintings, book illustrations, and "bump" art. While I do enjoy her oeuvre in general, what intrigues me the most... Read more →

I'm kicking off yet another series at the Makeup Museum that I'm calling Makeup as Muse, in which I feature an artist that uses beauty products as inspiration for their work. For the first installment I want to highlight the... Read more →

It's amazing what you find when you follow over 850 blogs. I came across these intricate lipstick sculptures by Hong Kong-based artist May Sum courtesy of Refinery 29. Move over, Paul & Joe kitty lipsticks! May Sum started her career... Read more →

A former colleague of mine sent this to me. Artist Agne Kisonaite created this 2.5 meter (roughly 8 feet) tall sculpture made out of over 5,000 used lipstick tubes with the aim of reminding people to be more thoughtful about... Read more →