As I was rummaging about in museum storage trying to make room for the newest batch of Shu Uemura cleansing oils (the Unmask spring 2013 collection - stay tuned!), I came across a previous collection and realized I hadn't yet... Read more →

About two weeks ago I was very disappointed to learn that Shu Uemura was selling Japan-exclusive cleansing oils and palettes designed by Tsuyoshi Hirano. Perhaps the company's spies noted my despair at not being able to get my hands on... Read more →

Shu Uemura has a very exciting spring collection coming up in a few months. There will be five cleansing oils and several palettes featuring the work of artist Tsuyoshi Hirano. While I was digging around trying to find more information... Read more →

(image from allurabeauty.com) It shouldn't really come as a shock to anyone that Chanel's creative director Karl Lagerfeld uses high-end makeup for his sketches - you couldn't honestly picture him using plain pencils, right? Lagerfeld has long been a fan... Read more →

This scrumptious fall collection from Shu Uemura definitely appeals to the Curator's sweet tooth and appreciation for beautifully packaged chocolate. "Fadeless blissful memories reawake with a mystic marriage of sweetness. shu uemura offers you a choco-inspired make-up collection, evoking joyful... Read more →

This post is so long overdue, but I figu... Read more →

I'm way overdue on posting on this collection - it was released in February - but I thought that by now I would have the items in my hands. German-born fashion designer Markus Lupfer collaborated with Shu Uemura to produce... Read more →

I must say I'm a little disappointed in Shu Uemura's spring 2012 collection, Celestial Garden. Here's the description from their blog: "Imagine a celestial garden in the sky,a radiant oasis above the clouds, abloom with positive energy, fantastical colors and... Read more →

When I was researching Lisa Kohno for her work with Shu Uemura, I stumbled across the 2010 winner of the Shu Uemura Artist Award, Japanese photographer Jiro Konami. He had the honor of creating an Asia-exclusive, duty-free shop only cleansing... Read more →

As I mentioned in a previous post, the first winner of the Shu Uemura art award was Lisa Kohno, who had the honor of designing the Florescent collection for the company. She also created the illustrations for two Asia-exclusive cleansing... Read more →