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The Makeup Museum is operated solely by the Founder and Curator.  Maintaining and expanding a world-class cosmetics museum is a demanding job for one person.  If you love what the Museum does and would like to see it continue, here are some (free!) ways to get involved.
 
Volunteer
The Makeup Museum is looking for individuals who are passionate about its mission to donate their time on a volunteer basis. If you would like to assist with editing and proofreading, historical research, social media/PR strategy,  advising on curatorial best practices or museum operations and planning in general, please email the Curator.  No monetary compensation can be offered, but you will be fully credited for your contributions.  As the Museum is primarily an online space, location is obviously not an issue - you can volunteer from anywhere!
 
Social Media and Outreach
Online support is essential to increasing the Makeup Museum's visibility and solidifying its position as the world's leading cosmetics museum.  Please follow and engage with the Museum on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to the Museum's blog via email alerts or the RSS feed.  Follows, likes and comments on social media posts are key to the Museum's growth.  Sharing Museum content (articles, exhibitions, etc.) with your social media networks as well as editors, journalists, historians and museum professionals is also integral to the Makeup Museum's expansion.
 
Donate
The Makeup Museum gratefully accepts donations of vintage cosmetics and related objects or materials (tools, ads, displays, archives or personal papers from makeup companies/artists, etc.) in good to excellent or new condition.  These include all beauty categories except for fragrance, hair and personal hygiene products.  Contemporary makeup items are accepted as well, but must be new or like new.  You can visit the Curator's wishlist for specific items that the Museum is actively seeking to acquire.  Offers of objects that aren't included there are still greatly appreciated, so please send an email with photos of anything you'd like to offer.  Donations are accepted at the Curator's discretion; please do not be offended if your donation is not accepted.  Postage costs will be reimbursed. 
 
Contribute
Have a great makeup history tale to tell?  Do you want to show off a makeup object or collection?  Email the Curator if you'd like to be featured at the Museum's website.  Guest post and interview opportunities are also available. If you're a museum or makeup professional/enthusiast who'd like to share your perspective on a given topic, or if you'd like to write an article on vintage or contemporary objects, brands or trends, please get in touch.

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Beauty Library

  • A Collectors Guide Book to Estee Lauder Powder Compacts 1963 - 2015
  • : Dior: The Art of Color

    Dior: The Art of Color

  • A' Lelia Bundles: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker (Lisa Drew Books (Paperback))

    A' Lelia Bundles: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker (Lisa Drew Books (Paperback))

  • Aileen Ribeiro: Facing Beauty: Painted Women and Cosmetic Art

    Aileen Ribeiro: Facing Beauty: Painted Women and Cosmetic Art

  • Andrea Benoit: VIVA MAC: AIDS, Fashion, and the Philanthropic Practices of MAC Cosmetics

    Andrea Benoit: VIVA MAC: AIDS, Fashion, and the Philanthropic Practices of MAC Cosmetics

  • Angeloglou, Maggie: A history of make-up

    Angeloglou, Maggie: A history of make-up

  • Anne Camilli, Jean-Marie Martin-Hattemberg: An ode to the complexion: the art of skincare and beauty objects from the 18th century to the present
  • Autumn Whitefield-Madrano: Face Value: The Hidden Ways Beauty Shapes Women's Lives

    Autumn Whitefield-Madrano: Face Value: The Hidden Ways Beauty Shapes Women's Lives

  • Croy, Anita: Terrible and Toxic Makeup (The Bizarre History of Beauty)

    Croy, Anita: Terrible and Toxic Makeup (The Bizarre History of Beauty)

  • De Castelbajac, Kate: The Face of the Century

    De Castelbajac, Kate: The Face of the Century

  • Frances Johnson: Compacts, Powders and Paint: With Values

    Frances Johnson: Compacts, Powders and Paint: With Values

  • Geoffrey Jones: Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry

    Geoffrey Jones: Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry

  • James Gager: Miles of MAC

    James Gager: Miles of MAC

  • Jean-Marie Martin-Hattenberg: Lips of Luxury

    Jean-Marie Martin-Hattenberg: Lips of Luxury

  • Jessica Pallingston: Lipstick: A Celebration of the World's Favorite Cosmetic

    Jessica Pallingston: Lipstick: A Celebration of the World's Favorite Cosmetic

  • Julie Patenaude: A Catalogue of Egyptian Cosmetic Palettes in the Manchester University Museum Collection (Catalogue Egypt Collections Manchester Museum)

    Julie Patenaude: A Catalogue of Egyptian Cosmetic Palettes in the Manchester University Museum Collection (Catalogue Egypt Collections Manchester Museum)

  • Juliette Edwards: Miller's: Powder Compacts: A Collector's Guide

    Juliette Edwards: Miller's: Powder Compacts: A Collector's Guide

  • Kathy Peiss: Hope in a Jar: The Making of America's Beauty Culture

    Kathy Peiss: Hope in a Jar: The Making of America's Beauty Culture

  • Larry Clayton: The Evans Book: Lighters, Compacts, Perfumers & Handbags

    Larry Clayton: The Evans Book: Lighters, Compacts, Perfumers & Handbags

  • Laura M. Mueller: Collector's Encyclopedia of Compacts Carry Alls & Face Powder Boxes (v. 1)

    Laura M. Mueller: Collector's Encyclopedia of Compacts Carry Alls & Face Powder Boxes (v. 1)

  • Laura M. Mueller: Collector's Encyclopedia of Compacts, Vol. 2: Carryalls and Face Powder Boxes- Identification & Values

    Laura M. Mueller: Collector's Encyclopedia of Compacts, Vol. 2: Carryalls and Face Powder Boxes- Identification & Values

  • Lisa Eldridge: Face Paint: The Story of Makeup

    Lisa Eldridge: Face Paint: The Story of Makeup

  • Lise Manniche: Sacred Luxuries: Fragrance, Aromatherapy, and Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt

    Lise Manniche: Sacred Luxuries: Fragrance, Aromatherapy, and Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt

  • Lynell Schwartz: Vintage Compacts & Beauty Accessories

    Lynell Schwartz: Vintage Compacts & Beauty Accessories

  • Madeleine Marsh: Compacts and Cosmetics: Beauty from Victorian times to the Present Day

    Madeleine Marsh: Compacts and Cosmetics: Beauty from Victorian times to the Present Day

  • Mary Schaeffer Conroy: The Cosmetics Baron You've Never Heard Of: E. Virgil Neal And Tokalon (Second Edition)

    Mary Schaeffer Conroy: The Cosmetics Baron You've Never Heard Of: E. Virgil Neal And Tokalon (Second Edition)

  • Meg Cohen: Read My Lips: A Cultural History of Lipstick

    Meg Cohen: Read My Lips: A Cultural History of Lipstick

  • Meredith Etherington-Smith: Ultra Vanities: Minaudieres, Necessaires, and Compacts

    Meredith Etherington-Smith: Ultra Vanities: Minaudieres, Necessaires, and Compacts

  • Morag Martin: Selling Beauty: Cosmetics, Commerce, and French Society, 1750-1830 (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)

    Morag Martin: Selling Beauty: Cosmetics, Commerce, and French Society, 1750-1830 (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)

  • Naomi Wolf: The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

    Naomi Wolf: The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

  • Penny Dade: All Made Up: 100 Years of Cosmetics Advertising

    Penny Dade: All Made Up: 100 Years of Cosmetics Advertising

  • Sally Pointer: The Artifice of Beauty: A History and Practical Guide to Perfume and Cosmetics

    Sally Pointer: The Artifice of Beauty: A History and Practical Guide to Perfume and Cosmetics

  • Rachel C. Weingarten: Hello Gorgeous!: Beauty Products in America, '40s-'60s

    Rachel C. Weingarten: Hello Gorgeous!: Beauty Products in America, '40s-'60s

  • Rachel Felder: Red Lipstick: An Ode to a Beauty Icon

    Rachel Felder: Red Lipstick: An Ode to a Beauty Icon

  • Richard Corson: Fashions in Makeup: From Ancient to Modern Times

    Richard Corson: Fashions in Makeup: From Ancient to Modern Times

  • Roselyn Gerson: Vintage Ladies Compacts: Identification & Value Guide

    Roselyn Gerson: Vintage Ladies Compacts: Identification & Value Guide

  • Sali Hughes: Pretty Iconic: A Personal Look at the Beauty Products that Changed the World

    Sali Hughes: Pretty Iconic: A Personal Look at the Beauty Products that Changed the World

  • Sarah Jane Downing: Beauty and Cosmetics 1550–1950 (Shire Library)

    Sarah Jane Downing: Beauty and Cosmetics 1550–1950 (Shire Library)

  • Susan Stewart: Cosmetics & Perfumes in the Roman World

    Susan Stewart: Cosmetics & Perfumes in the Roman World

  • Susan Stewart: Painted Faces: A Colourful History of Cosmetics

    Susan Stewart: Painted Faces: A Colourful History of Cosmetics

  • Susannah Walker: Style and Status: Selling Beauty to African American Women, 1920-1975

    Susannah Walker: Style and Status: Selling Beauty to African American Women, 1920-1975

  • Teresa Riordan: Inventing Beauty: A History of the Innovations that Have Made Us Beautiful

    Teresa Riordan: Inventing Beauty: A History of the Innovations that Have Made Us Beautiful

  • Thomas, Erika: Max Factor and Hollywood: A Glamorous History

    Thomas, Erika: Max Factor and Hollywood: A Glamorous History

  • Val Garland: Validated: The Makeup of Val Garland

    Val Garland: Validated: The Makeup of Val Garland

  • Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks: Golden Beauty Boss: The Story of Madame Sara Spencer Washington and the Apex Empire

    Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks: Golden Beauty Boss: The Story of Madame Sara Spencer Washington and the Apex Empire

  • Meeta Jha: The Global Beauty Industry (Framing 21st Century Social Issues)

    Meeta Jha: The Global Beauty Industry (Framing 21st Century Social Issues)

  • Cheryl Thompson: Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada's Black Beauty Culture

    Cheryl Thompson: Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada's Black Beauty Culture

  • Tiffany M. Gill: Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry (Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History)

    Tiffany M. Gill: Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry (Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History)

  • Robert E. Weems, Jr.: The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago: Anthony Overton and the Building of a Financial Empire

    Robert E. Weems, Jr.: The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago: Anthony Overton and the Building of a Financial Empire

  • Lindy Woodhead: War Paint: Madame Helena Rubinstein and Miss Elizabeth Arden: Their Lives, Their Times, Their Rivalry

    Lindy Woodhead: War Paint: Madame Helena Rubinstein and Miss Elizabeth Arden: Their Lives, Their Times, Their Rivalry

  • Clare Douglass Little: Makeup in the World of Beauty Vlogging: Community, Commerce, and Culture

    Clare Douglass Little: Makeup in the World of Beauty Vlogging: Community, Commerce, and Culture

  • Anne de Thoisy-Dallem: La poudre de beauté et ses écrins (French Edition)

    Anne de Thoisy-Dallem: La poudre de beauté et ses écrins (French Edition)

  • Howard W. Melton: American Compacts of the Art Deco Era: The Art of Elgin American, J.M. Fisher, and Others

    Howard W. Melton: American Compacts of the Art Deco Era: The Art of Elgin American, J.M. Fisher, and Others

Recommended reading

  • Ada Calhoun: Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis

    Ada Calhoun: Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis

  • Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler, Victoria Rose Pass, Christopher Wilson: Design History Beyond the Canon

    Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler, Victoria Rose Pass, Christopher Wilson: Design History Beyond the Canon

  • Andi Zeisler: Feminism and Pop Culture: Seal Studies

    Andi Zeisler: Feminism and Pop Culture: Seal Studies

  • Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: We Should All Be Feminists

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: We Should All Be Feminists

  • Dana Thomas: Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster

    Dana Thomas: Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster

  • Eric Schlosser: Fast Food Nation

    Eric Schlosser: Fast Food Nation

  • Erik Larson: The Devil in the White City:  Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America

    Erik Larson: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America

  • Linda M. Scott: Fresh Lipstick: Redressing Fashion and Feminism

    Linda M. Scott: Fresh Lipstick: Redressing Fashion and Feminism

  • Linda Nochlin: Women, Art, And Power And Other Essays (Icon Editions)

    Linda Nochlin: Women, Art, And Power And Other Essays (Icon Editions)

  • Linda Nochlin: Representing Women

    Linda Nochlin: Representing Women

  • Malcolm Gladwell: Outliers: The Story of Success

    Malcolm Gladwell: Outliers: The Story of Success

  • Marisa Meltzer: Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music

    Marisa Meltzer: Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music

  • Mason Klein: Helena Rubinstein: Beauty Is Power (Jewish Museum)

    Mason Klein: Helena Rubinstein: Beauty Is Power (Jewish Museum)

  • Norma Broude: Feminism and Art History: Questioning the Litany

    Norma Broude: Feminism and Art History: Questioning the Litany

  • Norma Broude: Power of Feminist Art

    Norma Broude: Power of Feminist Art

  • Professor David M. Lubin: Picturing a Nation: Art and Social Change in Nineteenth-Century America (Yale Publications in the History of Art)

    Professor David M. Lubin: Picturing a Nation: Art and Social Change in Nineteenth-Century America (Yale Publications in the History of Art)

  • Roxane Gay: Bad Feminist: Essays

    Roxane Gay: Bad Feminist: Essays

  • Lucy Jane Santos: Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium

    Lucy Jane Santos: Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium

  • Susan Faludi: Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women

    Susan Faludi: Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women

  • Wanda M. Corn: The Great American Thing: Modern Art and National Identity, 1915-1935

    Wanda M. Corn: The Great American Thing: Modern Art and National Identity, 1915-1935

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