Where cosmetics and art intersect. Exhibiting, preserving and researching makeup from all eras and cultures. Est. 2008. Posts by the founder/curator.

Baltimore, MD
Joined August 2011
If you're working on the marketing of cosmetics and makeup, then we'd love to hear from you for our forthcoming special issue with the Journal of Historical Research in Marketing. Full details below: emeraldgrouppublishing.com/c…… @lucyjanesantos_ @CHMSNetwork @MakeupMuseum
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S3E06 : The secret lives of the muses of preraphaelism is out on spotify, apple podcast and on the podcast feed !
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terfs boycotting beauty brands... stay ugly and die alone losers, cosmetics have been for all genders since THE BEGINNING OF H U M A N S
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when can we turn the tide on all newer “museums” just being selfie/Instagram photo spots. it sucks so bad
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My new book came out yesterday. Check it out! Hope you like it.
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i went to the museum the other day and in the ancient art section and the japanese art section, there were those tiny bowls and vases and recipients and it reminded me of @syntheticpearl amazing article on tiny cosmetics and genuinely bring those back
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anyway this post i wrote about lauder and beauty company campaign contributions is paywall free now, but was originally written for paid subscribers arabellesicardi.substack.com…
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Did anyone else just use up one colour in an eyeshadow tin...?! (Pale blue obvs)
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I hate guns. Full stop.
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We have news to share!! Transforming Inclusion in Museums: The Power of Collaborative Inquiry, by Incluseum co-directors @PorchiaMuseM, Rose Paquet, & @aletheiajane, published by @RLPGBooks / @AAMers is coming soon & available for pre-order! 1/3 rowman.com/ISBN/978153816189…
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Cher Makeup Center (1977)
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i didn’t want to watch euphoria but then i binged the whole series & bought 5000 rhinestones to glue to my face🙂💎
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Making coffee and fixing your makeup for the one video call of the day is the new pregaming for the bar
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Kohl tube in the form of a nude female and cosmetic dish in the form of an ibex with bound legs (ivory). New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1292-1189 BC. Tomb 562, Qaw el-Kebir (Tjebu). Now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
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This is an excellent read except it doesn’t mention one crucial thing: class. nytimes.com/2021/11/15/arts/…
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Oh there’s a new season of ‘what we do in the shadows’? The week isn’t ALL bad – at Boulder, CO
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“A kiss of color,” I murmur as I smooth on lipgloss with a slight tint. Somewhere, a magazine makeup advert writer smiles.
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Is someone forcing celebs to make skincare brands against their will?
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