Resources
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Welcome to the Beauty Library, a resource list consisting of the most informative books on makeup, beauty politics, and the cosmetics industry. This section is designed for enthusiasts, scholars, makeup artists and anyone curious to delve deeper into the rich tapestry of cosmetic arts. Each book provides insights into the artistry, cultural impact, and transformations that makeup has undergone through the ages.
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Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry
Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada’s Black Beauty Culture
Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women’s Activism in the Beauty Industry (Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History)
Becoming Elizabeth Arden: The Woman Behind the Global Beauty Empire
Branded Beauty: How Marketing Changed the Way We Look
Chanel: The Allure of Makeup
Collector’s Encyclopedia of Compacts, Vol. 2: Carryalls and Face Powder Boxes- Identification & Values
Color Stories: Behind the Scenes of America’s Billion-Dollar Beauty Industry
Compacts, Powders and Paint: With Values
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Online Resources
Thirsty for even more makeup knowledge? These sites represent the world’s foremost experts and leaders in researching makeup and beauty culture, along with cosmetics collections and archives at major museums.
- Beni Museum
- British Compact Collectors’ Society
- Collecting Vintage Compacts
- Cosmetics History and Makeup Studies Network
- Cosmetics and Skin
- Digital Museum of Dress Accessories patch box gallery
- Digital Repositories at Duke University
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Pola Research Institute of Beauty and Culture
- International Perfume Bottle Association Virtual Museum (members only)
- Shiseido Corporate Museum
- Smithsonian Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Collection
- V & A