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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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Dior: The Art of Color
Elise Hu: Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
Erika Thomas: Max Factor and Hollywood: A Glamorous History
Farah Karim-Cooper: Cosmetics in Shakespearean and Renaissance Drama
Frances Johnson: Compacts, Powders and Paint: With Values
Fred E. Basten: Max Factor: The Man Who Changed the Faces of the World
Genevieve Fontan: La Poudre C’est Moi: Les Boites a Poudre, Estimations Et Resultats D’encheres
Geoffrey Jones: Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry
Holly Grout: The Force of Beauty: Transforming French Ideas of Femininity in the Third Republic
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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