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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Golden Beauty Boss: The Story of Madame Sara Spencer Washington and the Apex Empire
Helena Rubinstein: The Woman Who Invented Beauty
Hello Gorgeous!: Beauty Products in America, ’40s-’60s
Hope in a Jar: The Making of America’s Beauty Culture
How to Be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity
Inge Grognard: Makeup 1989–2005
Inventing Beauty: A History of the Innovations that Have Made Us Beautiful
La Poudre C’est Moi: Les Boites a Poudre, Estimations Et Resultats D’encheres
La poudre de beauté et ses écrins (French Edition)
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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