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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Lise Manniche: Sacred Luxuries: Fragrance, Aromatherapy, and Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt
Little, Clare Douglass: Makeup in the World of Beauty Vlogging: Community, Commerce, and Culture
Lutens, Serge: Serge Lutens
Lynell Schwartz: Vintage Compacts & Beauty Accessories
Lynn Gumpert: Face to Face: Shiseido and the Manufacture of Beauty
Madeleine Marsh: Compacts and Cosmetics: Beauty from Victorian times to the Present Day
Mark Tungate: Branded Beauty: How Marketing Changed the Way We Look
Mary Lisa Gavenas: Color Stories: Behind the Scenes of America’s Billion-Dollar Beauty Industry
Mary Schaeffer Conroy: The Cosmetics Baron You’ve Never Heard Of: E. Virgil Neal And Tokalon (Second 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