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Stories

Stories is the Makeup Museum’s blog written by the founder and curator. It covers a wide range of topics: brand and artist histories, styles and trends, marketing and advertising, design and packaging, and musings on contemporary beauty culture and the museum sector. The blog’s emphasis is on sharing relatively unknown figures and histories, particularly those of traditionally marginalized populations. Overall, the blog aims to present diverse and inclusive conversations around cosmetics and museums.

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Women’s History Network Conference, Sept. 5-6

Hello! It’s been a while since anything has been posted at the blog. I just wanted to pop in and give a quick recap of my 72-hour voyage to the UK, where I presented “Makeup Design, Compulsory Beauty, and the Modern American Woman, 1920-1960” at the 32nd annual Women’s History Network conference at Royal Holloway […]
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Signs: a brief history of zodiac-inspired beauty

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Curator’s Corner, April 2020

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MM Mailbag: wartime bling, Revlon and a “splendid gain”

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Soaring beauty: The butterfly in modern cosmetics

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Coming soon: MM spring 2020 exhibition

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Curator’s Corner, March 2020

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Sulwhasoo x Antoinette Poisson

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Lipstick prophesy: Revlon Futurama

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Color Connection #41

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