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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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Curator’s Corner, January 2019

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Museum spotlight: Kao and Kanebo

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MM Mailbag: Egyptian treasure

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Book review: Facing Beauty by Aileen Ribeiro

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Curator’s Corner, December 2018 (plus a quick blog note)

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Curator’s picks and pans for 2018

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Pearls on the half shell: Mikimoto x Emmanuel Pierre

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Avon’s calling for a vintage Christmas

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Mosaic muse: Cosme Decorte x Marcel Wanders 2018

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