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Where cosmetics and art intersect. Exhibiting, preserving and researching makeup from all eras and cultures. Est. 2008. Posts by the founder/curator. https://makeupmuseum.org

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The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Feb 22

This article has been with me for days. Ditto for the phrase “change the narrative”, which I heard from a Black curator giving an IG talk on vintage compacts. My brain is in overdrive with new possibilities....

The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · 5d

Aw, thank you so much! Could not have done it without you!!

The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · 5d

It’s here! My very first journal article (and peer reviewed, at that!) Huge thanks to @drlaurenalexohagan.bsky.social and @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social for being such amazing editors. 🙏👏 doi.org/10.1108/JHRM...

Screenshot of the Journal of Historical Research in Marketing showing an article entitled From Health to Status Symbol: Towards a Typology of Glow in Cosmetics Marketing.

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Dr Fabiola Creed @fabiolacreed.bsky.social · 6d

📙 Bluesky is the only platform where I haven’t circulated my book, as I’d recently joined and was waiting for the physical copy. So here it is (last book post, I promise) 📙

☀️ Sunbed in Britain: Tanning Culture from Fad to Fear is free to download via: dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781...

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Dr Lauren Alex O'Hagan @drlaurenalexohagan.bsky.social · Aug 26

The latest paper in our Selling Beauty special issue has now been published. Jeaney Yip and colleagues explore Indonesian beauty ideals through the ads of local beauty brand, Mustika Ratu. You can read it here:

doi.org/10.1108/JHRM...

#beauty #cosmetics #marketing

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The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Aug 8

Can’t wait!! 💖

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Lucy Jane Santos @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social · Aug 8

So excited to launch Selling Beauty: Historical Perspectives on the Marketing of Cosmetics and Makeup with this online event.

If you want to attend please do email me via my website www.lucyjanesantos.com (I haven’t set up age verification on this so no DMs)

Poster advertising the event on 19 September at 2pm.

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The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Aug 7

I’m in my happy place - spent the Museum’s 17th (!) anniversary today working on the Flutter exhibition. 😅

Five vintage eyelash enhancers against a yellow background

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The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Jul 29

In honor of the recently opened Blusher exhibition, for National Lipstick Day here is a delightful ca. 1940s lipstick “palette” from the Fuller Brush Co., which I included in my essay in the exhibition catalog. 🎨💄

Three lipstick tubes attached to palette shaped cardboard backing. Text on the backing reads “Paint a pretty picture from the artist’s palette”.

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The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Jul 27

It’s been a while since we’ve seen what’s in the ole MM Mailbag! Check out some inquiries the Makeup Museum has received. makeupmuseum.org/mm-mailbag-a...

MM Mailbag: a novel vintage mascara, lions and more - The Makeup Museum: Where Cosmetics & Art Intersect

There have been well over 150 inquiries since the last time I shared what’s in the ole Makeup Museum mailbag so I’m just highlighting a handful of the more interesting ones, along with some not-so-nic...

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The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Jul 26

Saving this for an upcoming installment of Makeup as Muse! 💖💄🎨

Colossal @thisiscolossal.com · Jul 26

Circe Irasema blends cosmetics and the cosmos in her vibrant wooden sculptures that explore the links between beauty and materials.

www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/07/circ...

a grid of wooden hand mannequins painted with fake nails

The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Jul 12

“Blusher: Art, Makeup, Materiality” is now open at Leicester Gallery at De Montfort University! Read more about it and the Makeup Museum’s contribution to the exhibition catalog. makeupmuseum.org/new-exhibiti...

New Exhibition: Blusher - The Makeup Museum: Where Cosmetics & Art Intersect

So pleased to announce the opening of “Blusher: Art, Makeup, Materiality” at Leicester Gallery at De Montfort University! Expertly curated by scholar and artist (and CHMSN member) Cathy Lomax, the exh...

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The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Jul 10

Not exactly sure where I was going with this, but here are some (possibly incoherent) thoughts on pink and blue packaging and cloud beauty. makeupmuseum.org/trending-wha...

While visiting my parents in Pennsylvania last spring, I stumbled across a blue raspberry soda in a local supermarket. I bought it on a whim, and the flavor quickly morphed into a full-blown obsession...

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Dr Lauren Alex O'Hagan @drlaurenalexohagan.bsky.social · Jun 9

The fourth article in our Selling Beauty special issue has now been published! Sridevi Gopakumar & Madhava Priya Dananjayan examine greenwashing tactics in both historical & contemporary cosmetic advertisements:

www.emerald.com/insight/cont...

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Can nature sell beauty? Historicising cosmetic advertising and its modern greenwashing parallels | Emerald Insight

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The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · May 9

This new beauty book looks intriguing. 👀 ethicspress.com/products/war...

War Paint: Ethics and Beauty

Title: War Paint Subtitle: Ethics and Beauty Subject Classification: Gender Studies, Arts, Society and Culture BIC Classification: A, B, C BISAC Classification: HIS056000, HEA003000, SOC010000 Bind...

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Dr Lauren Alex O'Hagan @drlaurenalexohagan.bsky.social · May 7

The third paper in our Selling Beauty special issue is now out. Anya Griffiths explores advertisements for cosmetics and medicines in The Morning Chronicle, 1800-1810. Read more here:

www.emerald.com/insight/cont...

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#advertisements #marketing #cosmetics #beauty

“Preserving the health, add to which an irresistible personal beauty”: advertisements for cosmetics and medicines in The Morning Chronicle, 1800-1810 | Emerald Insight

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The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · May 2

The Made in Chicago Museum has a history of Dr. F. Formaneck Co, the company that produced an early eyelash treatment called Eye-Lash-Ine. I was always curious about the history! www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/...

Dr. F. Formaneck Co., est. 1903 - Made-in-Chicago Museum

A history of the Dr. Frederick Formaneck Company, part of our growing archive of exclusive research dedicated to key 20th century Chicago manufacturers.

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The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Feb 27

New blog post: Mona Manet cosmetics. It’s a tragic but important story. makeupmuseum.org/a-life-in-se...

Ivory Bakelite lipstick tube and burgundy rouge container against a marble background

The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Feb 26

Thank you so much!! 🥹Greatly appreciated! Now for the really fun part - putting the whole collection online in a searchable, sortable format. 😅

The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Feb 22

MM Musings, vol. 30: on problematic objects. Would love some guidance and insight on this topic! Check it out at the website and share your thoughts. makeupmuseum.org/mm-musings-v...

MM Musings, vol. 30: on problematic objects - Makeup Museum: Where Cosmetics & Art Intersect

Makeup Museum (MM) Musings is a series that examines a broad range of museum topics as they relate to the preservation, research and exhibition of cosmetics, along with my vision for a physical Makeup...

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The Makeup Museum @makeupmuseum.org · Nov 16

Aw, thank you so much!! I hope I like it better than Threads and Mastodon…couldn’t get the hang of either! 😂

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