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The Makeup Museum

@makeupmuseum.org

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 · 2mo ago

These were far beyond the Makeup Museum’s budget, but I’d love to know who paid $6k, $7k, $8.9k, $12.8k and $16k for Marilyn Monroe’s eyeliner, mascara, face chart, lipstick, rouge and rouge pomade, respectively, at auction yesterday. 😱https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/100-years-of-marilyn

100 Years of Marilyn

The Auction Commemorating the 100th Birthday of a Hollywood Icon Marilyn Monroe is arguably one of the world’s most recognizable figures. Even i...

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The Makeup Museum@makeupmuseum.org · 3mo ago

Currently doing some research for a work project that I’m actually super excited about! Took 25 years, but my art history and museum skills are finally relevant for something at my day job. 😆Can’t wait to share when it’s all done.

Stack of library books on various sculptors
The Makeup Museum@makeupmuseum.org · 5mo ago

Had way too much fun at the 114th annual College Art Association conference. Also spotted some ancient cosmetic treasures at the Art Institute of Chicago! Full recap is at the blog. 💄❤️ makeupmuseum.org/caa-2026-con...

CAA 2026 conference recap - The Makeup Museum

I had so much fun at the College Art Association (CAA) annual conference I just had to share! I was honored when my proposal on luxury makeup design was accepted to the panel hosted by the Design Stud...

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The Makeup Museum@makeupmuseum.org · 7mo ago

Disappointed no one reached out to me about contributing to this new Phaidon book on contemporary makeup artists, but it looks good! Many of my faves are included. www.phaidon.com/en-us/produc...

Blush: Contemporary Makeup Artists | Standard Edition | 9781837291212

A visually stunning celebration of the world’s most brilliant, bold, and boundary-pushing makeup artists Makeup is empowering. It’s a means of experimentation, reinvention, provocation, disguise, and ...

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The Makeup Museum@makeupmuseum.org · 7mo ago

Plugging away on a book chapter on smeared makeup in film and was astonished to learn that the infamous lipstick scene in 1990’s Wild at Heart was totally unscripted, according to actress Diane Ladd. David Lynch apparently loved it and kept it in the film. www.vulture.com/article/dian...

Diane Ladd Answers Every Question We Have About Wild at Heart

On working with her daughter Laura Dern, why Blue Velvet made her “angry,” and what she was thinking during that improvised lipstick scene.

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Dr Lauren Alex O'Hagan@drlaurenalexohagan.bsky.social · 8mo ago

My latest publication 'The gender bias in NIVEA® sunscreen advertisements in Sweden: A transhistorical perspective' is now out with Critical Studies in Fashion and Beauty. Co-authored with Lame Kenalemang-Palm. doi.org/10.1386/csfb... @makeupmuseum.org @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social

The gender bias in NIVEA® sunscreen advertisements in Sweden: A transhistorical perspective | Intellect

This article explores gender bias in NIVEA® sunscreen advertisements through a transhistorical lens, using multimodal critical discourse analysis to interrogate their linguistic and semiotic features ...

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The Makeup Museum@makeupmuseum.org · 9mo ago

Deliriously excited for this very special issue! Thank you for the opportunity to contribute an article!

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

Delighted to share the introduction to our special issue 'Selling Beauty: Historical Perspectives on the Marketing of Cosmetics and Makeup', which was published today with Journal of Historical Research in Marketing. www.emerald.com/jhrm/article... @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social @makeupmuseum.org

The Makeup Museum@makeupmuseum.org · last yr.

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”.
The Makeup Museum@makeupmuseum.org · last yr.

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 · last yr.

“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 · last yr.

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...

Trending: What's Pink and Blue and Cloudy All Over? - The Makeup Museum: Where Cosmetics & Art Intersect

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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