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Makeup

Back to School

Kim Kardashian West’s makeup artist launches a new line.

Rachel Syme New Yorker Aug 2020 20min Permalink

Business

Inside Glossier, The Beauty Startup That Just Happens To Sell Makeup

Emily Weiss has reinvented herself from reality TV villain to patron saint of dewy skin, no-makeup makeup, and no-commerce commerce. Why young women — and investors — are buying in.

Nitasha Tiku Buzzfeed Aug 2016 25min Permalink

Arts

Making Up Hollywood

The story of Max Factor, a Polish immigrant who revoltuionized Hollywood cosmetics starting in the 1920s, and his “Beauty Calibrator” machine.

Sasha Archibald Cabinet Jan 2014 20min Permalink

Business

Lip Shtick

Adventures in the cosmetics department of a Neiman Marcus in Dallas.

Pamela Colloff Texas Monthly Sep 2003 15min Permalink