Makeup | Ralph W. Emerson / Coco Chanel / Helena Rubinstein / Yves Saint-Laurent / Elizabeth Taylor / Chuck Palahniuk / Shu Uemura

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The painted woman, 1920

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“The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion.
But cosmetics are easier to buy.”

Yves Saint-Laurent

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 Makeup compact in the shape of a pistol and lipstick in the shape of a bullet, c 1920

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“Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Theatrical makeup student kit

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“Caring about beauty, it is necessary to start with the heart and soul,
otherwise no makeup will not help.”

Coco Chanel

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Talcum tin, 1920’s

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“Adjust your makeup to the light in which your wear it.”

Helena Rubinstein

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Outdoor Girl Powder, 1930’s

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“Put on some lipstick and pull yourself together.”

Elizabeth Taylor

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Bourjois catalogue, 1898

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“She’s not wearing makeup so her face just looks like skin.”

Chuck Palahniuk

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Stein’s colour chart for Lining Colours, c 1900

“Beautiful makeup, starts with beautiful skin.”

Shu Uemura

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Deere, Nude powder tin, 1921

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