| LII.org (Home) | About LII IPL.org Suggest a Site Subscribe to New This Week Contact |
|
|
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|||
Cosmetics & Perfume
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Annette Green Perfume Museum: Fashion Makes Scents Exhibition 
 Companion to an exhibit of modern perfume bottles inspired by historical periods and events. Includes short introductory essays and a few images relating to Art Deco-style perfume bottles, perfume bottles suggestive of the Belle Époque, and bottles evocative of Asia, Americana, and the space age. From the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. http://fidm.edu/Resources/museum+galleries/exhibits/fashion-makes-scents/ Topics: Fashion Last updated Feb 2, 2009 Barcelona Perfume Museum
Website for this museum that provides background about the "historical and geographical evolution of perfume bottles." Features history of perfumery and perfume bottles in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, the Renaissance, and other eras. Click on "Search Bottles" to see hundreds of examples of perfume bottles. The "Commercial Perfumery" section also includes photos of perfume designers such as Chanel and Dior. In English, Spanish, and Catalan. http://www.museudelperfum.com/ Topics: Fashion Last updated Jan 22, 2009 The Changing Face of Skin Care
2004 series on the rise in popularity of the "'cosmeceutical' -- a product marketed as a cosmetic that purportedly has biologically active ingredients that affect the user." Includes a slide show of some products, such as wrinkle creams marketed as alternatives to Botox injections, alpha hydroxy acid, hyaluronic acid, prescription vitamin A creams and gels, and vitamin C sunscreens. From BusinessWeek magazine. http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2004/nf20041130_0962_db035.htm Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Fashion, Health & Medical Disciplines Last updated Oct 5, 2005 The Erotic History of Advertising: Aromatic Aphrodisiacs: Fragrance
This book excerpt discusses the "sexual content in fragrance advertising "and how "fragrance marketers play to people's fantasies." Features analysis of advertising from the 1970's and 1980's, along with selected images of print advertisements. From the Advertising Educational Foundation, "the advertising industry's provider and distributor of educational content." http://www.aef.com/on_campus/classroom/book_excerpts/data/2476 Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Fashion Last updated Dec 11, 2006 Heather Kleinman's Cosmetic Connection
A site for the cosmetically challenged as well as makeup experts. There are the latest products as well as the standbys, monthly features with tips on selecting and applying makeup, answers question about makeup and skin care, and links to cosmetic company, beauty and fashion magazines, and other related sites. http://www.cosmeticconnection.com/ Topics: Fashion Last updated Jun 6, 2002 Inventing Beauty: A History of the Innovations That Have Made Us Beautiful
This chapter from the 2004 book of the same name describes the development of eye-enhancement cosmetics. "An intense gaze is one of the most effective ways a woman can broadcast her interest in a man. (Believe it or not, scientists have actually quantified this.)... But how is it that eye makeup, particularly mascara, became a standard implement in America’s cosmetic toolbox?" Learn about how early movie stars contributed to this trend. From WNYC Radio. http://www.wnyc.org/books/42457 Topics: Fashion Last updated Mar 16, 2009 Nail Art
This site provides instructions for creating designs on nails with stencils, airbrushing, and other techniques. Provides projects at different levels, including some with holiday and seasonal themes. Also includes a gallery of hundreds of reader-submitted photos of nail art designs and a brief guide to copyright. From Nails Magazine, a publication for nail technicians. http://www.nailsmag.com/nailArt/ Topics: Art, Fashion Last updated Sep 4, 2008 Osmoz
This site from France provides information for consumers about perfume. It features a brief history of fragrances, a description of over one hundred of the most commonly used raw materials in perfumery, an overview of production techniques, information about olfactory groups, and a directory of current brands and fragrances (with descriptions of top, middle, and bottom notes). Also includes articles about perfume designers, games, and links to related sites. Searchable. Available in several languages. http://www.osmoz.com Topics: Fashion Last updated Oct 15, 2005 The Powder & the Glory
Companion to a 2009 documentary that tells how "two pioneering entrepreneurial women -- Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein -- created an industry [cosmetics], became global rivals and cultural icons, and changed the way we look at ourselves." Website features a brief film description, production stills and archival photos, and a gallery of photos of one model with makeup as worn in the decades of 1910-1960. Also includes a bibliography. http://www.powderandglory.com/ Topics: Fashion Last updated Mar 19, 2009 Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database
Provides a report on personal care product safety and accompanying searchable database that "pairs ingredients in nearly 25,000 products against 50 definitive toxicity and regulatory databases, making it the largest integrated data resource of its kind. " Product guide searchable by brand name; browsable by product type. From the Environmental Working Group (EWG). http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ Topics: Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Fashion, Finance Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Tanning Products
Collection of regulatory notices and other documents about sun safety, covering sunscreens, tanning pills, tanning accelerators, sunless tanning booths, cosmetics, and related products. Includes links to tanning material from other government agencies. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm134059.htm Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Diseases & Conditions, Fashion Last updated Jun 30, 2009 Tattoos and Permanent Makeup
Information on the possible risks involved in getting and removing tattoos, and how to report adverse reactions. A fact sheet from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Cosmetics and Colors. http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm108530.htm Topics: Art, Arts and Humanities, Fashion Last updated Oct 19, 2009 |
|||
| Copyright © 2009, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved. Financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) comes from the The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology and the IPL Consortium. LII is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology. |