BAFTSS New Connections talk: Cathy Lomax, "Styling the Female Stars of the Sexual Revolution" - today 6 June at 4pm - in person at FAB Cinema, University of Warwick and hybrid
Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 364 008 782 193
Passcode: UFrC77
Less than 24 hours to go in the @ArtAcademy Auction. My painting ‘Storytime Set Up’ from the Domesticity series is Lot 21. It is a framed oil on paper original (you might recognise the subject) and you can bid here https://t.co/oahmTQff8S
Our next Library Talk is on Mon 15th April @BFI#Library 6:30pm: Adrienne L. McLean, author of 'All for Beauty: Makeup and Hairdressing in Hollywood’s Studio Era' @RutgersUPress, will discuss the role of these crafts in the golden age of Hollywood.
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A year late, but here’s my response to yet another article on red lipstick and the myth of Elizabeth Arden handing out lipstick to suffragettes.🙄I want to again acknowledge @lucyjanesantos_ for her original research on the subject! https://t.co/gmozLl3PVt
Is anybody ever done a study examining how, in period pieces, the one thing they absolutely refuse to do accurately is ladies’ eyebrows, which are done in the style of the year in which the film was made.
If you are in (or near Leicester) come along to my talk organised by Leicester Gallery at De Montfort University on Wednesday 22 November. It free to attend. I’ll be talking about painting, film, stars, makeup, podcasting, @Transitionart@ArtyMagazine@GaragelandMag
Excited to be putting plans into motion for my research sharing event with @SophSwoff , featuring glorious film star scrapbooks from @DMUSpecialColls 🤩✂️💄💅🏻@UpstairsWestern
Delighted to have been invited to write about my research into blue eyeshadow (or the lack of it) on-screen for @BAFTSSColorFilm
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#Museum30, day 2: the Makeup Museum is an online space dedicated to the research, exhibition and preservation of makeup objects and artistry from all eras and cultures. Established in 2008, the museum has roughly 2,700 artifacts & has displayed over 30 exhibitions. #Introduction
Another set of inspiring talks @visualmethods today especially Giuditta Rossi and Cristina Maurelli’s Color Carne 2022 campaign which argued that ‘skin colour is not one colour’ and got five Italian dictionaries to change their discriminatory definitions https://t.co/AoUXBCwQZO
I'm beyond thrilled to share the cover of EYELINER: A CULTURAL HISTORY, designed beautifully by Lynn Buckley. The book will be published in 9 months, on November 14, by @PenguinBooks US and @HarvillSecker + @vintagebooks UK. Preorder here: https://t.co/mq2fwpC7Z8
Finally tracked down an Alo Creme lipstick! And another brochure. AND a brochure for yet a different Egypt-inspired line, a compact and a Maybelline ad. Along with the Cleopatra vanity box from a few months ago, could these be a sign to go ahead with the Egyptomania exhibition?🤔
See you on Thursday for the Sass Mouth Dames Film Club series 24 finale. Lana Turner in a turban and dove grey fur is pure cinema. Don’t miss Portrait in Black (1960).
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I'm doing a bit of reading on medieval cosmetic usage & thought I'd share a bit to dispel the "medieval people were dirty & smelly & didn't care for their bodies" narrative
A more "natural" look was preferred in 13c Italy where a neutral base, pink rouge, black eyeliner,
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Great to be at #BAFTSS2023 in sunny Lincoln. Looking forward to taking part in the @BAFTSS_Stars panel at 11:45 with @_Sarah__Thomas_, @chrisholliday7 & Szilvia Ruszev. I'm presenting on cinematic pre-cursors to AR beauty filters, part of my new @IrishResearch Laureate project.