From antiquity to the present, the laws governing the wearing of lipstick have been shaped by gender, class, safety, and religion.

Start by saying yes to antioxidant-rich barley pap, and avoid wine tainted with newts.

In the era of Louis XV, it was fashionable to drench oneself in “animal scents.”

Makeup has become a huge industry. Is it possible to enjoy the practice of beautification and be feminist at the same time?

American beauty products were once widely exported abroad and seen as representations of freedom and modernity.