I found this charming La Bara face powder box at a compact collectors convention held in Las Vegas in the late 1990s. There was little interest in cosmetics ephemera at that time, at least at the ...

If you browse through the makeup community of TikTok, YouTube, or Instagram long enough, you'll eventually stumble upon the wonderful world of vintage beauty collectors. Cosmetic packaging is one of ...

I purchased the Colgate Cha Ming face powder box (c. 1922) in an online auction about a dozen years ago. The design is beautiful in its simplicity. However, because it isn’t as colorful or flashy as ...