Cosmeceutical Collection

Cosmeceutical Collection

Documenting the struggles and darker sides of the makeup industry, both in the past and the present. Includes ingredients of makeup and their side effects.

While on the outside the work appears to be a regular novel, upon opening it the viewer is confronted with a blush case, a compact mirror, and a tube of mascara. Within each makeup product is written histories and stories of the negative and often hidden dangers of makeup. Often, our identity is closely tied into our appearance, and by addressing the harsh realities of the makeup industry, Bailey forces viewers to confront their own identities as well.

Alicia Bailey

Denison Library, Special Collections

Ravenpress Printing, Denver Co.

2006

Kiki Glah

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