Buying vintage can be a smart way to reuse timeless items and live sustainably. But as one woman recently learned, it can also be a unique way of connecting with the past and the people who came ...

Before I began collecting vintage cosmetics ephemera, I collected compacts and vanity cases, and this Raquel case is one of my favorites because I am obsessed with silhouettes. Silhouettes are ...

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 ...

Kya deLongchamps examines the beautiful history contained in a vintage compact. When a girl reached 16 in the 1950s, a pretty powder compact with a spring-loaded powder-plate and inset mirror was ...

If you have been a makeup enthusiast, you'd agree that you would never ignore a compact powder. From wedding festivities to a casual brunch with your girls, compact powders can transform your look and ...

One of the worst sounds you can hear is the smack of your prized possession hitting the concrete. You just know it has shattered, and you'll probably have to go out and buy a new one. No, I'm not ...