How Makeup Works

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We're revisiting an episode from 2014 about makeup, which has a rich and lengthy history that spans the globe and crosses cultures. From 10,000 B.C.E. to the 20th century, people have been using cosmetics to enhance their looks -- sometimes with unintended side effects. Learn mor ...  Show more

If you ask a young girl who her beauty idol is, chances are, she'll name one of the mega-famous YouTube stars who make a living putting on makeup in front of the camera. Cristen and Caroline take a look at the women -- and men -- who just might be changing the digital beauty g ...

How has Photoshop, social media and modern advertising altered the meaning of beauty? Cristen interviews beauty scholar Autumn Whitefield-Madrono of The Beheld about 21st-century beauty and how it intersects with technology and feminism.

Lip Bar founder and beauty entrepreneur Melissa Butler joins Mara to share how she overcame a disastrous Shark Tank appearance to build a million-dollar company. Plus, how and why she makes makeup for women who don't necessarily wear makeup. Learn more about your ad-choices at ht ...  Show more