With the invention of his original face-cleansing oil back in the fifties, the late, great Hollywood makeup artist Shu Uemura championed a simple but radical complexion concept: “Oil removes oil.” He subsequently revolutionized the way screen stars washed off all that greasy pancake makeup without stripping the skin of moisture or clogging pores. More than [...]

Shu Uemura has done many artistic collaborations over the years—there was the Ai Yamaguchi-designed cleansing oils back in ‘94 and the floral wrapped UV Under Base Mousse dreamt up by artist Mika Ninagawa earlier this year. But its latest collab is with a slightly less likely suspect. Inspired by the fantasy of cinematic beauty, Shu [...]

The first eyelash curler hit stores in the early twenties and sold for about $5. Since then, the handheld crimper has been reinvented many times over—in precious metals, with built-in heaters, in designer hues, and for much more than a five-spot. But ask any makeup artist and most will crown Shu Uemura’s Eyelash Curler the [...]

As temperatures in Manhattan hover around a cool 60 degrees (and our over-air-conditioned office continues to resemble the deep Arctic), we can almost feel our tan fading—a sure sign that the seasonal beauty transition is soon to be upon us. Dermatologist-to-the-stars Dr. David Colbert touched on the topic here last week, recommending Fraxel laser treatments, [...]

When it comes to hair, the word texture is thrown around a lot. It’s typically used to describe that thick, rumpled, lived-in look that can only be achieved by negligence or an excessive styling effort that’s meant to appear effortless. But texturizing doesn’t have to involve deliberate bed head and a complicated cocktail of multiple [...]

If the models at Rue du Mail and Tsumori Chisato looked particularly aglow, it was likely thanks to a little black tube of cream found in the kit of Shu Uemura international artistic director Kakuyasu Uchiide. The face painter said he created Stage Performer Instant Glow to deal with the intense stressors of backstage beauty—specifically [...]

Members of the fashion set who have relocated to Milan may notice something sparkly happening due north of stylish Milanese noses. That would be Shu Uemura’s latest collection of futuristic premium lashes, aptly named Neo-Tokyo Odyssey. The Japanese beauty company hosted a fashion week kickoff event at its Tokyo Lash Bar at La Rinascente in [...]

There is many a hair commercial that throws around the word “silky” to describe the effect its goods will have on your locks, but Shu Uemura’s latest innovations may be one of the few that actually have a stake to that claim. The three new Shusu Sleek products were designed to mimic the legendarily smooth [...]

The focus of the makeup look at the Fall 2010 Miu Miu show was purple and orange Mod-era eyeliner, but the collection’s recently debuted print campaign has a decidedly more modern feel. “Bold pastel” is how face painter Lucia Pieroni explains the inspiration for the brand’s ads, which just started appearing in high-profile glossies and [...]

Extreme heat and hair have long had a troubled relationship. And this summer’s brutal temperatures have proved to be a challenge to even the most agreeable tresses. So, why fight nature’s course—particularly when there are a plethora of enticing, upwardly mobile summer styles to test- drive? Here, our favorite runway and red-carpet updos for defying [...]