Melissa Kacar

To celebrate the 27th annual VIVA GLAM collection, MAC Cosmetics has collaborated with the estate of pop-artist Keith Haring. Just like every Viva Glam collection , 100% of the money raised through these products is donated, on their website it says "What you spend is what you give". On the MAC website it also says: When you spend $19 on a VIVA GLAM Lipstick, we donate $19 to support women and girls, the LGBTQIA+ community and people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. There’s no catch. It’s just pure giving back."  Over the past 27 years, they have raised more than $500 million and have helped more than 19 million people worldwide!  I couldn't think of a better brand for the Keith Haring estate to collaborate with because of his legacy of being an advocate for these causes and his groundbreaking philanthropic efforts during his lifetime. The collection also represents his signature style so well and honors his legacy beautifully. There are three shades in the coll...

Frida Kahlo is one of my favorite artists, so it was so exciting to see a makeup line inspired by her artwork! I randomly came across this brand at CVS near the checkout area in the "beauty-on the go" section. I never heard anything about this collection or the brand Republic Cosmetics prior to purchasing these, so it was fun to try out a completely new brand. There isn't much information available online for this brand, but I'll share everything I was able to find! Based on the research I've done, Republic Cosmetics is a cruelty free company based in Mexico that sells only in select CVS locations in the United States (there was no information regrading retailers in other countries). The Frida Kahlo collection features 12 lipsticks and 12 nail polishes - but only about 5 of each are sold in stores at CVS, from what I've seen. Each product has a different design inspired by Frida and her art, which is so innovative and beautiful. The packaging is likely...

Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving is the largest dedicated exhibition to Frida Kahlo in the United States in the last decade. The Brooklyn Museum's curation included several of her most iconic paintings, hundreds of personal items, and never before seen photos. After Frida's death in 1954, her husband Diego Rivera ordered for two of the rooms in their house in Mexico, La Casa Azul, to be closed off with all of her clothing, photos, papers, beauty products, and other personal possessions. He planned on re-opening it in 15 years, but the rooms actually weren't rediscovered until 2004, when the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico opened and displayed all of the items. The first room of the exhibit mainly included film photos from her childhood and early adult years when she met her husband and fellow artist, Diego Rivera.  The first painting displayed in the exhibit was Self Portrait as a Tehuana which she completed in 1943. This painting is also known as Diego...

Andy Warhol’s “From A to B and Back Again” exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art is the first major retrospective of his work in nearly 30 years curated by a United States museum. The Whitney’s collection ranges from his first lesser-known pieces of work from the 1950’s when he was a commercial illustrator to his final work until his death in 1987. Over 350 works of art are on display, giving a complete timeline in progression of his career as an artist.  The first room of the exhibition focuses on the foundation of his art career, while he working as a commercial illustrator primarily in the fashion industry when he first moved to New York City from Pittsburgh. At this time, he also started making his own personal art aside from his job. In the early 1960’s Warhol began experimenting with subjects involving post-war America through his art, which is a movement that went on to be known as pop art. He would use images that were in the media, cartoon ...