Makeup Beauty Industry & Culture

In LIPSTICK EMPIRE, follow Lora Arellano and Dana Bomar, co-founders and CEOs of Melt Cosmetics, one of the biggest independent makeup brands. The fast-paced, fans-first business keeps these fierce makeup moguls busy balancing friendship, life and the highly competitive beauty industry.

No Lye: An American Beauty Story chronicles the rise and decline of the black-owned ethnic beauty industry in America.

What is the meaning of beauty? A journey through the contemporary world of fashion, with some of the most contradicting models from today's industry. The film explores the ever-changing concept of beauty worldwide.

Nascent makeup artist Amber Talarico ventures from Indiana to Los Angeles with the intention of breaking into the makeup industry for film and fashion while managing life's many obstacles.

Documentary film about legendary makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin.

Docudrama in which the case is made for the Westmore family receiving a "star" on Hollywood Boulevard.

100 Years of Make-Up.

The story of pioneering entrepreneurs Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein, who built cosmetics empires and competed against each other for more than fifty years. Starting from nothing, they became household names and business icons.

A demonstration of various make-ups and the techniques used with them in the productions of movies. Among the demonstrations: an unknown by the name of Robert Mitchum has his chest hair shaved and then replaced with a chest hairpiece.

Marvels of technology: "sound baseball" played by the blind; a high tech kitchen; the development of television.

This 40-minute short, produced for MacFadden Publications, is basically a plug for the selling power of ads placed in the pages of "Liberty Magazine," a MacFadden publication. It tells a quick story of advertising in magazines and what magazine advertising has done for American companies. Jed Prouty plays the head of a typical American family with growing children. The action begins at the family breakfast table and follows various family members through their daily activities and the part that magazine advertising has played in making their lives more enjoyable.

Denny drops fiancée Jean and marries Flora who is worth ten million dollars. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented. She goes to Jeffrey and he sends a sample of the product to 12 selected rich women. Only one woman invests in the business and Jean is happy until she learns that it is Flora - but she takes the money. As Denny has no job, the girls give him an office at the factory. The business takes off, but Jean finds that she is still in love with Denny and Denny seems to forget he is married to Flora. So Jean and Flora send him to California for six weeks to open the West Coast branch of Jeanne Varelle.

Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.

A documentary with exclusive access to scientists, lawyers, advocates, regulators, politicians, a dynamic whistle blower, survivors and women who have lost their lives. Follow the class action lawsuit against J&J and the plaintiffs.

Swinging London - a phenomenon which emphasized the young, the new and the modern. Fashion, music, art, media, life style and attitude. An era of optimism, and hedonism. A cultural revolution.

Vidal Sassoon is more than just a hairdresser-he's a rock star, an artist, a craftsman who "changed the world with a pair of scissors." With the geometric, Bauhaus-inspired hairdos he pioneered in the 1960s and his "wash and wear" philosophy that liberated generations of women from the tyranny of the salon, Sassoon revolutionized the art of hairstyling and left an indelible mark on popular culture. This documentary traces with visual gusto the life of a self-made man whose passion and perseverance took him from a Jewish orphanage in London to the absolute pinnacle of his craft.

CHASING BEAUTY provides a rare glimpse into the intriguing and complex world of modeling. Behind the glossy covers of Vogue and Glamour lie the rarely talked about, uncensored stories of what models endure and sacrifice to become a top model. CHASING BEAUTY examines body image and the psychological effects of the beauty business on young women and men. The film examines what it takes to be a top model - the demanding and oftentimes unattainable physical requirements of the position, the financial and emotional investment, and the moral negotiations that are sometimes prerequisites for making it. The film follows supermodels, photographers, agents, designers, plastic surgeons, make-up artists and psychologists and asks the question...what is beauty and is it worth the cost?

A father tries to do his daughter's hair for the first time.

"My Nappy Roots" explores the politics, culture and history of African American hair. Is there such a thing as "Good and Bad" hair? How has the Eurocentric ideal of beauty influenced black hair through modern history? "My Nappy Roots" will vibrantly depict some of the complex social, political and cultural influences that have dominated the dialogue surrounding African and African American hairstyles from styling patterns and cultural trends to the business of black hair care products, services and advertising. The film will use the evolution of black hairstyles as a touchstone to address the broader struggle of African American people in their search for social control, identity and economic independence.

Natural hair is not a fad; it's a birthright. Find your freedom.

Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

A tribute to legendary makeup artist and mentor Dick Smith by his closest friends, protégés, and colleagues, including a look into his best makeups.

The inspiring story of trailblazing African American entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker who built a haircare empire that made her America's first female self-made millionaire.