Happy Birthday Mr. Uemura & Thank You
Today marks what would have been legendary makeup innovator Shu Uemura’s 80th birthday. And how fitting is it that shu uemura is launching the HANA-BI Summer collection to commemorate this special day and the anniversary of the first boutique opening in Omotesando, Tokyo 25 years ago in 1983.
Shu Uemura was born in 1928 and throughout his childhood, aspired to be an actor. Due to an illness that would inhibit him from pursuing this career, he found a passion in makeup artistry that allowed him an outlet for his creativity and made a lifetime of impact in the beauty world. Here is a timeline of Uemura’s career highs and innovative contributions to the cosmetics industry. (more…)




















